Former President Donald Trump makes an appearance in a New York state courtroom to be arraigned on felony criminal charges on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News after one of its journalists erroneously said he was found legally liable for rape.
The comments were made by journalist George Stephanopolous during the March 10th episode of “This Week,” during which he repeatedly asked South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace to explain why she would support Trump despite a recently-decided civil trial that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.
During the interview, Stephanopolous repeatedly said a civil jury in New York state had found former President Trump “liable for rape,” though the actual case decided whether Trump was liable for sexual assault. A state judge overseeing the case later affirmed the outcome of the case did not hold Trump...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News after one of its journalists erroneously said he was found legally liable for rape.
The comments were made by journalist George Stephanopolous during the March 10th episode of “This Week,” during which he repeatedly asked South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace to explain why she would support Trump despite a recently-decided civil trial that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.
During the interview, Stephanopolous repeatedly said a civil jury in New York state had found former President Trump “liable for rape,” though the actual case decided whether Trump was liable for sexual assault. A state judge overseeing the case later affirmed the outcome of the case did not hold Trump...
- 3/19/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
A small contingent of journalists gathered near the Canadian border earlier this morning to watch as Dixville Notch, Nh, continued its tradition of casting the first ballots on an election day.
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you heard it’s cold in Des Moines? The subzero temperatures are making Monday’s caucuses in Iowa the coldest on record, a running theme of coverage throughout the day and into this evening. It’s not trivial, as the frigid weather may very well impact turnout.
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the network’s pre-New Hampshire primary Republican debate on Jan. 18.
The event, co-sponsored by Wmur-tv, has traditionally been one of the more influential debates of the cycle. But CNN also has scheduled its own New Hampshire debate on Jan. 21, two days before the vote.
ABC News said that This Week co-anchors Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl will also be involved in coverage of the event, along with Wmur political director Adam Sexton.
The debate will start at 9 p.m. Et and will take place at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, Nh. The debate is being held in coordination with the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. Candidates who finish in the top three of the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15 will qualify. They also will be invited to participate if they receive at least 10% in two separate national polls of GOP voters, or at least...
The event, co-sponsored by Wmur-tv, has traditionally been one of the more influential debates of the cycle. But CNN also has scheduled its own New Hampshire debate on Jan. 21, two days before the vote.
ABC News said that This Week co-anchors Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl will also be involved in coverage of the event, along with Wmur political director Adam Sexton.
The debate will start at 9 p.m. Et and will take place at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, Nh. The debate is being held in coordination with the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. Candidates who finish in the top three of the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15 will qualify. They also will be invited to participate if they receive at least 10% in two separate national polls of GOP voters, or at least...
- 1/5/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Quarterback Joshua Dobbs‘ story has captured the attention of NFL fans across the league. After being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, he bounced around to several different teams and began the 2023 season with the Arizona Cardinals as a backup. Dobbs was traded to the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 31. Days later, he unexpectedly became the starter after Jaren Hall, who had taken over for the injured Kirk Cousins, suffered a concussion.
Now that he’s been taking the snaps in Minnesota, fans want to know as much as they can about the athlete‘s life off the field. Here’s more on Dobbs and his family.
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Dobbs was born on Jan. 26, 1995, in Alpharetta, Georgia, to parents Stephanie and Robert. His mother worked as a regional manager in human resources at United Parcel Service...
Now that he’s been taking the snaps in Minnesota, fans want to know as much as they can about the athlete‘s life off the field. Here’s more on Dobbs and his family.
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Dobbs was born on Jan. 26, 1995, in Alpharetta, Georgia, to parents Stephanie and Robert. His mother worked as a regional manager in human resources at United Parcel Service...
- 11/28/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured in a roadside bombing while covering Iraq in 2006, is returning to the country — and the exact spot where he was hurt — in a new special. ABC News Studios’ “After the Blast: The Will to Survive,” which chronicles Woodruff’s journey back to where it all happened, will premiere Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Et on ABC and stream on Hulu the following day.
Woodruff was ABC’s “World News Tonight” anchor with Elizabeth Vargas in 2006, when he and cameraperson Doug Vogt suffered a near-death experience during a roadside bombing. Vargas simultaneously went on maternity leave and departed the newscast; Charles Gibson then took over “World News.”
Woodruff left Iraq with a traumatic brain injury and a long recovery process, although he returned to “World News Tonight” the following year as a correspondent. In the special, he visits Iraq with his son, Mack,...
Woodruff was ABC’s “World News Tonight” anchor with Elizabeth Vargas in 2006, when he and cameraperson Doug Vogt suffered a near-death experience during a roadside bombing. Vargas simultaneously went on maternity leave and departed the newscast; Charles Gibson then took over “World News.”
Woodruff left Iraq with a traumatic brain injury and a long recovery process, although he returned to “World News Tonight” the following year as a correspondent. In the special, he visits Iraq with his son, Mack,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Donald Trump has boasted that if he were president again, he could end Russia’s war with Ukraine. “I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,” he has said. But Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called bullshit, saying that Trump already had his chance to end Vladimir Putin’s aggression against his country.
“It seems to me that the sole desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful,” Zelensky said during an interview on ABC’s This Week Sunday after host Martha Raddatz played a clip of Trump’s brag.
“It seems to me that the sole desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful,” Zelensky said during an interview on ABC’s This Week Sunday after host Martha Raddatz played a clip of Trump’s brag.
- 7/9/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Broadcast and cable networks are planning specials, a town hall and other coverage Thursday tied to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Correspondents also will report from sites around the country, with Vladimir Putin’s regime mounting a winter offensive.
Here’s a rundown:
ABC News: Ian Pannell, who was in Kyiv as the war began last year, provides reporting for an ABC News Live special Standing Strong: One Year of War in Ukraine, debuting at 8:30 p.m. Et on Thursday. The special will focus on individuals in the war zone and the challenges they have faced. David Muir continues to anchor World News Tonight from Poland on Wednesday, and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz and senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce are among those who have been reporting from the region. Raddatz also will report for This Week with George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of the Sunday show.
