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Tony Snow Joins CNN as Political Contributor
Poynter Online ^ | April 21, 2008 | Jim Romenesko

Posted on 04/21/2008 1:40:02 PM PDT by abb

Topic: Miscellaneous items Date/Time: 4/21/2008 3:51:11 PM Title: Snow joins CNN as political contributor Posted By: Jim Romenesko

News Release

For Release: April 21, 2008

Tony Snow Joins CNN as Political Contributor

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow will join CNN as a conservative commentator beginning today, it was announced by Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S.

A well-known and respected observer of politics with a longstanding news background, Snow will contribute to CNN as the network continues to broadcast winning political coverage.

Snow most recently served as press secretary to President George W. Bush from April 2006 to September 2007. For 10 years beginning in 1996, he appeared on Fox News Channel, hosting Fox News Sunday, Weekend Live with Tony Snow and other programs. From 2003 to 2006, The Tony Snow Show aired on Fox News Radio. Before joining Fox, Snow served as a substitute "From the Right" co-host for CNN's Crossfire.

"In the White House, Tony brought a remarkably human touch to the discussion of public policy, which he will continue to do as part of the Best Political Team on Television," Klein said. "He will contribute a unique breadth of political and journalistic expertise to what is already the most provocative and wide-ranging political analysis on the air."

"I'm delighted to be able to join CNN during the most exciting and unpredictable political year in memory,” Snow said. “The big challenge in 2008 is to develop deep, creative and aggressive analysis of both political parties, their candidates and campaigns. I’m eager to get started, since this race is sure to shape American politics for years to come."

During the 1990s, Snow was a regular guest host for Rush Limbaugh’s radio program. He was the writer, correspondent and host of a PBS news special, The New Militant Center, a regular commentator for National Public Radio and a frequent guest on numerous televised news programs. Snow joined the administration of President George H. W. Bush in 1991 and served first as chief speechwriter and then as media affairs adviser.

In addition to his experience in government, television and radio, Snow spent more than two decades as an award-winning newspaper writer beginning with the Greensboro Record in 1979. He went on to be a columnist for USA Today and Creators Syndicate and an editorial page editor for The Washington Times.

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008; cnn; dbm; snow; tonysnow
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To: brownsfan
On Fox, you get the polygamy junk, and the latest car chase or missing white woman.

Any chance to show a lascivious stripper or pole dancer, they take it. I don't think even MSNBC or CNN does that.

61 posted on 04/21/2008 2:44:52 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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To: FatherofFive

Perhaps they still could, if anything comes of the CBS/CNN rumors. That might even figure in his decision to take this job.


62 posted on 04/21/2008 2:44:55 PM PDT by smalltownslick (All)
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To: clee1
Seeking atonement as Lee Atwater.
63 posted on 04/21/2008 2:45:44 PM PDT by boomop1
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To: Uncle Hal

Tony IS subbing for Bill O’Reilly just about every Friday. I don’t see why he can’t do both.


64 posted on 04/21/2008 2:46:25 PM PDT by LadyJMayo
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To: abb
CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information anti-america propaganda and Democrat shilling.

There fixed it.

65 posted on 04/21/2008 2:48:41 PM PDT by MovementConservative (John Roberts and Sam Alito.... Thank you GWB)
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To: LadyJMayo
Here on Maui Glenn comes on the same time as Hannity and idiot but I turn over to Glenn. He is much better than they.
66 posted on 04/21/2008 2:52:21 PM PDT by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism is dying. Thank God!)
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To: abb

Why CNN?

Why not FOX?


67 posted on 04/21/2008 2:52:31 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: CaptainK
Slowly and painfully CNN sees where the money is.

Not at all. They have always tried to keep one token high profile conservative. They have gone through Bob Novak, Pat Buchanan, Bill Bennett, and now Snow. Nothing new, just tokenism at it's worst.

68 posted on 04/21/2008 2:52:47 PM PDT by MovementConservative (John Roberts and Sam Alito.... Thank you GWB)
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To: mware
I will trust what I hear Tony say.

I didn't say anything about Tony Snow. I was referring to CNN! I think you know that.

69 posted on 04/21/2008 2:53:35 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: kcvl

Tony is worth listening to - so is Glen Beck - everything else on CNN is still Clinton News Network. That said, perhaps Tony might just open a view more viewers eyes and that’s what we need because those folks won’t ever turn off their CNN channels.


70 posted on 04/21/2008 2:57:43 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: gathersnomoss

How will CNN react to a ratings increase?

They have already seen it with Dobbs and Beck so they are now going to add ANOTHER conservative. Great!


71 posted on 04/21/2008 2:58:56 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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To: illiac

Between losing Tony’s brains, and Laurie Dhue’s legs, FOX is taking a major hit.


72 posted on 04/21/2008 3:00:22 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: dinasour

Thanks for the ping!

I can’t stomach CNN, but I’ll try to watch it when Tony’s on...:-)


73 posted on 04/21/2008 3:03:44 PM PDT by pattty
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To: nmh
Why CNN?

Why not FOX?

Been there, done that!

74 posted on 04/21/2008 3:05:45 PM PDT by reg45
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To: romanesq

If not for FOX, they would’ve never been forced to take on somebody like Snow. I’m surprised that they picked him. He can certainly hold his own among a group of liberals. Look how he handled the press during his stint at the White House. I think he may just open some eyes along the way.


75 posted on 04/21/2008 3:15:36 PM PDT by TexasBeth
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To: kcvl
kcvl,absolutely I know you did not mean to degrade Tony. My intent was to show that CNN would become more trusted (at least the part with Tony in it) than without Tony.

No offense was intended. I ask your pardon if you were.

76 posted on 04/21/2008 3:17:37 PM PDT by mware (mware...killer of threads.)
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To: romanesq
Do you think CNN would ever have done this if there had been no Fox news?

Snow was on CNN before there was a Fox News.

77 posted on 04/21/2008 3:20:08 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: clee1

the Pharisees said to Christ ‘why do you go to the homes of tax collectors and sinners?’ and Christ said ‘healthy people don’t need a doctor, sick people do’

Snow is more likely to sway the libs than the libs will have in swaying him...it’s a good thing he’s going there imo.


78 posted on 04/21/2008 3:22:08 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: abb

This is a joke, right?


79 posted on 04/21/2008 3:24:47 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: STARWISE

Thanks for ping:) I’ve been working a crazy schedule and have no time to FReep lately- have to catch up!

With this one addition to CNN they have added me as a viewer (when Tony’s on!)


80 posted on 04/21/2008 3:26:44 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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