Sam Donaldson

Sunday's "World Exclusive" - Posted November 2, 2009
"Meet" had Secretary Tim Geithner, "Face" had David Axelrod, "This Week" had Valerie Jarrett, but this Sunday's "world exclusive" interview was on CNN's "Reliable Sources." Howard Kurtz "twinterviewed" reporter Roland Hedley of Doonesbury fame. Sam Donaldson even gets in on the fun. The cartoon reporter is actually out with a new book... [FishBowlDC]

"DC's Funniest Celeb": All Politics (and Jokes) Are Local - Posted October 1, 2009
FBDC finds out what makes Joe the Plumber a DC celebrity, listens to Julie Mason rage about the Geico Gecko, gets a preview of slightly inappropriate jokes from Chef Geoff and learns that Matt Cooper enjoys wearing a tiara... Last night at the DC Improv, a mix matched group of Washingtonians competed... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.17.09 - Posted September 17, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... TV | BOOKS | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS TV In the ABC green room, George... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 11, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, author Joshua Cooper Ramo and NBC's Chuck Todd CBS' Face the Nation: Senior White House advisor David Axelrod, Sen. Olympia Snowe... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 29, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Bob Shrum, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Maria Shriver 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... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Taking Out The Trash: Hollywood Edition - Posted August 18, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Wolf Blitzer, George Stephanopoulos, Cokie Roberts, Candy Crowley, Sam Donaldson and Connie Chung are among celebrity experts on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's" new "Ask the Expert" lifeline. Tune in tonight to catch Gwen Ifill. (h/t TVNewser) • Oprah has issued her first ever "Power List"... [FishBowlDC]

Newsers on Millionaire - Posted August 18, 2009
Tonight, PBS' Gwen Ifill will appear as a part of the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" special, primetime run. For the 10th Anniversary celebration of the show, original host Regis Philbin returned and introduced a new life-line called "Ask the Expert" where contestants can talk to a different celebrity expert... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 7, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: National Security Advisor James Jones, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ABC's This... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL),... [FishBowlDC]

A Few People Who Aren't Affected By Today's Twitter Outtages... - Posted August 6, 2009
C-SPAN has put together this montage of a few people around town who aren't quite affected by today's Twitter outtages... Non or infrequent Tweeters include Bill Press, Mark Shields, National Review's Jonah Goldberg, ABC's Sam Donaldson, Helen Thomas, CBS' Bob Schieffer, The Nation's Christopher Hayes, VF's James Wolcott and Newsweek's Jon... [FishBowlDC]

A Few People Who Aren't Affected By Today's Twitter Outtages... - Posted August 6, 2009
C-SPAN has put together this montage of a few people around town who aren't quite affected by today's Twitter outtages... Non or infrequent Tweeters include Bill Press, Mark Shields, National Review's Jonah Goldberg, ABC's Sam Donaldson, Helen Thomas, CBS' Bob Schieffer, The Nation's Christopher Hayes, VF's James Wolcott and Newsweek's Jon... [FishBowlDC]

50 Politicos To Watch, Including Some Journos Too - Posted July 10, 2009
Politico issued a glossy mag today of 50 politicos to watch, finally answering the question, what exactly is a politico? "A politico is a participant in and/or an especially avid devotee of the theater of politics," therefore including a few of our own journos. NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd, WaPo's... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Morning Reading List 06.24.09 - Posted June 24, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | BOOKS | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | REVOLVING... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Book Bash: "The Emperor's New Clothes" - Posted June 5, 2009
At Ellen and Gerry Sigal's book party for 9/11 Commissioner and Mayer Brown Partner Richard Ben-Veniste, talk veered from Obama's mission to the Middle East to Watergate (Ben-Veniste was chief prosecutor). His new book, The Emperor's New Clothes, covers five riveting cases with which Ben-Veniste was associated and the Sigals'... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted May 8, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari CBS' Face the Nation: Former Vice President Dick Cheney ABC's This Week: National Security advisor General James Jones and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and a roundtable with ABC's Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George Will and former Clinton... [FishBowlDC]