Here’s a rundown:
ABC News: Ian Pannell, who was in Kyiv as the war began last year, provides reporting for an ABC News Live special Standing Strong: One Year of War in Ukraine, debuting at 8:30 p.m. Et on Thursday. The special will focus on individuals in the war zone and the challenges they have faced. David Muir continues to anchor World News Tonight from Poland on Wednesday, and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz and senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce are among those who have been reporting from the region. Raddatz also will report for This Week with George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of the Sunday show.
- 2/22/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday: “The president will underscore the progress we have made during one of the most challenging times…in history.”
The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. Et by every major broadcast and most cable news outlets. It can also be livestreamed via the player embedded below. The Republican response to Biden’s address, delivered directly after, will also be available via the player.
This is Biden’s first address to a divided Congress and Kevin McCarthy’s first State of the Union as Speaker of the House.
Network Coverage Plans On TV & Online
ABC News will have special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union and the Republican response from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Et on ABC,...
The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. Et by every major broadcast and most cable news outlets. It can also be livestreamed via the player embedded below. The Republican response to Biden’s address, delivered directly after, will also be available via the player.
This is Biden’s first address to a divided Congress and Kevin McCarthy’s first State of the Union as Speaker of the House.
Network Coverage Plans On TV & Online
ABC News will have special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union and the Republican response from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Et on ABC,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s totally cool with Rep. Michael McCaul that conspiracy peddler Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been placed on the Homeland Security Committee. “She’s matured,” McCaul said when confronted with the fact that Greene spouted 9/11 conspiracy theories as recently as 2018, when she was 44 years old.
“I want to ask you a very quick question about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was removed from all congressional committees in 2021,” ABC This Week host Martha Raddatz said to McCaul. “Now she will sit on Homeland Security and the Oversight [Committees] in the new Congress.
“I want to ask you a very quick question about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was removed from all congressional committees in 2021,” ABC This Week host Martha Raddatz said to McCaul. “Now she will sit on Homeland Security and the Oversight [Committees] in the new Congress.
- 1/22/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Dax Tejera, executive producer of ABC News’ Sunday public affairs show “This Week,” died of a heart attack on Friday, Dec. 23. He was 37.
Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, announced the news in a memo sent to staff on Saturday.
Tejera was twice Emmy-nominated for his work on “This Week,” led by George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz, and he landed another nod in 2013 for executive producing MSNBC’s “Now With Alex Wagner.”
Joining ABC News in 2017 as a senior producer based in Washington, D.C., Tejera went on to lead “This Week” in early 2020, just before the pandemic. Throughout his run at the network, he covered then-President Donald Trump’s summits with North Korean leader Kim Jeong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Covid-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Previously, he executive produced “America With Jorge Ramos,” which aired on the ABC-Univision joint venture Fusion, as well as the...
Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, announced the news in a memo sent to staff on Saturday.
Tejera was twice Emmy-nominated for his work on “This Week,” led by George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz, and he landed another nod in 2013 for executive producing MSNBC’s “Now With Alex Wagner.”
Joining ABC News in 2017 as a senior producer based in Washington, D.C., Tejera went on to lead “This Week” in early 2020, just before the pandemic. Throughout his run at the network, he covered then-President Donald Trump’s summits with North Korean leader Kim Jeong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Covid-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Previously, he executive produced “America With Jorge Ramos,” which aired on the ABC-Univision joint venture Fusion, as well as the...
- 12/24/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
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Dax Tejera, the executive producer of the ABC News Sunday public affairs show This Week, has died. He was 37.
Tejera died suddenly of a heart attack Friday, Dec. 23, according to a memo sent to staff by ABC News president Kim Godwin on Saturday.
Tejera, a veteran TV news producer at both ABC and NBC News, had led the Sunday show anchored by George Stephanopoulos, Jonathan Karl and Martha Raddatz since just before the Covid-19 pandemic erupted around the world. He joined ABC News in 2017 as a senior producer based in Washington, D.C.
Before joining ABC News, he worked as executive producer of Jorge Ramos’ program for the ABC-Univision joint venture Fusion, and before that was a producer at MSNBC, where he worked on shows anchored by Chris Jansing and Alex Wagner (who now occupies the 9 p.m. time slot).
Tejera was known for his competitive spirit,...
Dax Tejera, the executive producer of the ABC News Sunday public affairs show This Week, has died. He was 37.
Tejera died suddenly of a heart attack Friday, Dec. 23, according to a memo sent to staff by ABC News president Kim Godwin on Saturday.
Tejera, a veteran TV news producer at both ABC and NBC News, had led the Sunday show anchored by George Stephanopoulos, Jonathan Karl and Martha Raddatz since just before the Covid-19 pandemic erupted around the world. He joined ABC News in 2017 as a senior producer based in Washington, D.C.
Before joining ABC News, he worked as executive producer of Jorge Ramos’ program for the ABC-Univision joint venture Fusion, and before that was a producer at MSNBC, where he worked on shows anchored by Chris Jansing and Alex Wagner (who now occupies the 9 p.m. time slot).
Tejera was known for his competitive spirit,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
2022 was a big year for Disney+, featuring Marvel hits like Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law and Star Wars blockbusters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor. In the last month of the year, however, the streamer is switching things up a bit. Disney+’s list of new releases of December 2022 is a smooth, subdued ride with no franchise tentpoles to be found.
The closest thing Disney+ has this month to a big TV original is National Treasure: Edge of History on Dec. 9. A spinoff of the Nicolas Cage film series, this show will follow Jess Valenzuela (Lisette Olivera) as she searches for a centuries-old treasure.
Over on the movie side of things, there are a handful of intriguing options, though nothing rising to the Marvel or Star Wars occasion. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is an animated film that will continue the story from the trilogy of films and it premieres on Dec.
The closest thing Disney+ has this month to a big TV original is National Treasure: Edge of History on Dec. 9. A spinoff of the Nicolas Cage film series, this show will follow Jess Valenzuela (Lisette Olivera) as she searches for a centuries-old treasure.
Over on the movie side of things, there are a handful of intriguing options, though nothing rising to the Marvel or Star Wars occasion. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is an animated film that will continue the story from the trilogy of films and it premieres on Dec.
