Haddad Preps Political Specials on XM

By Michele Greppi

MSNBC’s former chief political producer Tammy Haddad will launch a series of political specials on XM Satellite Radio’s POTUS ’08 channel. The show will premiere Thursday at 6 p.m., with a guest lineup that includes “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert, originating from Iowa against the backdrop of Thursday’s presidential caucuses.

Also booked for the first installment of “High-Definition Politics With Tammy Haddad” are David Bohrman, CNN’s Washington bureau chief and overseer of the news network’s political coverage; Bob Shrum, adviser for Sen. John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and former VP Al Gore's presidential campaign adviser in 2000; and Alex Castellanos, senior media adviser to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Ms. Haddad, who started an eponymous media company and has become a contributor to Newsweek and the National Journal Group since leaving MSNBC in late fall, has been executive producer for a number of high-profile TV personalities including Larry King, Tom Snyder, Maury Povich and Chris Matthews.

Joe Mathieu, election anchor and program director of POTUS ’08, said Ms. Haddad’s “deep experience with campaigns and media will tell listeners what the pros are doing and why and what it means to the election.”

The year-old POTUS ’08 channel is commercial-free and available free for two weeks to consumers who sign up for a free trial at www.xmradio.com/potus.