"First Lady of the Press" Unplugged - Posted April 27, 2009
Jan Smith Donaldson, Stephanie Green, Helen Thomas and Nikki Schwab with Teatro Goldoni Chef Enzo Fargione. Photo courtesy of Janet Donovan. A group of about twenty women in DC media gathered at Teatro Goldoni last week to honor one who paved the way- Helen Thomas. Hosts Janet Donovan and Christine Warnke started... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.20.09 - Posted April 20, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 91 covering the Obama administration and week 12 for us. Happy Birthday to Politico's Carol Lee. What we know and what we're reading... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 17, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House National Ecomonic Council Director Larry Summers and a roundtable with Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN), Fmr. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), Time's Rick Stengel, WaPo's Steven Pearlstein, and Fortune Magazine's Nina Easton CBS' Face the Nation: Senior White House Advisor David Axelrod, Gov. Ed... [FishBowlDC]

Atlantic/NJ Poll of Prominent Journos Says Journalism Hurt By Internet; Obama Coverage "Right" - Posted April 10, 2009
The Atlantic and National Journal turned to the big dogs to get a read on the state of traditional journalism. They polled 43 prominent journalists on whether journalism has been helped or hurt by the Internet- 65 percent said it has been hurt more, while 34 percent said it has been... [FishBowlDC]

Sam Donaldson Stops By Newseum for Some Q and A - Posted March 30, 2009
Photo by Tricia Barba for DCRTV ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson has interviewed every president since Jimmy Carter. So who's the smartest person he knows? George Stephanopoulos. Donaldson was on hand this Sunday for the Newseum's "Inside Media" discussion to answer this and more. He took questions from the audience and had... [FishBowlDC]

Sam Donaldson Stops By Newseum for Some Q and A - Posted March 30, 2009
Photo by Tricia Barba for DCRTV ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson has interviewed every president since Jimmy Carter. So who's the smartest person he knows? George Stephanopoulos. Donaldson was on hand this Sunday for the Newseum's "Inside Media" discussion to answer this and more. He took questions from the audience and had... [FishBowlDC]

RTNDF Awards in D.C. Brings Out Journalists and More - Posted March 13, 2009
The 19th annual First Amendment Awards Dinner, hosted by RTNDF, took place last night in Washington, D.C., and FishbowlDC's Christine Delargy writes about the crowd — from former White House press secretary Dana Perino to CBS' Lara Logan — and event. Delargy highlights the "comedy act" brought by ABC's Charlie Gibson and... [TVNewser]

RTNDF Awards in D.C. Brings Out Journalists and More - Posted March 13, 2009
The 19th annual First Amendment Awards Dinner, hosted by RTNDF, took place last night in Washington, D.C., and FishbowlDC's Christine Delargy writes about the crowd — from former White House press secretary Dana Perino to CBS' Lara Logan — and event. Delargy highlights the "comedy act" brought by ABC's Charlie Gibson and... [TVNewser]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [FishBowlDC]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [FishBowlDC]

Donaldson, Gibson, Woodruff and Womack to Present at RTNDF Dinner - Posted March 6, 2009
You can expect a star-studded (in DC journo terms) event next Thursday, March 12th at the Ritz. ABC's Sam Donaldson and Charlie Gibson, PBS' Judy Woodruff and CNN's Jack Womack will all be on hand to present First Amendment Awards at RTNDF's dinner. MSNBC's Chris Matthews will emcee the dinner. From the... [FishBowlDC]

Donaldson, Gibson, Woodruff and Womack to Present at RTNDF Dinner - Posted March 6, 2009
You can expect a star-studded (in DC journo terms) event next Thursday, March 12th at the Ritz. ABC's Sam Donaldson and Charlie Gibson, PBS' Judy Woodruff and CNN's Jack Womack will all be on hand to present First Amendment Awards at RTNDF's dinner. MSNBC's Chris Matthews will emcee the dinner. From the... [FishBowlDC]

