AP - Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Reuters - Over 38 million Americans watched
TV coverage of Barack Obama accepting his party's nomination
for president on Thursday, far more than tuned in for the
acceptance speeches of past Democratic contenders. -- read full article
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:16:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - On one side of the "Raising the Bar" soundstage is a sterile office space punctuated with old phones, metal filing cabinets and stacks of papers. On the other side: a far less drab enclave accented with modern office furniture, frosted glass partitions and minimalist Macs.
Reuters - Over 38 million Americans tuned in
for television coverage of Barack Obama accepting the
Democratic nomination for U.S. president on Thursday in what is
believed to be the most watched convention speech ever.
AP - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.
AP - First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing."