PRESS RELEASE from CBS News
- October 1, 2008
- MEDIA
ADVISORY: KATIE COURIC LEADS CBS NEWS' BROADCAST AND ONLINE COVERAGE OF
TOMORROW'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Katie Couric will lead CBS News' live broadcast and online coverage of
the vice presidential debate tomorrow (2) from the campus of
Washington University in St. Louis. CBS News' primetime coverage
and analysis of the debate (9:00-11:00 PM, ET) will be immediately
followed by a live, Web-exclusive special anchored by Couric on
CBSNews.com and CNET.com beginning at approximately 11:00 PM, ET.
She has done so after each day of the national political conventions
and the first presidential debate last week.
Couric will anchor the CBS EVENING NEWS from St. Louis tomorrow, while
Maggie Rodriguez will do the same for THE EARLY SHOW tomorrow and
Friday (3).
Joining Couric on the primetime broadcast and the Webcast will be Chief
Washington Correspondent and FACE THE NATION Anchor Bob Schieffer, in
St. Louis; Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield, at CBS News
headquarters in New York; National Correspondent Byron Pitts, who will
provide live reaction from uncommitted voters in Las Vegas; and CBS
News Correspondents Chip Reid, covering the McCain campaign, and Dean
Reynolds, on the Obama campaign. CBS News Political Analysts Dan
Bartlett and Dee Dee Myers will contribute, as well.
CBS News is again working with Knowledge Networks to provide a
real-time poll of voters, measuring debate viewers' reactions to the
debate. Knowledge Networks asks members of
KnowledgePanel®--the only online panel derived from a statistically
valid sample of the U.S. population-for their views both before and
after the event. CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson will
provide live reports on the poll data for the broadcast and Webcast.
The Webcast, anchored by Couric and seen exclusively on CBSNews.com and
CNET.com, will last approximately 30 minutes and feature Molly Wood,
host of CNET's "Buzz Report," who will be live tracking blogs and
Twitter for online reaction and feedback, and Vaughn Ververs, CBS
News.com Senior Political Editor. In addition, the Webcast will
include interviews, real-time reaction from uncommitted voters and
extended analysis from the CBS News political team, as well as
responses to viewer questions submitted online. The Webcast will remain
available for on-demand viewing at CBSNews.com, CNETTV.com and CBS
Mobile News and will be distributed to CBS Audience Network partners
and fed to CBS Radio News affiliates for insertion into their own
programming or for podcasting.
Press Contact:
Leigh Farris CBS News
Sarah Cain CBS Interactive