Paul Friedman
Katie Couric's North Carolina Debate Still in Limbo
Last week, on Thursday March, 13, Ed O'Keefe of ABC News reported that Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton might debate at least twice more before the all-important Pennsylvania primary on April 22.
Both senators, ABC reported, had agreed to an ABC News debate in Philadelphia; and Mr. Obama had agreed to a CBS News debate in North Carolina at a time and place to be determined.
As NYTV had earlier reported, Katie Couric has yet to host a debate in this podium-rich primary season. The North Carolina gig would be her first chance at the big stage.
But will it happen? read more »
News Producers Gird Their Loins For ‘Giga Tuesday’
On the first weekend in February, Katie Couric and her CBS News colleagues will run through a mock election, complete with fake returns, and pseudo projections: a Super Rehearsal for Super Tuesday.
Paul Friedman, senior vice president for CBS News, recently explained to NYTV that CBS will use the weekend rehearsal to tune up for their Feb. 5 Super Tuesday coverage, which will culminate in a one-hour live special hosted by Ms. Couric, beginning at 10 p.m. read more »











