CEO of C-SPAN

Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2009
Remembering when Ted Turner banned "the F word," with longtime DC bureau chief Sam Feist and Mary Alice Williams.
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Today is the 47th C-SPANniversary. #OnThisDay
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State of the Union WATCH WITH @ChrisCillizza and @chucktodd on @YouTube --> youtube.com/live/43ZeklEJvIg #SOTU
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All Day Today on C-SPAN2: Jesse Jackson In His Own Words C-SPAN is dedicating C-SPAN2 programming today (February 17, 2026) to presenting historic Jesse Jackson video. It's a marathon of Jesse Jackson in his own words. All day C-SPAN2 will feature Rev. Jackson's most important speeches and interviews. The marathon began this morning with Rev. Jackson's 1984 Democratic convention speech. More here: c-span.org/liveEvent/?jessej…
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C-SPAN is first media company to be named as official media partner of America250 static.c-spanvideo.org/files…
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Ceasefire debuts on Friday, October 10th on C-SPAN.
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C-SPAN announces host for new Ceasefire program debuting Fall 2025: @DashaBurns of Politico. More information: static.c-spanvideo.org/files…
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024: 63 days until the election – and Sam Feist’s first day as C-SPAN CEO
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Length of GOP presidential nominee acceptance speeches since 1984 (via @cspan archives).
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Our @CNN Washington Bureau Chief @SamFeistCNN and I were so happy earlier today to celebrate @DanaBashCNN and her first 30 years at CNN. She’s the best!
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The Chairs of all four press galleries representing journalists on Capitol Hill sent letters today to Speaker Pelosi & Leader McConnell requesting additional COVID-19 safety precautions at the Capitol.
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.@CNN has best January prime time ratings ever. Beats @MSNBC in prime time, total day, dayside, weekends and on Sunday mornings in demo adults 25-54. Release: cnn.it/36DxhqV
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The second draw is in. Klobuchar, O’Rourke, Buttigieg will be on Tuesday. They will join Delaney, Hickenlooper, Ryan, Bullock and Williamson. Booker, Yang, Castro will be on Wednesday. They will all join Gillibrand, Gabbard, Bennet, De Blasio and Inslee.
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‘Tonight we want to be as transparent as possible’
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Notably, MSNBC is still calling its coverage "exclusive" even while other channels carry the speeches live
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C-SPAN, @CBSNews, @ABC, @FoxNews and @CNN sent a letter to @SCDP yesterday to formally protest their decision to grant live TV coverage rights to tomorrow's South Carolina Democratic party convention exclusively to @MSNBC. No reply has been received.
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On CNN, @jaketapper describes this as a “slow motion Saturday Night Massacre," starting with firing of @Comey and now with firing of Sessions.
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"I think that's unfair. In @Acosta's defense, I've traveled with him and watched him, he's a diligent reporter who busts his butt like the rest of us." -- @PeterAlexander to President Trump
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CNN’s response to @realDonaldTrump’s press conference today:
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Lies can become truth, if we let them. #FactsFirst 🍎
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