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Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 28, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Bob Shrum, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin CBS' Face the Nation: Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Georgetown University sociologist Michael Eric Dyson ABC's This Week:... [FishBowlDC]

Sonia Sotomayor Sworn In - Posted August 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The cable news networks and ABC News broadcast the swearing-in which occurred just after 11amET at the Supreme Court -- the first swearing-in at the high court in more than 70 years. More recently the associate justices have been... [TVNewser]

Sonia Sotomayor Sworn In - Posted August 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The cable news networks and ABC News broadcast the swearing-in which occurred just after 11amET at the Supreme Court -- the first swearing-in at the high court in more than 70 years. More recently the associate justices have been... [TVNewser]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted July 17, 2009
What we almost missed today... • PBS' Gwen Ifill was scheduled to speak at UDC this upcoming Monday, but was forced to cancel to host NewsHour that night. • And just because I'm a big fan of NBC producer Andy Gross, check out First Read's Week Ahead, guest starring Justice correspondent Pete Williams.... [FishBowlDC]

Does Sotomayor Have A Chance In This Poll? Who Wore It Best... - Posted July 14, 2009
Our lady journos are taking a fashion nod from Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor so far this week. Check out Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly in blue yesterday and CNN's Dana Bash in red today. We're going to go all Us Weekly on you and ask, so who wore it... [FishBowlDC]

Sonia Sotomayor Hearings Underway - Posted July 13, 2009
The Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings are underway on Capitol Hill. The three cable news channels are covering them live, as is PBS. HLN is keeping a small box in the lower right corner reminding anyone watching in an airport that the hearings are on. And PBS is doing it old-school --... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 10, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with former adviser to Pres. George W. Bush, Karen Hughes, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Democratic Strategist Bob Shrum and Politico's Roger Simon CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and a... [FishBowlDC]

Souter: Who Broke It? - Posted May 1, 2009
NPR's Nina Totenberg was first with the news at 9:36pm yesterday, according to TVNewser. NBC's Justice correspondent Pete Williams was first with it on TV, on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show at 9:57pm. ... [FishBowlDC]

Update: NBC's Pete Williams NOT First with Souter News - Posted May 1, 2009
Update: Actually, NPR was first with the news at 9:36pm. Nina Totenberg reported that Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed. Earlier: Last night on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show, NBC's justice correspondent Pete Williams broke the news that Supreme Court Justice David Souter... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: US Ambassador to the UN Dr. Susan Rice and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter David Frum, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: General Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson and a roundtable with former President Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, CNBC's John Harwood, BBC's Katty Kay, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor Dr. Bill Rodgers CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 3, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Motors President & CEO Fritz Henderson CBS' Face the Nation: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, WaPo's Perry Bacon and CBS' Lara Logan ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: President's Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) CNN's State... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 23, 2009
Meet the Press: National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers, House Minority Leader John Boehner and a roundtable with New York Times' Thomas Friedman, NPR's Michele Norris and Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes. This Week: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a roundtable with former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, the New... [FishBowlDC]

At Security Checkpoint, a Security Stand-up - Posted August 25, 2008
As dozens of convention hopefuls were being turned away, literally while in camera shot, NBC News' justice correspondent Pete Williams taped a stand-up for a report on tight security at the Democratic Convention. The location of the stand-up was the only possible spot for convention goers to enter or exit a... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 20, 2007
Meet the Press: Michael Leavitt, Margaret Spellings, Col. Gerald Massengill, Tom Ridge, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Gregory, Jon Meacham, Pete Williams. Face the Nation: Sen. Patrick Leahy , Jim and Sarah Brady, and criminal profiler Gregg McCrary. This Week: Newt Gingrich, Sen. Chris Dodd and Jackie Dodd. Fox News Sunday: Virginia Lieutenant... [FishBowlDC]

NBC Explains Decision To Air VT Killer Video - Posted April 19, 2007
STATEMENT FROM NBC NEWS The pain suffered by the Virginia Tech community and indeed the entire country is immeasurable. Upon receiving the materials from Cho Seung-Hui, NBC News took careful consideration in determining how the information should be distributed. We did not rush the material onto air, but instead consulted with local... [FishBowlNY]