- 12/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
ABC News’ This Week With George Stephanopoulos topped the key adults 25-54 demographic among the Sunday news programs the 2021-22 broadcast television season, while CBS News’ Face the Nation again was the most watched in total viewers.
All of the network Sunday shows shed viewers from the 2020-21 season, a period that included the momentous presidential election and its aftermath. Since then, some of the programs have gone through some changes, while there has been some speculation of the long-term future of the Sunday mainstays and their Beltway focus.
This Week, which features Stephanopoulos, Jonathan Karl and Martha Raddatz as hosts, averaged 572,000 viewers in the demo, a decline of 11 from the previous season. But that was still enough to top that category, overtaking NBC News’ Meet the Press. The Chuck Todd-hosted show averaged 525,000 viewers in the demo, off by 26 versus the previous season. CBS News’ Face the Nation, moderated by Margaret Brennan,...
All of the network Sunday shows shed viewers from the 2020-21 season, a period that included the momentous presidential election and its aftermath. Since then, some of the programs have gone through some changes, while there has been some speculation of the long-term future of the Sunday mainstays and their Beltway focus.
This Week, which features Stephanopoulos, Jonathan Karl and Martha Raddatz as hosts, averaged 572,000 viewers in the demo, a decline of 11 from the previous season. But that was still enough to top that category, overtaking NBC News’ Meet the Press. The Chuck Todd-hosted show averaged 525,000 viewers in the demo, off by 26 versus the previous season. CBS News’ Face the Nation, moderated by Margaret Brennan,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday pulled no punches when attacking Sen. Joe Manchin, accusing him of “intentionally sabotaging the president’s agenda” and blocking “what the American people want.”
Manchin this week announced his refusal to support two major provisions in President Biden’s economic package: tax increases on the rich and spending on initiatives to stave off climate change. It likely marked the nail in the coffin for Biden’s and Democrats’ vision of a transformative economic package — a vision that the party has continually revised and pared back...
Manchin this week announced his refusal to support two major provisions in President Biden’s economic package: tax increases on the rich and spending on initiatives to stave off climate change. It likely marked the nail in the coffin for Biden’s and Democrats’ vision of a transformative economic package — a vision that the party has continually revised and pared back...
- 7/17/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s answer when asked what resources exist for pregnant women forced to give birth, including after they are raped or are victims of incest, amounts to: Go to our website.
During an appearance on ABC’s This Week, host Martha Raddatz pointedly asked the governor about her state and others with restrictive abortion laws: “The 14 states that have the most restrictive abortion laws, including South Dakota, invest the least in policies and programs for women and children. So what do you mean when you say...
During an appearance on ABC’s This Week, host Martha Raddatz pointedly asked the governor about her state and others with restrictive abortion laws: “The 14 states that have the most restrictive abortion laws, including South Dakota, invest the least in policies and programs for women and children. So what do you mean when you say...
- 6/26/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to deliver its findings during its first public hearings on Thursday night.
The “Big 3” networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and two major cable news channels (CNN and MSNBC, but not Fox News) will carry live, primetime coverage of the hearings, during which the committee — consisting of chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-ms); majority committee members Zoe Lofgren (D-ca), Elaine Luria (D-va), Adam Schiff (D-ca), Pete Aguilar (D-ca), Stephanie Murphy (D-fl) and Jamie Raskin (D-md); and minority committee members Liz Cheney (R-Wy) and Adam Kinzinger (R-il) — will “show...
The “Big 3” networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and two major cable news channels (CNN and MSNBC, but not Fox News) will carry live, primetime coverage of the hearings, during which the committee — consisting of chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-ms); majority committee members Zoe Lofgren (D-ca), Elaine Luria (D-va), Adam Schiff (D-ca), Pete Aguilar (D-ca), Stephanie Murphy (D-fl) and Jamie Raskin (D-md); and minority committee members Liz Cheney (R-Wy) and Adam Kinzinger (R-il) — will “show...
- 6/9/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
With the casualties continuing to rise in Russia’s months-long invasion of Ukraine, reporters in the field face a daily tightrope walk between getting the story and potentially getting killed. At least 14 journalists have already died in the conflict, which broke out when Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
“It is something you’re constantly grappling with, and trying to set boundaries to ensure that it doesn’t get out of hand, because in a situation like this, where you have a massive war unfolding, you do feel, understandably, as a journalist like you want to be here every step of the way,” Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent, tells Variety. “If I’m being really honest, I also feel that there are situations where, as a mother, there’s a limit to how long I can be away from my kids. It is a real struggle, and I...
“It is something you’re constantly grappling with, and trying to set boundaries to ensure that it doesn’t get out of hand, because in a situation like this, where you have a massive war unfolding, you do feel, understandably, as a journalist like you want to be here every step of the way,” Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent, tells Variety. “If I’m being really honest, I also feel that there are situations where, as a mother, there’s a limit to how long I can be away from my kids. It is a real struggle, and I...
- 5/5/2022
- by Jennifer Maas and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
ABC News anchor David Muir will anchor a live primetime “20/20” special from the border between Ukraine and Poland on Friday night, as the nation’s news networks continue to scramble to cover Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, one of the biggest global stories to take place in recent memory.
Muir will report on the refugee emergency taking place along that border as Ukrainians seek safety amid turmoil in their country. The program will air on Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. on Disney’s ABC.
The special, “Putin’s War: The Battle to Save Ukraine,” will examine the effects of the invasion on Ukrainians as well as repercussions on the immediate region as well as the world.
The special will also rely on other live reports from ABC News journalists stationed in the area. Ian Pannell, an ABC News senior foreign correspondent, will report from Kyiv on the battle in Ukraine.
Muir will report on the refugee emergency taking place along that border as Ukrainians seek safety amid turmoil in their country. The program will air on Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. on Disney’s ABC.
The special, “Putin’s War: The Battle to Save Ukraine,” will examine the effects of the invasion on Ukrainians as well as repercussions on the immediate region as well as the world.
The special will also rely on other live reports from ABC News journalists stationed in the area. Ian Pannell, an ABC News senior foreign correspondent, will report from Kyiv on the battle in Ukraine.
