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Today’s Buzz ...

** Tonight on Anderson Cooper 360°:


** From last night’s program: Well, we had an MIA namesake anchor last night, but that’s OK – unless this was pre-planned time off, I would imagine that it’ll be the same tonight, and that’s OK too – colds happen and recovery is needed – so we had Soledad O’Brien filling in! And what a relief to have a comparatively “OJ-free” hour of news ...

Not sure if anyone else was in this situation, but there were “Jena 6” demonstrations even in California yesterday! All very peaceful, I might add – but I guess it’s really sinking in for me as to the extent of this event. I’m debating about whether to blog more about it over the weekend ... but nonetheless, I wish I could have watched more of the “live” coverage. The reports and interviews last night on 360° were good – even though it was mostly “after-the-fact”. If you saw the “Judgment in Jena” SIU report and would like to comment, please feel free to do so. I was able to listen to a few minutes on satellite radio, but I’ll have to check out my recording sometime tomorrow.

A quick “plug” for the upcoming Ken Burns film to debut on PBS this Sunday, September 23rd – “The War”. It’s about World War II and is unique because in all of the battle scenes, dramatic historical footage and photographs are combined with extraordinarily realistic sound effects to give the film a visceral sense of immediacy. Also – in this current day and age where the realities of war have many times been sanitized or ignored in order to advance certain political agendas, this film will hopefully “bring home” the physical and emotional trauma that is inflicted upon those who serve in battle. Check out the PBS web site (here) for more information.

Also – the AC charity auctions on eBay (see Monday’s post for info) will be ending tomorrow (Saturday) – it looks almost like a bidding war on a couple of the items – and I hope it continues – because this is to raise money for the ACORN Recovery Program in New Orleans!

AND – GOOD LUCK to the AC 360° staff this coming Monday night (September 24th) – they’re up for two News & Documentary Emmy awards (Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story: Long Form – Sago Mines and Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Lighting Direction & Scenic Design – High Rise Crash). And Anderson is part of a group nomination in the same category (Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story: Long Form – Election Night), and since these are the only two nominations in this category, it’s an automatic CNN win! You can see the full list of nominees here.

Last minute update before posting – Anderson has a busy week ahead – he’ll also be hosting “An Enduring Vision” for the Elton John Aids Foundation on Tuesday night (September 25th) in NYC – you can read more about THAT here as well!!


Thanks for visiting ... updates posted as needed ... have a terrific weekend!







Update # 1

Anderson to be an Edward R. Murrow Award presenter on October 15th ...

From the Radio Online site: The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) has confirmed its lineup of presenters to honor the winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards and the RTNDA/UNITY Awards on October 15 in New York. Awards presenters include: Anderson Cooper, CNN; Natalie Morales, NBC News; David Muir, ABC News; Michele Norris, NPR; and Harry Smith, CBS News.

Among those accepting awards who are expected to make brief remarks are NBC News president Steve Capus, who will accept the network's award for Overall Excellence, and CBS producer Michael Radutsky, who worked with the late Ed Bradley on the Duke Rape Case story for "60 Minutes," which is being honored in the News Documentary category.

RTNDA's Edward R. Murrow Awards, now in its 37th year, honor excellence in electronic journalism. In all, 52 news organizations are being honored with 79 awards out of an initial pool of 3,150 entries from 580 news organizations. You can check out the list of 2007 National Winners here.