Christina Bellantoni - TVNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser And Now the News...About TV News Copyright 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:29:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 State of the Union Coverage: PBS Judy Woodruff will anchor PBS’ State of the Union coverage beginning at 9pmET Tuesday night. Woodruff will be joined after the speeches by New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields for analysis.

“NewsHour” politics editor Christina Bellantoni will host pre- and post-speech Google hangouts with historians, journalists and voters. The “NewsHour” Morning Line will also feature analysis and a full broadcast of the speech Wednesday morning.

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]]> Merrill Knox http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/state-of-the-union-coverage-pbs_b166346#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/state-of-the-union-coverage-pbs_b166346 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=166346 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:07:00 +0000 PBS’ Election Night Plans Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will anchor PBS’ election coverage on Tuesday night from 8pm-midnight. The pair will be joined by “NewsHour” analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks, and Jeffrey Brown will talk about national trends with political editor Christina Bellantoni and Stuart Rothenberg. Hari Sreeivasan will man the “NewsHour” digital map center.

Senior correspondents Ray Suarez and Margaret Warner will report from the candidates’ respective campaign headquarters in Chicago and Boston. “NewsHour” will also feature comprehensive election coverage on its website, which will transition to a special election day homepage with a live blog dedicated to campaign news.

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]]> Merrill Knox http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs-election-night-plans_b152972#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs-election-night-plans_b152972 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=152972 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:55:06 +0000 Where to Watch the Final Presidential Debate Tonight is the third and final Presidential debate of this election cycle. CBS’ Bob Schieffer moderates at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Here’s a round up of what the cable and broadcast networks have planned…

Scott Pelley anchors on CBS from 9-11pmET. With Schieffer moderating, certain CBS programs — including yesterday’s “Face the Nation” and today’s “CBS This Morning” — originate from Florida. Pelley will be joined by Major Garrett of National Journal and Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg, among others.

ABC’s coverage kicks off at 9pmET with Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos anchoring. They will be joined during the two-hour broadcast by VP debate moderator Martha Raddatz, Christiane Amanpour, Jake Tapper, David Muir and Jonathan Karl.

Brian Williams anchors on NBC from 9pm-11pmET. Williams will be joined by David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Richard Haass.

PBS’ coverage runs from 9-11pmET, with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff anchoring and political editor Christina Bellantoni contributing.

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]]> Merrill Knox http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/where-to-watch-the-last-presidential-debate_b151014#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/where-to-watch-the-last-presidential-debate_b151014 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=151014 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:32:44 +0000 Where to Watch the Second Presidential Debate Tonight’s Presidential debate, moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley, will be held at Hofstra University at 9pmET. Here’s a round-up of what the broadcast and cable networks have planned.

On ABC News, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will anchor coverage from 9pm-11pmET. They will be joined by Jake Tapper, David Muir and Jon Karl. “Nightline” will be live at 11:35pmET, and ABC News will stream the debate online.

CBS News will also be live from 9pm-11pmET with Scott Pelley at the anchor desk. The network’s post-debate coverage will feature a poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters around the nation.

Brian Williams will anchor from 9pm-11pmET on NBC News in New York City. He will be joined by David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd and Tom Brokaw. Andrea Mitchell will lead the network’s “Truth Squad” fact-check team.

PBS is live from 9-11pmET. Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will anchor coverage, and political editor Christina Bellantoni will be on hand to report on social media reactions to the debate.

Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith will anchor on Fox Broadcasting beginning at 9pmET.

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]]> Merrill Knox http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/where-to-watch-the-second-presidential-debate_b150225#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/where-to-watch-the-second-presidential-debate_b150225 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=150225 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:42:38 +0000 Ifill And Woodruff To Anchor ‘PBS NewsHour’ Debate Coverage Presidential debate coverage for “PBS NewsHour” will be led by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, and will be joined by analysts Mark Shields, David Brooks and political editor Christina Bellantoni. “Newshour’”s coverage will run from 9-11 PM ET.

Tonight’s debate is a particularly big one for “NewsHour,” as Jim Lehrer will be serving as moderator. “NewsHour” will also be streaming the debate live on its website, alongside blog posts offering additional analysis.

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]]> Alex Weprin http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ifill-and-woodruff-to-anchor-pbs-newshour-debate-coverage_b148590#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ifill-and-woodruff-to-anchor-pbs-newshour-debate-coverage_b148590 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=148590 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:34:47 +0000 PBS Only Broadcaster To Offer 3+ Hours Of Convention Coverage In Primetime We already noted last week that the team of Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will be the first ever all-female anchor team to lead a network’s political convention coverage. Now the rest of “PBS NewsHour’”s plans are coming to light.

PBS–which has the benefit of being a not-for-profit TV network–will offer substantially more primetime coverage than any other broadcaster, with coverage running each night of the conventions from8-11PM. During the coverage there will be a number of segments featuring analysis, commentary and interviews, including contributors David Brooks and Mark Shields, analysis from “NewsHour” political editor Christina Bellantoni, and reports from the convention floors.

Online, correspondent Hari Sreenivasan will lead the network’s coverage, which will be 24 hours and powered by Livestream. The digital component will also feature “NewsHour” contributors, and will also have regular segments.

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]]> Alex Weprin http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs-only-broadcaster-to-offer-3-hours-of-convention-coverage-in-primetime_b142499#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/pbs-only-broadcaster-to-offer-3-hours-of-convention-coverage-in-primetime_b142499 http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/?p=142499 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:13:40 +0000 The Weekend Ticker: Sources, Mistakes, Debates
  • CNN’s Howard Kurtz will discuss declining cable news ratings Sunday on “Reliable Sources.” His guests: Christina Bellantoni of PBS NewsHour, Terence Smith, former media correspondent with NewsHour and Paul Farhi of the Washington Post.

  • Tonight at 8 and 11pmET, CNN’s senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen presents her fifth primetime special: “25 Shocking Medical Mistakes.” The one-hour countdown-style program will tell stories of disturbing medical mishaps and empower viewers with simple ways to help doctors and nurses get things right.

  • NBC’s “Meet the Press” is pre-empted for the French Open men’s final tomorrow. For off-the-clay-court action watch Ann Coulter and Van Jones go at it on “This Week,” or catch up with Woodward and Bernstein on “Face the Nation.”

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