- 3/3/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 9 p.m. Et/ 6 p.m. Pt. The speech comes as Biden — and the nation — face a host of generational crises including a burgeoning war in Ukraine, an ever-shifting pandemic and the overarching threat of climate change. It will mark Biden’s second address to a joint session of Congress.
A broad swath of outlets will be carrying the speech as well as offering analysis and reaction. See below for a breakdown of the expected coverage. You can also watch the President’s speech via the video embedded below.
ABC’s David Muir will lead the network’s coverage from Washington, D.C., with ABC News’ political team, including Linsey Davis, Cecilia Vega, Jonathan Karl, Martha Raddatz, Pierre Thomas, Chris Christie and Donna Brazile. Correspondents will also report during on ABC News Live.
A broad swath of outlets will be carrying the speech as well as offering analysis and reaction. See below for a breakdown of the expected coverage. You can also watch the President’s speech via the video embedded below.
ABC’s David Muir will lead the network’s coverage from Washington, D.C., with ABC News’ political team, including Linsey Davis, Cecilia Vega, Jonathan Karl, Martha Raddatz, Pierre Thomas, Chris Christie and Donna Brazile. Correspondents will also report during on ABC News Live.
- 3/2/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News’ Holly Williams calls the experience of covering Russia’s invasion “surreal,” and even if that word gets a bit overused, she has good reason.
“This is Europe,” she told Deadline in an interview on Thursday. “For a lot of Americans, it’s very recognizable. It’s a similar lifestyle. It’s the same shops. It’s the same kind of quality of life. And now they’re being hit by airstrikes and missile strikes. It’s very distressing, actually, as someone who’s spent a lot of time here.”
Williams, a foreign correspondent for CBS News since 2012, reported from the front lines of the crisis in the prelude to the invasion, with a story on a village in eastern Ukraine that already was the scene of shelling on Monday night, as the country’s military have been fighting Russian backed separatists.
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“We’re afraid.
“This is Europe,” she told Deadline in an interview on Thursday. “For a lot of Americans, it’s very recognizable. It’s a similar lifestyle. It’s the same shops. It’s the same kind of quality of life. And now they’re being hit by airstrikes and missile strikes. It’s very distressing, actually, as someone who’s spent a lot of time here.”
Williams, a foreign correspondent for CBS News since 2012, reported from the front lines of the crisis in the prelude to the invasion, with a story on a village in eastern Ukraine that already was the scene of shelling on Monday night, as the country’s military have been fighting Russian backed separatists.
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“We’re afraid.
- 2/25/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The initial focus of coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far has been on the military action: The sounds of blasts and images of missile strikes.
But ABC News’ chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, stationed in Lviv, and senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, based in Kyiv, each with decades of experience covering foreign affairs, said that one of the greater challenges is to capture the human side of what is happening.
“One of the things that has always been important to me in covering war is the cost of war, and I don’t mean in dollars,” Raddatz told Deadline via Zoom. “I mean in human treasure. I mean life-altering changes.”
She pointed to a local journalist in Lviv who has been helping the network out with coverage who told her of having to comfort his 7-year-old daughter on Thursday morning after she woke up to the sound of air-raid sirens.
But ABC News’ chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, stationed in Lviv, and senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, based in Kyiv, each with decades of experience covering foreign affairs, said that one of the greater challenges is to capture the human side of what is happening.
“One of the things that has always been important to me in covering war is the cost of war, and I don’t mean in dollars,” Raddatz told Deadline via Zoom. “I mean in human treasure. I mean life-altering changes.”
She pointed to a local journalist in Lviv who has been helping the network out with coverage who told her of having to comfort his 7-year-old daughter on Thursday morning after she woke up to the sound of air-raid sirens.
- 2/25/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday night (U.S. time), “The View” went live with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on Thursday morning, who is on the ground in the country.
After explaining to the hosts everything she’s seen and heard over the last 24 hours, host Joy Behar asked Raddatz for her opinion on Americans who support Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, specifically calling out some on the right.
“The sort of love of Vladimir Putin is something that’s startling to all of us, and especially those who have covered this for years, and years, and years,” Raddatz responded. “Obviously, he’s someone who all presidents have talked to over the years, and tried to have a relationship with. You want to do that. But particularly after what Vladimir Putin has done, [which] is invade a sovereign country and try to take it back for all sorts...
After explaining to the hosts everything she’s seen and heard over the last 24 hours, host Joy Behar asked Raddatz for her opinion on Americans who support Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, specifically calling out some on the right.
“The sort of love of Vladimir Putin is something that’s startling to all of us, and especially those who have covered this for years, and years, and years,” Raddatz responded. “Obviously, he’s someone who all presidents have talked to over the years, and tried to have a relationship with. You want to do that. But particularly after what Vladimir Putin has done, [which] is invade a sovereign country and try to take it back for all sorts...
- 2/24/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
The news focus on Presidents Day was of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, as he ordered troops to enter two separatist regions of Ukraine for “peacekeeping” purposes after he recognized their independence.
Cable news networks carried parts of Putin’s speech, with his move viewed by correspondents and foreign policy analysts as another step toward war.
The White House responded with a vow to begin imposing sanctions, with President Joe Biden poised to issue an executive order to prohibit trade, investment and financing in those areas. The sanctions also will include any person “determined to operate” in those areas.
“To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
A senior administration official said that the U.
Cable news networks carried parts of Putin’s speech, with his move viewed by correspondents and foreign policy analysts as another step toward war.
The White House responded with a vow to begin imposing sanctions, with President Joe Biden poised to issue an executive order to prohibit trade, investment and financing in those areas. The sanctions also will include any person “determined to operate” in those areas.
“To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
A senior administration official said that the U.
- 2/21/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Networks are starting to roll out their plans to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
ABC News plans daylong coverage on that date, led by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and under the banner “Attack on the Capitol: One Year Later.” Muir has interviewed Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges, in their first joint sit-down interview, with plans to air it on World News News Tonight on January 5 and also on Nightline.
