Martin Savidge

Tweet Your Questions for Dan Rather - Posted July 23, 2009
Tomorrow evening, Dan Rather will appear on "Worldfocus Reporter Roundtable" for an interview with anchor Martin Savidge. In a first for the PBS program, viewers can submit their own questions via the show's Twitter page. Rather's lawsuit and Cronkite's passing are sure to be among the most popular... [TVNewser]

Martin Savidge To Interview Sir David Frost For Upcoming Special - Posted June 25, 2009
Tomorrow, Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge is scheduled to interview Sir David Frost, to air as part of a forthcoming special presentation of "Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews." The program will run on public television stations across the country this August, to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the resignation of President Nixon... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted June 19, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Fmr. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA) and Nuclear Threat Initiative Co-Chairman and CEO, Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Fmr. Chair, State Dept.'s International Security Advisory Board, Fortune's Nina Easton and NBC's Chuck Todd CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) ABC's This... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: Maddow Low, Worldfocus, Today@700... - Posted May 14, 2009
> A few days after CNN's AC360 hit its low-point of the year, MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow show put up her lowest numbers yet. > Tonight on PBS' Worldfocus, anchor Martin Savidge will interview Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists on the news that two U.S.... [TVNewser]

Around the World and Back Again for Marc Rosenwasser - Posted April 27, 2009
There's a fascinating Q&A on mediabistro.com right now from writer Andrew Tavani. It's an interview with Marc Rosenwasser, who has worked for NBC News, CBS News and ABC news in various capacities over the years. He is now EP of Worldfocus, an evening newscast on PBS anchored by former CNN anchor... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Ross, Concorde, Rather... - Posted February 20, 2009
> ABC's Brian Ross, and his team, are on the hunt for Bernie Madoff's billions. The search is leading them to Switzerland and Africa. The report tonight on World News with Charles Gibson. > On Sunday, NBC's travel contributor Peter Greenberg reports on the last moments of the crash of... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Raddatz, Rather, Corrigan... - Posted February 9, 2009
> ABC's Martha Raddatz talks with B&C's Marisa Guthrie about her series on where things stand in Afghanistan, including how the networks cover foreign news: "If your budget for foreign travel is different than it was before," says Raddatz, "you make decisions about what's important. That's what we're trying to... [TVNewser]

PBS' "Worldfocus" Sees Best Ratings - Posted January 15, 2009
The PBS nightly news program "Worldfocus," which premiered in September, had its best night ever last night in the overnight household rating, averaging 330,478. The previous high for the New York-based, internationally-focused show was on Monday of this week. Its closest competitor, BBC World News (which airs on PBS as well as... [TVNewser]

Two Month Young Newscast Comes On Strong - Posted November 26, 2008
Just eight weeks into its run, the new nightly news program Worldfocus is coming on strong, beating its nearest head-to-head competitor BBC World News last night. The program, anchored by former CNN and NBC News anchor/correspondent Martin Savidge, airs on PBS stations in various cities, at various times. BBC World News... [TVNewser]