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CNN Taps Semel to Produce Brown’s Show

Nov 8, 2007  •  Post A Comment

CNN has made an out-of-the-box choice for senior executive producer of the prime-time show being developed for Campbell Brown: Mitch Semel, who has been a late-night comedy, prime-time, kids and news programming executive in cable, commercial and public broadcasting and new media.
Mr. Semel begins his new job Monday. He will be based in New York.
The show is scheduled to launch next year after Ms. Brown returns from maternity leave.
“Mitch’s breadth of experience and passion for news make him the perfect choice for this position,” CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein said in the announcement Thursday. “No matter the medium, he has always shown a knack for bringing edgy ideas into the mainstream and has helped nurture the kinds of thought-provoking, freewheeling and fun shows that are right up Campbell Brown’s alley.”
“I’m thrilled to be working with a journalist of Campbell’s stature,” Mr. Semel said. “Her wide-ranging news experience and interviewing skills make her the ideal host to bring a fresh perspective on the day’s news to the 8 p.m. hour. I look forward to partnering with her to present a smart and engaging broadcast.”
Over the course of three decades, Mr. Semel has played roles in developing “Politically Incorrect” for Comedy Central, “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” a broadband portal for public broadcasting’s “Veggie Tales” and a strategy for mobile screen content. He has been a programmer at CBS, NBC, Nick at Nite, TVLand, Comedy Central and PBS.
Ms. Brown, who left NBC News to join CNN at the end of summer, will make her debut on the news channel Nov. 15 as a panelist on CNN’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas.
She also will host an upcoming “Broken Government” special report on political mudslinging, the history of negative advertisements and the role of the Internet as a viral weapon in politics today.

7 Comments

  1. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT OBAMA CAN TALK THE TALK BUT CAN HE WALK THE WALK.
    SURE SEEMS LIKE A LOT OH HOT AIR TO ME. ALL THE PROMICES WHO WHAT AND HOW IS HE GOING TO DO WHAT HE SAID?
    ALL THE BLACK VOTERS SAID IF OBAMA DOESN’T GET IT THE COUNTRY SHOULD LOOK OUT IF YOU THOUGH THE RIOTS OF 88 WERE BAD TRY THEM ALL OVER THE USA.
    THIS SEAMS LIKE A THREAT TO ME AM I WRONG?????

  2. How dare you!! You are the worst moderator I have every seen. To be in control of the debate and to be bias and prejudice is uncomprehensible. It was extremely obvious that you favored Obama. You had to wake up Obama several times to respond after Hilary made several good points. (“Senator Obama don’t you want to say something.” several times) But with Hilary, you only kept wanting to cut her off. HOW DARE YOU! See yourself on television!! You owe Senator Clinton a public apoloty. You owe us an apology since you misled the viewers. HOW DARE YOU!! As for plagiarism, any journalist knows that you need to footnote any phrases or speeches that make a difference. Obama didn’t phrase, it was a speech he copied and did not give credit where credit was due. The speech he copied and gave as his own enticed the people. For that reason, the people were misled. Since you forgave him, you did a big injustice to the children of America. They now have been taught by Obama and people like you that it is okay to cheat, to plagiarize and you don’t have to footnote any longer. “It is no big deal.”

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