On This Week with George Stephanopoulos on January 2, Stephanopoulos will interview Rep. Liz Cheney (R-wy), the vice chair of the House’s January 6th Committee, and co-anchor Jonathan Karl will look at the aftermath of the riot. Co-anchor Martha Raddatz will look at the rise of military extremism since the attach, and she reconnected with a participant she met as she was covering the siege.
ABC News plans daylong coverage on that date, led by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and under the banner “Attack on the Capitol: One Year Later.” Muir has interviewed Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges, in their first joint sit-down interview, with plans to air it on World News News Tonight on January 5 and also on Nightline.
On This Week with George Stephanopoulos on January 2, Stephanopoulos will interview Rep. Liz Cheney (R-wy), the vice chair of the House’s January 6th Committee, and co-anchor Jonathan Karl will look at the aftermath of the riot. Co-anchor Martha Raddatz will look at the rise of military extremism since the attach, and she reconnected with a participant she met as she was covering the siege.
- 12/21/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fully vaccinated doesn’t necessarily mean you have received a Covid-19 booster, said Dr. Anthony Fauci in a Sunday interview with ABC’s This Week.
“If you look at the data that we have, fully vaccinated right now, by definition, is the original two doses [of] … Pfizer and Moderna and a single dose with [the one-shot Johnson & Johnson],” Fauci told ABC anchor Martha Raddatz on This Week.
“We’ll continue to follow the data, because right now when we’re boosting people, what we’re doing is following them. We’re going to see what the durability of that protection is, and as we always do, you just follow and let the data guide your policy and let the data guide your recommendations.”
The statement contradicts Fauci’s previous assertions that boosters were necessary to become fully vaccinated. Fauci previously said that booster shots should be part of the “standard regimen.”
Despite the flip-flop on the definition,...
“If you look at the data that we have, fully vaccinated right now, by definition, is the original two doses [of] … Pfizer and Moderna and a single dose with [the one-shot Johnson & Johnson],” Fauci told ABC anchor Martha Raddatz on This Week.
“We’ll continue to follow the data, because right now when we’re boosting people, what we’re doing is following them. We’re going to see what the durability of that protection is, and as we always do, you just follow and let the data guide your policy and let the data guide your recommendations.”
The statement contradicts Fauci’s previous assertions that boosters were necessary to become fully vaccinated. Fauci previously said that booster shots should be part of the “standard regimen.”
Despite the flip-flop on the definition,...
- 11/21/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
As the country reacts to an off-year election that rattled Democrats and energized Republicans, ABC’s This Week is already thinking about how the repercussions will be felt over the next year leading into the 2022 midterms, with co-anchor Martha Raddatz on the road talking to voters.
“We were doing that because it was a peg from one year to the 2022 election, so we wanted to go big and mark the countdown to the midterms, because those will be pretty consequential,” says Dax Tejera, executive producer of This Week.
And then Tuesday’s election took place, and with a Republican ...
“We were doing that because it was a peg from one year to the 2022 election, so we wanted to go big and mark the countdown to the midterms, because those will be pretty consequential,” says Dax Tejera, executive producer of This Week.
And then Tuesday’s election took place, and with a Republican ...
- 11/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As the country reacts to an off-year election that rattled Democrats and energized Republicans, ABC’s This Week is already thinking about how the repercussions will be felt over the next year leading into the 2022 midterms, with co-anchor Martha Raddatz on the road talking to voters.
“We were doing that because it was a peg from one year to the 2022 election, so we wanted to go big and mark the countdown to the midterms, because those will be pretty consequential,” says Dax Tejera, executive producer of This Week.
And then Tuesday’s election took place, and with a Republican ...
“We were doing that because it was a peg from one year to the 2022 election, so we wanted to go big and mark the countdown to the midterms, because those will be pretty consequential,” says Dax Tejera, executive producer of This Week.
And then Tuesday’s election took place, and with a Republican ...
- 11/5/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The memorial service for retired Army general, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is set for Friday in Washington D.C., with the broadcast news networks and their digital and affiliate outlets planning live coverage that will impact regular daytime programming.
Coverage at National Cathedral will begin just before noon Et/9 a.m. Pt. C-Span and the cable news networks will join ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS in providing live reports from the ceremony, which will include tributes from Richard Armitage, Madeleine Albright and Powell’s son Michael.
You can watch a livestream here:
Powell died October 18 at age 84 from complications of Covid-19. Born in Harlem the son of Jamaican immigrants, he played an influential role in shaping foreign and military policy in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Here’s what the...
Coverage at National Cathedral will begin just before noon Et/9 a.m. Pt. C-Span and the cable news networks will join ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS in providing live reports from the ceremony, which will include tributes from Richard Armitage, Madeleine Albright and Powell’s son Michael.
You can watch a livestream here:
Powell died October 18 at age 84 from complications of Covid-19. Born in Harlem the son of Jamaican immigrants, he played an influential role in shaping foreign and military policy in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Here’s what the...
- 11/5/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal has led to “no good options” for the US, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on ABC’s This Week show on Sunday.
“At the end of the day the president made his decision,” Austin said in an interview with ABC’s This Week. But again, he was faced with a situation where there were no good options, all were very tough. And, you know, he reached his decision based upon thorough analysis.”
Austin claimed there were several contingencies in the plans, but the speed of the Taliban’s takeover when Afghan troops gave up surprised and obviated those plans, Austin said, .
He claimed military assessments “ranged initially from one to two years” on the Taliban’s takeover, noting that “nobody predicted that, you know, the government would fall in 11 days.
“I will tell you again, 20 years of the best training, the world’s best equipment, you...
“At the end of the day the president made his decision,” Austin said in an interview with ABC’s This Week. But again, he was faced with a situation where there were no good options, all were very tough. And, you know, he reached his decision based upon thorough analysis.”
Austin claimed there were several contingencies in the plans, but the speed of the Taliban’s takeover when Afghan troops gave up surprised and obviated those plans, Austin said, .
He claimed military assessments “ranged initially from one to two years” on the Taliban’s takeover, noting that “nobody predicted that, you know, the government would fall in 11 days.
“I will tell you again, 20 years of the best training, the world’s best equipment, you...
