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NBC changes schedule to accomodate President
WBIR ^ | 6/28/05

Posted on 06/28/2005 1:27:15 PM PDT by areafiftyone

President Bush is marking the first anniversary of Iraq's sovereignty with an address from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, this evening and NBC is juggling its schedule in order to be able to carry it live.

The President plans to try to ease Americans' growing doubts about the Iraq mission. The White House says he will meet with the families of 33 troops. He'll then make his address before as many as 700 soldiers at Fort Bragg.

The speech will be carried live on WBIR and the NBC Network at 8:00 PM EDT. The premiere of the latest edition of “Average Joe”, originally scheduled for 8 will move to 10:00 PM following “I Want To Be A Hilton”.


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KEYWORDS: bush43; fortbragg; nbc
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To: GoBucks2002

Ya wanna run for president? I'd vote for ya! ;-)


41 posted on 06/28/2005 2:01:06 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: clawrence3
Well as Republicans are wont to do these days, they lean on past precedent set by a liberal Democrat to confirm their arguments. Listen, we are not in a World War, we are not rationing food, gas, etc., and we are not in a depression that was extended by same said President's actions. I don't need 'reassuring'.

What I need is a party that remembers the call of the 1980s for limited smaller government. Lesser intrusive government. Government that isn't the fix for anything and everything. Government that's not going to try to sell me another line about invisible WMDs in yet another country. You find leadership that follows up on some of those policies, I may start listening again. Until then, I'll watch Discovery or some other channel where I'll actually learn something and be entertained

42 posted on 06/28/2005 2:01:06 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: Warren_Piece

Exactly Warren - as David McCullough stated recently, if today's press was in existence in 1776, we would have lost that war . . .


43 posted on 06/28/2005 2:02:24 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: sageb1
"NBC changes schedule to accomodate President and the Democrats' rebuttal"

Exactly

44 posted on 06/28/2005 2:02:38 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: Warren_Piece
I daresay, without Churchill's "meaningless speeches" (and lend-lease), Great Britain wouldn't have made it.

Hmmmm, am I supposed to care when and what other nations and their leaders speak on? I realize both parties are selling us down the line towards the socialism Great Britain already enjoys but until then, I'll take the freedom and liberty aspect. One that the government doesn't control communications

45 posted on 06/28/2005 2:03:04 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears

How about some examples from Abe Lincoln then? General Washington? How far do I have to go back to satisfy you?


46 posted on 06/28/2005 2:03:34 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3
"Fox is definitely carrying the speech."

I think you are confusing Fox Broadcasting Company with the cable Fox News Channel. Fox Broadcasting could only show it live on the East coast as the speech is at 8pm EDT(Fox's primetime is 8-10pm). Fox Broadcasting is scheduled to show repeats of "Trading Spouses" & "House, M.D.". G.W. is lucky it is repeat season, otherwise the "Big 3" probably wouldn't have covered it live either.

47 posted on 06/28/2005 2:05:04 PM PDT by Drago
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To: billbears


Ahhhhh...okay...but maybe, before we dissolve/disband all government agencies pursuant to your concern there.

We just ask the FCC to stick to its original mandate. Remember, the FCC licenses those enterprises wishing to broadcast in the U.S. I would argue that's a justifiable action. Just like your municipal health department licenses restruants.


48 posted on 06/28/2005 2:08:20 PM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Soylent Green is People!")
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To: GoBucks2002

Hey, that's pretty good...

Such a speech could "scare" the world into getting along.


49 posted on 06/28/2005 2:13:23 PM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Soylent Green is People!")
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To: LYSandra; All

Of course NBC going show Reality show or Law and Order they need to to satisfy the rating shares LOL!

I am not suprise that they waited last minute


50 posted on 06/28/2005 2:17:52 PM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: areafiftyone

They probably have Kerry on afterwards for analysis.


51 posted on 06/28/2005 2:19:10 PM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: Drago

I am not confusing anything. Both the Fox News cable channel AND the Fox Broadcasting Company is pre-empting programming to carry the speech live.


52 posted on 06/28/2005 2:22:32 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

Of course, I just checked my local Fox station KTTV and that only means pre-empting "King of the Hill": http://www.fox11.com/sections/schedule/

You may be correct that local stations are allowed to make the call on pre-emption . . . if that's what you were referring to.


53 posted on 06/28/2005 2:27:12 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

Just contacted Fox 5 in NYC, and they are "JIP'ing" "Trading Spouses", and airing the president's speech. ("JIP" is "Join-in-progress"). So it looks like it is up to local Fox affiliates to pre-empt the network feed of "Trading Spouses".


54 posted on 06/28/2005 2:49:14 PM PDT by Drago
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To: Drago

Agreed - that's what I said.


55 posted on 06/28/2005 2:54:25 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: Drago

So why is it everyone gets upset that NBC is slow in making a decision on showing the speech, but Fox, which gets higher ratings than NBC and is licensed under the same rules, gets a free pass on leaving it up to the affiliates?


56 posted on 06/28/2005 3:02:09 PM PDT by NC28203
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To: clawrence3

Sorry to nitpic earlier, but I work at an NBC affiliate, and it makes a big difference whether we preempt the network primetime to go to an NBC news feed or local breaking news...or stay with network coverage if they are pre-empting their own primetime (ad revenue and all). In this case Fox is staying with "Trading Spouses", and most (if not all) local Fox affiliates in the Eastern time zone are breaking away from network programming for the presidential speech.


57 posted on 06/28/2005 3:09:49 PM PDT by Drago
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To: NC28203

Because, Murdoch owns Fox.


58 posted on 06/28/2005 3:13:18 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: areafiftyone

How "fair and balanced" of them......Ratings, anyone?


59 posted on 06/28/2005 3:13:53 PM PDT by MHT
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To: Drago

No need to apologize for picking nits - I excel at that myself.


60 posted on 06/28/2005 3:14:28 PM PDT by clawrence3
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