Press Releases: 11/29/10

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John Lennon’s Last Days Examined in New CNN Documentary
Losing Lennon – Countdown to Murder Debuts Saturday, Dec. 4 at 8:00pm ET & PT on CNN/U.S.

“I wanted to kill him,” said Mark David Chapman, eerily describing in simple, shocking language his urge to murder former Beatle John Lennon, in a never-before-aired audio recording, included in a new CNN documentary. Losing Lennon – Countdown to Murder premieres on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 8:00pm, near the 30th anniversary of Lennon’s assassination. The documentary will also air on CNN International in December.

On December 8, 1980, Chapman shot Lennon four times in front of the Dakota, Lennon’s Manhattan apartment building. Chapman had apparently considered murdering Elizabeth Taylor or Johnny Carson, as well as other celebrities, but seemed to conclude that Lennon, who spoke often about enjoying the freedom of living openly in New York City, was more publicly accessible.

Joe Johns joins Brooke Baldwin at 4pm ET…

Brooke Baldwin tweeted the following a while ago…

Starting today, @JoeJohnsCNN will join me M-F at 4p. He has nearly 3 decades of DC experience (not to mention he says “dude”). We’re lucky.

Presumably Baldwin will solo from 3-4…

Update and Correction: Baldwin’s Tweet wasn’t clear enough for me and I misread it. Johns is just doing guest segment appearances.

Free for All: 11/29/10

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HLN Lands Dr. Drew…

HLN announced that Dr. Drew will be getting a primetime show on the network in 2011…

Dr. Drew Pinsky Joins HLN Prime Time Lineup

Dr. Drew Pinsky, the renowned doctor who has helped audiences across a spectrum of tv and radio programs for more than two decades, will be joining HLN’s prime time programming block. Announced today by Scot Safon, executive vice president in charge of HLN, the new program will launch in Spring 2011 and will be an opportunity for audiences to hear Dr. Drew’s insights on a broad range of subjects every night.

Dr. Drew, a practicing physician who is also board certified in internal and addiction medicine, specializes in topics that are core concerns for viewers throughout the United States — creating healthy relationships, coping with addiction, and finding constructive ways to navigate common struggles facing parents and their children alike. The HLN program will give Dr. Drew a new, nightly platform to provide relevant observations and perspectives on the news stories and newsmakers HLN covers throughout the day.