- 8/22/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
On Monday’s episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert ripped off “the Band-Aid”, dedicating his entire opening monologue to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, and the United States’ withdrawal from the country.
“The U.S. has been there for 20 years. We spent $2 trillion. We trained a 300,000-man strong Afghan army, and the Taliban took it over in 10 days,” the late-night host summarized. “The country is in complete chaos.”
Colbert then cut to a photograph of a military helicopter evacuating Kabul, which has drawn comparisons to one of U.S. military personnel making their exit during the Fall of Saigon.
“Not a flattering comparison,” he observed. “You never want to see this [Yelp] review: The food was excellent, and the line up to the salad bar was like the Fall of Saigon.”
Colbert noted that President Biden has been getting a lot of criticism over his handling of the withdrawal,...
“The U.S. has been there for 20 years. We spent $2 trillion. We trained a 300,000-man strong Afghan army, and the Taliban took it over in 10 days,” the late-night host summarized. “The country is in complete chaos.”
Colbert then cut to a photograph of a military helicopter evacuating Kabul, which has drawn comparisons to one of U.S. military personnel making their exit during the Fall of Saigon.
“Not a flattering comparison,” he observed. “You never want to see this [Yelp] review: The food was excellent, and the line up to the salad bar was like the Fall of Saigon.”
Colbert noted that President Biden has been getting a lot of criticism over his handling of the withdrawal,...
- 8/17/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he is “deeply concerned” about unvaccinated people, including children, as some communities are seeing rising Covid-19 rates.
During a Sunday appearance on ABC’s This Week, Murthy first praised the progress the country has made in vaccinating millions of Americans. He also warned that we will see some breakthrough infections among vaccinated people, but that is expected and does not mean vaccines are not working.
“Keep in mind: we vaccinated millions and millions of people in the United States,” Murthy told host Martha Raddatz. “We have,...
During a Sunday appearance on ABC’s This Week, Murthy first praised the progress the country has made in vaccinating millions of Americans. He also warned that we will see some breakthrough infections among vaccinated people, but that is expected and does not mean vaccines are not working.
“Keep in mind: we vaccinated millions and millions of people in the United States,” Murthy told host Martha Raddatz. “We have,...
- 7/18/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Gracie Awards, which are bestowed by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation to honor standout women in the media industry and recognize entertainment and news programming that addressed timely topics and social issues, has unveiled its winners for its 46th edition.
Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, Kelly Clarkson, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Erin Andrews are among this year’s winners, along with shows including Today, CBS This Morning, Black-ish and Taylor Swift’s hybrid Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. FX’s Mrs. America won twice, for Limited Series and Ensemble.
In other TV categories, 60 Minutes, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi and This Is Us also scored wins, as did Caitriona Balfe of Outlander, Catherine O’Hara of Schitt’s Creek, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Never Have I Ever and P-Valley’s Shannon Thornton. Obama and Clinton won for their work in their respective podcasts.
Winners will be...
Kerry Washington, Lena Waithe, Kelly Clarkson, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Erin Andrews are among this year’s winners, along with shows including Today, CBS This Morning, Black-ish and Taylor Swift’s hybrid Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. FX’s Mrs. America won twice, for Limited Series and Ensemble.
In other TV categories, 60 Minutes, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi and This Is Us also scored wins, as did Caitriona Balfe of Outlander, Catherine O’Hara of Schitt’s Creek, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Never Have I Ever and P-Valley’s Shannon Thornton. Obama and Clinton won for their work in their respective podcasts.
Winners will be...
- 6/9/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
1. This is Joe Manchin’s moment
It was the morning of Friday, March 5th, and victory was in sight. Joe Biden’s first major act as president, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, had gone to the Senate, and it appeared to be headed for a swift passage. The moderates in the Democratic caucus had quibbled over the size and duration of the bill’s weekly unemployment benefits, but those concerns were addressed, and the day began that Friday in March with the belief that all 50 Senate Democrats were ready to vote “aye.
It was the morning of Friday, March 5th, and victory was in sight. Joe Biden’s first major act as president, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, had gone to the Senate, and it appeared to be headed for a swift passage. The moderates in the Democratic caucus had quibbled over the size and duration of the bill’s weekly unemployment benefits, but those concerns were addressed, and the day began that Friday in March with the belief that all 50 Senate Democrats were ready to vote “aye.
- 5/10/2021
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
North Korea reacted to President Joe Biden calling the country a “security threat” during a joint address to Congress by saying the statement was a “big blunder” that could lead to the U.S. finding itself “in a very grave situation.”
In the speech, Biden said that nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran “present a serious threat to America’s security and world security.”
“We are going to work closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both of these countries through diplomacy as well as stern deterrence,...
In the speech, Biden said that nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran “present a serious threat to America’s security and world security.”
“We are going to work closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both of these countries through diplomacy as well as stern deterrence,...
- 5/2/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Updated with Day 4 details: The prosecution has rested in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, and now it’s the defense’s turn. The proceedings in the U.S. Senate are set to continue Friday at noon Et/9 a.m. Pt. Day 4 of the trial featured the Democrats impeachment managers summarizing their incitement case against Potus 45 for the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Defense attorneys Bruce Castor and David Schoen begin their case Friday, after the latter told reporters that they should wrap by Saturday..
Follow the live hearing here, via C-span:
Previously, February 9 Am: The second impeachment trial of now former President Donald Trump is set to begin Tuesday at 1 p.m. Et/10 a.m. Pt in the U.S. Senate, in the same building where just more than a month ago a pro-Trump mob uprising led to five deaths and an article...
Follow the live hearing here, via C-span:
Previously, February 9 Am: The second impeachment trial of now former President Donald Trump is set to begin Tuesday at 1 p.m. Et/10 a.m. Pt in the U.S. Senate, in the same building where just more than a month ago a pro-Trump mob uprising led to five deaths and an article...
- 2/12/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
According to Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson, condemning those who support the execution of the speaker of the House is on par with ostracizing those who are merely thinking outside the box.
ABC News host Martha Raddatz asked the Arkansas governor about the QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fitness to serve, and Hutchinson compromised the freshman representative’s behavior, saying, “We’ve got to have a regard for those people that supported Donald Trump.”
Raddatz asked: “Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s long embraced conspiracy theories like QAnon, voiced support for executing Nancy Pelosi.
ABC News host Martha Raddatz asked the Arkansas governor about the QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fitness to serve, and Hutchinson compromised the freshman representative’s behavior, saying, “We’ve got to have a regard for those people that supported Donald Trump.”
Raddatz asked: “Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s long embraced conspiracy theories like QAnon, voiced support for executing Nancy Pelosi.
- 1/31/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
ABC News has unveiled a series of new assignments in Washington, with Cecilia Vega promoted to chief White House correspondent and Jonathan Karl launching an interview show for ABC News Live.
All of the networks have been reshuffling beats with the change in administrations.
Other changes announced Tuesday: Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent; Rachel Scott moves to Capitol Hill to be congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will take on a new role as weekend White House correspondent. Karen Travers will continue in her role at the White House, reporting daily for ABC News Radio and ABC NewsOne.
Karl has been chief White House correspondent and has also had the title of chief Washington correspondent since 2017. Karl and Martha Raddatz each have the title of This Week co-anchor, and fill in the weeks that George Stephanopoulos is off. Karl will launch and interview show for the streaming service ABC News Live this spring,...
All of the networks have been reshuffling beats with the change in administrations.
Other changes announced Tuesday: Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent; Rachel Scott moves to Capitol Hill to be congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will take on a new role as weekend White House correspondent. Karen Travers will continue in her role at the White House, reporting daily for ABC News Radio and ABC NewsOne.
Karl has been chief White House correspondent and has also had the title of chief Washington correspondent since 2017. Karl and Martha Raddatz each have the title of This Week co-anchor, and fill in the weeks that George Stephanopoulos is off. Karl will launch and interview show for the streaming service ABC News Live this spring,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News is shuffling its Washington correspondents, tapping Cecilia Vega to be its new chief White House correspondent.
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC News is shuffling its Washington correspondents, tapping Cecilia Vega to be its new chief White House correspondent.
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Chilling images from the Trump mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol continue to astonish much of the media even days later, but one of the most difficult to watch is that of an Associated Press photographer, John Minchillo, being beaten on the east side of the Capitol as he tried to cover the demonstrations.
“While we are thankful he is Ok, this is a reminder of the dangers journalists both in the U.S. and around the world face every day while simply trying to do their jobs,” said an AP spokesperson.
What is hard to believe is where the events of Wednesday took place: At a well-fortified and protected symbol of democracy, overrun by angry rioters, insurrectionists and domestic terrorists.
Some of the most disturbing video was captured by Young Kim, a videographer who works under his Rise Images banner, and had followed the mob up the...
“While we are thankful he is Ok, this is a reminder of the dangers journalists both in the U.S. and around the world face every day while simply trying to do their jobs,” said an AP spokesperson.
What is hard to believe is where the events of Wednesday took place: At a well-fortified and protected symbol of democracy, overrun by angry rioters, insurrectionists and domestic terrorists.
Some of the most disturbing video was captured by Young Kim, a videographer who works under his Rise Images banner, and had followed the mob up the...
- 1/10/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The scenes presented on Wednesday’s TV schedule looked like something out of a Hollywood movie: insurrectionists and insurgents surrounding the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to countermand the certification of a presidential election.
But the pictures weren’t showing up on networks like HBO or FX, which regularly present movies and high drama. The shocking sights were instead being transmitted by the nation’s TV news outlets in real time, forcing scores of broadcast and cable news journalists to scramble to cover the attack that involved many of their own.
Journalists from every major outlet were among those caught up on the terror within the House and Senate chambers as violent rioters stormed the building, breaking windows and looting offices. Reporters caught inside the Capitol delivered reportage and photos of the shocking sight of members of Congress crouching down in fear on the floor of the House and Senate,...
But the pictures weren’t showing up on networks like HBO or FX, which regularly present movies and high drama. The shocking sights were instead being transmitted by the nation’s TV news outlets in real time, forcing scores of broadcast and cable news journalists to scramble to cover the attack that involved many of their own.
Journalists from every major outlet were among those caught up on the terror within the House and Senate chambers as violent rioters stormed the building, breaking windows and looting offices. Reporters caught inside the Capitol delivered reportage and photos of the shocking sight of members of Congress crouching down in fear on the floor of the House and Senate,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As the virus continues to kill Americans at a record clip, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy went on national television on Sunday morning and urged citizens not to get caught up in the euphoria of the coming vaccine, and to follow health officials’ guidelines because the coming weeks “are going to be hell.” So far more than 298,000 people have died of the virus in the U.S., and we are still months away from mass distribution of the vaccine.
“For all the good news, the light at the end of...
“For all the good news, the light at the end of...
- 12/13/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Producer Mike Medavoy’s Phoenix Pictures has picked up the rights to the international best-selling book series F*ck Feelings for television. The irreverent, comedic, and at times profane self-help book, written by father-daughter writing duo Michael and Sarah Bennett, is followed up by the spiritual sequel F*ck Love.
Billed as “One Shrink’s Advice for Managing All Life’s Impossible Problems”, core philosophy of F*ck Feelings espouses less dream-actualization and more realistic goals and feasible results. The elder Bennett is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and an American Psychiatric Association distinguished fellow. His daughter Sarah wrote sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.
The TV series will follow a family of mental health professionals acclimating to the ravages of public institutions after a cushy career in private practice.
Producing along with Medavoy is Phoenix Pictures’ Michael Lee Peterson, and Berta Treitl of Renaissance Literary and Talent.
Billed as “One Shrink’s Advice for Managing All Life’s Impossible Problems”, core philosophy of F*ck Feelings espouses less dream-actualization and more realistic goals and feasible results. The elder Bennett is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and an American Psychiatric Association distinguished fellow. His daughter Sarah wrote sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York.
The TV series will follow a family of mental health professionals acclimating to the ravages of public institutions after a cushy career in private practice.
Producing along with Medavoy is Phoenix Pictures’ Michael Lee Peterson, and Berta Treitl of Renaissance Literary and Talent.