Cokie Roberts To Receive First Amendment Award; Google Too - Posted March 6, 2009
ABC's Charles Gibson and Sam Donaldson will present the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award to Cokie Roberts at the RTNDF's 19th annual First Amendment Awards Dinner next Thursday. Also honored at the Washington, DC event: Google, Inc. which will receive the First Amendment Leadership Award. PBS' Judy Woodruff will present to Google's... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 03.03.09 - Posted March 3, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 43 covering the Obama administration and one month down for us. Happy Birthday to Patrick... [FishBowlDC]

Man of the Hour: Jake Tapper - Posted March 2, 2009
Howard Kurtz profiles ABC's White House correspondent Jake Tapper in today's Media Notes. Excerpts of what his fellow journos had to say about "ABC's Man in a Hurry": "He's not one of the wussy, blow-dried TV reporters," says conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, a longtime friend. "He's definitely savvy and aggressive, in a... [FishBowlDC]

It's Sam's Last Day - Posted February 27, 2009
ABCNews.com put together a montage-o-Sam. Today is the ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson's last day. The montage includes Donaldson pressing Pres. Ronald Reagan during his news conferences, Donaldson's signature close about "another edition of Primetime LIVE!" and clips of some of his "television programs on the Worldwide Web." ... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 02.26.09 - Posted February 26, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 38 covering the Obama administration and week 4 for us. What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 02.26.09 - Posted February 26, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 38 covering the Obama administration and week 4 for us. What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted February 18, 2009
What we almost missed today... Katty Kay blogs about her "girl pet peeves" at The Daily Beast. "Any hope that Obama's White House might curb Washington's boy's club traditions? Forget it. His press secretary is the worst offender... It is an unwritten rule that at some point in the conversations that take... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted February 18, 2009
What we almost missed today... Katty Kay blogs about her "girl pet peeves" at The Daily Beast. "Any hope that Obama's White House might curb Washington's boy's club traditions? Forget it. His press secretary is the worst offender... It is an unwritten rule that at some point in the conversations that take... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 02.17.09 - Posted February 17, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. FBDC wishes a Happy Birthday to Betsy Fischer. Its day 29 covering the Obama administration and we're... [FishBowlDC]

Sam Donaldson to Retire from ABC News - Posted February 16, 2009
What better day for Sam Donaldson to announce his retirement than on Presidents' Day. Donaldson, who covered presidents from Kennedy to Obama, is retiring next week from full time work at ABC News. The 41-year ABC News vet will continue to appear occasionally on This Week with George Stephanopoulos as well... [TVNewser]

Sam Donaldson to Retire from ABC News - Posted February 16, 2009
What better day for Sam Donaldson to announce his retirement than on Presidents' Day. Donaldson, who covered presidents from Kennedy to Obama, is retiring next week from full time work at ABC News. The 41-year ABC News vet will continue to appear occasionally on This Week with George Stephanopoulos as well... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted February 13, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Obama senior advisor David Axelrod and a political roundtable of National Journal's Ron Brownstein, WaPo's Eugene Robinson, Politico's Roger Simon and WSJ's Kimberley Strassel ABC's This Week: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and a roundtable... [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]

Inauguration Notes: ABC, Bloomberg, PBS... - Posted January 15, 2009
• WebNewser writes about ABC News Now and ABCNews.com's plans for the Inauguration. Hint: Sam Donaldson and Rick Klein will be very busy. • Peter Cook and Deirdre Bolton anchor from the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Bloomberg. They will be joined by Washington executive editor Al Hunt. Also, Bloomberg will be... [TVNewser]

