On MSNBC now : Special Edition of Hardball?

[Catherine Vincent]

I think Matthews has been on vacation for two weeks. I guess he couldn't wait to get back to spinning.

[catmother]

1. i have the tv on in another room and just heard his voice. guess

i'll go see what he has to say.

[adriennui]

2. it's good to see dan rather

on hardball.

[MADem]

3. Could it be the CHRIS MATTHEWS SHOW? He records that once a week

for network dissemination, and they rerun it on cable in the PM.

[chimpymustgo]

4. Nope. Special Edition of Hardball.

nt

[MADem]

6. The reason I asked is because Rather has two bookings for that show

Following several weeks of vacation after leaving CBS, Rather has been and will continue to be busy. Beyond the AOL and HDNet gigs, Rather will be part of the roundtable discussion on "Chris Matthews" the next two Sundays. Rather will offer analysis and commentary as part of the four-journalist panel.

"Chris Matthews" executive producer Nancy Nathan said Monday that the show was happy to snag the former CBS News anchor. It apparently came up when Matthews ran into Rather at a dinner recently.

"They've been friends for a long time," Nathan said. "Chris is a big fan."

Both episodes will be taped Friday in Washington, as Matthews will be away next week. Rather will get paid scale for his appearances, just like any of the other nearly 30 rotating journalists who appear on the show.

There's no talk of having Rather appear regularly on the show, though Nathan would love to have him come back.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/new_media/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002802834

[SoCalDem]

7. And on CNN, we have yet AGAIN the TWA800 crash

I guess I should be thankful that they wore out the copy of "FLY-BOY: the adventures of a wimp who bailed out and incinerated his buddies"

[Little Star]

5. Maybe this is Dan Abrams new line up?

I wish they would let the viewers know. Then I'd be able to tell when to avoid MSNBC.