- 12/9/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The government’s top public health experts issued dire warnings to the American public in appearances on Sunday news shows as the country stands on the precipice of what may be one of its deadliest winters. Around the country, hospitalizations are at an all-time high. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump refuses to take sweeping action to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation where she warned people who traveled during the Thanksgiving holiday to get tested in...
Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation where she warned people who traveled during the Thanksgiving holiday to get tested in...
- 11/30/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Deep breaths, everyone. We’re in the home stretch of the exhausting 2020 presidential election. As hard as it is to believe, it really is probably almost over. Fingers crossed. And if ABC News is your preferred delivery method for the election results and analysis, then you’ll be happy to know you won’t need to drop a dime to enjoy the network’s coverage.
George Stephanopoulos will be lead anchor on Tuesday night, along with David Muir and Linsey Davis. The ABC News dedicated primetime coverage bloc will start at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and will go into the middle of the night.
And Stephanopoulos, Muir and Davis will be joined by a rather large pile of contributors, including Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas, Martha Raddatz, Cecilia Vega, Tom Llamas, Terry Moran, Rachel Scott, Trevor Ault, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, Matthew Dowd, Dan Abrams, ABC News...
George Stephanopoulos will be lead anchor on Tuesday night, along with David Muir and Linsey Davis. The ABC News dedicated primetime coverage bloc will start at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and will go into the middle of the night.
And Stephanopoulos, Muir and Davis will be joined by a rather large pile of contributors, including Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas, Martha Raddatz, Cecilia Vega, Tom Llamas, Terry Moran, Rachel Scott, Trevor Ault, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, Matthew Dowd, Dan Abrams, ABC News...
- 11/3/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
As President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden faced off for a first time on Tuesday night, ’twas not a great debate — almost regardless of your political stipe.
Perhaps anyone who envisioned a modulated stating and debating of ideas between the diametrically opposed candidates was kidding themselves. And for those who were, that pollyanna forecast was clouded from jump, as interruptions, name calling and disregard for the debate format/rules (agreed to by both campaigns, as moderator Chris Wallace often reminded us) polluted most of the long 90 minutes.
More from TVLinePresidential Debate Video: Watch Trump vs. Biden in First...
Perhaps anyone who envisioned a modulated stating and debating of ideas between the diametrically opposed candidates was kidding themselves. And for those who were, that pollyanna forecast was clouded from jump, as interruptions, name calling and disregard for the debate format/rules (agreed to by both campaigns, as moderator Chris Wallace often reminded us) polluted most of the long 90 minutes.
More from TVLinePresidential Debate Video: Watch Trump vs. Biden in First...
- 9/30/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
When “Nightline” viewers tune in to the program later this evening, they are likely to see something they won’t expect: the show will have a new announcer, new topics, and even a new title.
Tonight’s broadcast will mark the start of a month-long “takeover” of the late-night news program by “Turning Point,” an ABC News project that will explore the reckoning America is currently facing on racial issues. The effort won’t be limited to “Nightline.” ABC News intends to feature “Turning Point” segments on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “20/20” and “This Week,” as well as on its digital, streaming and audio outlets.
“It was important for us to seize this as an opportunity, to plant a flag and to lay down a marker that says this is one of the most important issues of our time and one of the most important issues confronting America today,...
Tonight’s broadcast will mark the start of a month-long “takeover” of the late-night news program by “Turning Point,” an ABC News project that will explore the reckoning America is currently facing on racial issues. The effort won’t be limited to “Nightline.” ABC News intends to feature “Turning Point” segments on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “20/20” and “This Week,” as well as on its digital, streaming and audio outlets.
“It was important for us to seize this as an opportunity, to plant a flag and to lay down a marker that says this is one of the most important issues of our time and one of the most important issues confronting America today,...
- 9/8/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News’ Chris Wallace, NBC News’ Kirsten Welker, and C-span’s Steve Scully will each moderate one of three Presidential Debates leading up to the 2020 election, taking center stage in seminal events in the campaign to win the White House later this year.
The non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates said Wednesday that the three debates would each be 90 minutes long, as would a separate vice-presidential debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today. The events will start at 9 p.m eastern.
The moderator choices are notable because they do not include what has typically been a staple for events such as these – one of the main evening-news anchors from one of the broadcast networks, or a weekday anchor from a cable-news outlet. NBC News’ Lester Holt, ABC News’ Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Wallace moderated the 2016 presidential debates, while CBS News’ Elaine Quijano moderated that year’s vice-presidential event.
The non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates said Wednesday that the three debates would each be 90 minutes long, as would a separate vice-presidential debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today. The events will start at 9 p.m eastern.
The moderator choices are notable because they do not include what has typically been a staple for events such as these – one of the main evening-news anchors from one of the broadcast networks, or a weekday anchor from a cable-news outlet. NBC News’ Lester Holt, ABC News’ Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Wallace moderated the 2016 presidential debates, while CBS News’ Elaine Quijano moderated that year’s vice-presidential event.
- 9/2/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with Thursday details: The Republican National Convention wraps Thursday with President Donald Trump formally accepting the GOP’s re-nomination.
In addition to Trump, tonight’s speaker lineup is scheduled to include Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and UFC honcho Dana White. (See the complete schedule below.)
Monday’s first day of the Rnc wasted no time, with the official re-nomination of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in Charlotte, Nc. Night 1’s primetime programming included speeches from Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle and South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott. (Read Deadline’s Night 1 recap here.) Night 2 on Tuesday included First Lady Melania Trump from the revamped White House Rose Garden and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony. (Read Deadline’s Night 2 recap here.) Night 3 included Pence...
In addition to Trump, tonight’s speaker lineup is scheduled to include Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and UFC honcho Dana White. (See the complete schedule below.)
Monday’s first day of the Rnc wasted no time, with the official re-nomination of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in Charlotte, Nc. Night 1’s primetime programming included speeches from Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle and South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott. (Read Deadline’s Night 1 recap here.) Night 2 on Tuesday included First Lady Melania Trump from the revamped White House Rose Garden and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony. (Read Deadline’s Night 2 recap here.) Night 3 included Pence...
- 8/27/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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