MEDIA ADVISORY from CBS News
October 6, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY: KATIE COURIC LEADS CBS NEWS' BROADCAST AND ONLINE COVERAGE OF TOMORROW'S SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

- Katie Couric will lead CBS News' live broadcast and online coverage of the vice presidential debate tomorrow (7) from CBS News headquarters in New York.  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, as she has done after each day of the national political conventions and the debates.

- Harry Smith will anchor THE EARLY SHOW from Nashville tomorrow.  EARLY SHOW National Correspondent Jeff Glor will report from Nashville.

- Joining Couric on the primetime broadcast and Webcast will be a group of uncommitted voters from battleground states who will watch the debate in the CBS News studio with Couric and then discuss their thoughts and impressions afterwards.  Also participating in the primetime coverage and Webcast will be Chief Washington Correspondent and FACE THE NATION Anchor Bob Schieffer, from Nashville; Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield, in New York; 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.  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.

 

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