Press Releases: 12/14/10

MSNBC (1), CNN (1)

MSNBC

‘THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW’ LIVE FROM 92nd STREET Y

Guests Include Paul Krugman, Nouriel Roubini, Michael Moore, Matt Taibbi

NEW YORK – December 14, 2010 – MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow will bring her show uptown for three nights – December 20, 21, and 22 – when “The Rachel Maddow Show” broadcasts live from the famed 92nd Street Y in New York City in front of a live audience. These special editions of “The Rachel Maddow Show” will feature in-depth conversations about the important issues of 2010. Each night will spotlight a different topic with interviews from special guests including award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author Michael Moore, economist Nouriel Roubini, Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.

Tickets for “The Rachel Maddow Show” live from 92nd Street Y have sold out.

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CNN

Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin Co-Host CNN’s New Year’s Eve Coverage

Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin return to New York City’s Times Square to co-host CNN’s coverage of the New Year’s Eve celebration on Friday, Dec. 31, from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.(ET). The duo will reunite for the 4th year of “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin”.

“The Most Trusted Name in News just got a whole lot more trusting” said Griffin, “I’m thrilled that they’re letting me co-host New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper again!”

“Once again, I’m terrified to be co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve show with Kathy Griffin” said Cooper, “It’s often bitterly cold, and yet after being with her for a few minutes on live television, I find myself drenched in sweat.”

CNN correspondents will provide reports from celebrations across the country and around the world. CNN International anchor and correspondent Isha Sesay will join Cooper and Griffin from the crowd in Times Square. Correspondent Gary Tuchman will report live from Central Park for the annual Midnight Run. Correspondents John Zarrella will be live in Key West, Florida and CNN anchor and correspondent Brooke Baldwin will broadcast live from The Hard Rock Café in Nashville, Tennessee.

Leading up to “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin” will be “Anderson Cooper 360’s All the Best, All the Worst 2010″, which will air at 8pm and 10pm ET. Hosted by Tom Foreman, the special takes a look back at the year that was. From politics to pop culture and big news stories to the internet and sports, we’ll cover the best and the worst moments of 2010 with our panel of guests: our own Anderson Cooper, Newsweek’s Julia Reed, The Onion’s Baratunde Thurston, comedian Pete Dominick, the NFL Network’s Rich Eisen, CBS’s The Talk host Julie Chen, super Twitter tweeter Jack Gray, truTV’s Sunny Hostin, and CNN’s Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer. A special edition of Larry King Live will air at 9pm ET.