Pilot Mania…
Page Six continues its assault on CNN…
Is CNN trying to cover politics with a showbiz twist? The network, which has been shooting pilots with fresher faces and flashier formats, did one yesterday in TMZ-like style with chatter from producers. “John King USA” executive producer Michelle Jaconi audi tioned along with producers Paul Steinhauser, Peter Hamby, Mark Preston and Shannon Travis. Sunday, it taped a revival of “Capital Gang,” a political roundtable canned in 2005. Bubbly correspondent Jessica Yellin tried her hand as an anchor. A CNN rep said, “This reinforces the fact that we shoot pilots all of the time.”
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March 2, 2011 at 12:01 pm
A ‘bubbly’ Capital Gang? Shoot me now.
March 2, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Ouch. While I’m glad CNN is finally waking up and trying something new, John King must be seething right now.
March 3, 2011 at 9:21 am
Maybe if JK’s show was 30 minutes it would be more watchable. The whole hour is like listening to NPR. I fall asleep.