TVNewsers To Pack Cafe Milano for Brit Hume Salute - Posted January 6, 2009
The salute to Brit Hume event at Cafe Milano Thursday night is shaping up to be one of the hottest pre-inaugural parties of the season. The invitation only event is attracting numerous Beltway and TV news bold face names. In addition to a host of Fox Newsies, TVNewser has learned Charlie... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 19, 2008
Meet The Press: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, Chicago Sun-Times' Carol Marin, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and NPR's Michele Norris. This Week: Joseph Biden and a roundtable with ABC News' Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and George Will along with ABC's Donna Brazile. Fox News Sunday: Vice President... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 14, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), BP Capital Management founder/chair T. Boone Pickens and a roundtable with New York Times' Tom Friedman, BBC's Katty Kay, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and PBS' Tavis Smiley. Face the Nation: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Newt Gingrich and Gov.... [FishBowlDC]

Sam Donaldson: "What Are These Young Kids Like Brit Hume Stepping Down For?" - Posted October 29, 2008
As FNC anchor Brit Hume approaches his impending retirement, one of his former colleagues is hoping he reconsiders. "What are these young kids like Brit Hume stepping down for?" asks ABC's Sam Donaldson in a Hume profile by Politico's Michael Calderone. "I think Brit's at the height of his power." He also... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 19, 2008
Meet the Press: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, CNBC's John Harwood, CNBC's Steve Liesman and Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein. Face The Nation: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee, Sen. Richard Shelby. Fox News Sunday: Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 29, 2008
Meet the Press: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and a roundtable with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC's David Gregory, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, GOP strategist Mike Murphy and NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. Face The Nation: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina and New... [FishBowlDC]

Inside the Tent at ABC News - Posted August 29, 2008
As the Democratic convention ends and the Republican convention is about to get underway, the one constant will be the media — either en route to or already broadcasting from St. Paul. And one of the constants of the media presence is the set up — large tents and small trailers that... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 25, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Face the Nation: Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Jack Reed (D-RI). This Week: John McCain and a roundtable with former Bush strategist Matt Dowd, ABC's Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George Will. Fox News Sunday: Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Karl Rove. The... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.24.08 - Posted July 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

E! Names Ken Baker Executive News Editor - Posted February 4, 2008
More on this breaking story. For now, here's the press release: Baker Joins E! From Us Weekly, Where He Most Recently Served as Editorial Director for the Magazine's Web Site, Usmagazine.com Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 2008 -- E! Entertainment, the global leader for entertainment and celebrity... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: Donaldson, Girl Cubed, Nightly - Posted July 24, 2007
> Sam Donaldson will lead the Vote 2008 political coverage on ABC's Digital Channel "ABC News Now." Coverage includes original programming, "backstage vlogs" at the two debates on ABC in August, and the re-airing of those debates on August 5th & 19th. > Obama Girl, Hillary Girl and Giuliani... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Donaldson, Girl Cubed, Nightly - Posted July 24, 2007
> Sam Donaldson will lead the Vote 2008 political coverage on ABC's Digital Channel "ABC News Now." Coverage includes original programming, "backstage vlogs" at the two debates on ABC in August, and the re-airing of those debates on August 5th & 19th. > Obama Girl, Hillary Girl and Giuliani... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 13, 2007
Meet the Press: Sens.Lindsey Graham and Jim Webb and a roundtable with Bloomberg's Al Hunt, GOP strategist Mike Murphy, Chicago Sun-Times Robert Novak and Dem strategist Bob Shrum. Face The Nation: Gen. Mark Kimmitt and Sen. Lamar Alexander . This Week: Sens. Richard Lugar and John Warner and National Security Advisor... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.13.07 - Posted March 13, 2007
Most of you are looking forward to the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Woo-hoo! A tipster informs us that Bloomberg's Paul Basken is leaving for The Chronicle of Higher Education. A reader tells us, "People are ignoring the Len/Phil memo because editors are not policing it. Laws don't matter if they are not enforced." A... [FishBowlDC]