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Unprecedented Coverage for the Inauguration
TV Networks
pull out all
the stops
(A P ) - In all their planning
to cover Barack O bam a's inau­
guration as the nation's 44th
president, television networks
have paid particular attention to
people who must spend their
day in front o f a com puter.
CBS New s has built a special
inauguration W eb site to show
its c o v e r a g e o n Ja n . 20.
C N N .com will have four live
s tr e a m s an d w ill a llo w
F a c e b o o k u se rs to c o n n ect
through its site. ABC is offering
online archived speeches o f past
p r e s id e n ts . F o x N ew s and
M SN B C W eb sites will both
stream the inauguration live
online.
"There are a lot o f people
w ho are going to be captivated
by the entire day, and a lot of
them are not going to be able to
have a television set in the of­
fice, or have access to a televi­
sion," said Sean M cManus, CBS
N ew s president. T he online
coverage "has a much higher
priority than it has in the past."
None o f this m eans the net­
w orks are shortchanging their
television plans. Like Election
N ight, a presidential inaugura­
tion is an event that has been in
the planning for a long time and
brings out the "A" team. It's
even more so now, as O bam a's
installation as president caps a
cam paign that drew extraordi­
nary interest from viewers.
"For a news division, it is the
g ift th at k eeps on giving,"
M cM anus said.
CBS' daytime coverage on
In a u g u ra tio n D ay stre tc h e s
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
netw ork had originally planned
to end it earlier, but its affiliates
said they'd prefer more from
W ashington than the usual day­
time talk shows, he said.
Besides the daytim e cerem o­
n ie s a n c h o re d by C h a rle s
G ibson, ABC will devote its
entire prim e-tim e lineup for the
first time to the inauguration.
F or tw o hours, A B C w ill be
on site at the "N eighborhood
Inaugural Ball," covering m u ­
sical p e rfo rm a n c es and the
new p resident and first lady's
first dance o f the night. At 10
p.m. EST, A BC w ill track the
oth er inaugural balls and re ­
port on the day's special sig ­
n ifican ce for b lack A m e ri­
c a n s.
Brian W illiam s w ill anchor
the daytim e coverage for N BC
and a live, o n e-h o u r special at
10 p.m . th a t v isits sev eral
inaugural balls. C B S' K atie
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C hris W allace and Shepard
Sm ith w ill be the m ain an ­
ch o rs, w ith H um e re p la c e ­
m ent Bret B aier getting both
m orning and evening duty.
Follow ing its tem plate from
big p o litical events last year,
M SN B C w ill originate from
an o u td o o r lo catio n on the
N a tio n a l M a ll, w ith K eith
O lberm ann, C hris M atthew s,
R achel M addow and E ugene
R obinson. C N B C airs an all-
day "C N B C R eports: P resi­
dent O bam a & Y our M oney."
Jim Lehrer anchors PBS' in­
augural coverage, with colum ­
nists David Brooks and Mark
Shields am ong his panelists.
PBS' "NewsHour" also has an
extensive W eb site w ith fo­
rum s where voters can pose
questions.
For those who w ant a realis­
tic sense o f being there, C-
SPAN's four days o f coverage
President-elect Barack Obama and his family take the stage during last summer's Demo­
m arks m ajor events w ith no
cratic National Convention in Denver.
narration.
The event has attracted some
C ouric w ill an chor a 9 p.m . may be larger than anything lows O bam a's Saturday train
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The netw orks are preparing ally begins three days earlier, inauguration will be the first oring m ilitary families, "Kids'
for an inauguration event that when CN N 's W olf Blitzer fol­ big p o litical event in years not Inaugural: W e Are the Future."
Local Housing Group Honored
Portland Com m unity Reinvest­
ment Initiatives, Inc., a group dedi­
cated topreserving, expanding and
managing affordable rental hous­
ing in the city, has been honored
by Bank of A merica with this year’s
Neighborhood Builders Award.
PCRI is a 15 year old non-profit
that acquired a large inventory of
single family hom es after its prior
ow ner was charged w ith rack­
eteering and fraud. The rentals
represent some o f the last oppor­
tunities for low er income house­
holds to reside in this type o f
housing.
O ver the next two years. Bank
o f A m erica will provide PCRI with
$200,(XX) in grant funding and
leadership training.
Bank o f America Oregon President Roger Hinshaw presents a community service award to
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative, Inc. representatives Toi Hopson (from left),
Pamela T. Blackwell and Maxine Fitzpatrick.
Cell Phone Ban for Autos Wanted
Safety group says use is clearly dangerous
For information
Please call 503-725-9820
or email: bop@sba.pdx.edu
(AP) - A national safety group
is advocating a total ban on cell
phone use while driving, saying
the practice is clearly dangerous
and leads to fatalities.
States should ban drivers from
using hand-held and hands-free
cell phones, and businesses
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"Keep Alive The Dream "
should prohibit employees from
using cell phones while driving
on the job, the congressionally
chartered National Safety Coun­
cil says, taking those positions
for the first time.
The group’s president and
chief executive, Janet Froetscher,
likened talking on cell phones to
drunken driving, saying cell
phone use increases the risk of a
crash fourfold.
drivers.
Froetscher said the council ex­
amined more than 50 scientific
studies before reaching its deci­
sion. One was a study by the
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
that estimates 6 percent of ve­
hicle crashes, causing about 2,600
deaths and 12,000 serious inju­
ries a year, are attributable to cell
phone use. H an d s-free cell
phones are just as risky as hand
held phones, she added.
"It's not just what you're doing
Tribute to: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This event will feature artistic expressions of music, dance, psalm,
inspirational speaking and politically motivating speeches.
WHEN? Monday January 19, 2009
WHERE? Highland Christian Center
11:00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
7600 N.E. Glisan, Portland, Oregon 97213
Some of this year’s featured highlight performances. Performance times are estimates and subject to change.
11AM Lift Every Voice and Sing
Highland Christian Church Choir
Grace Memorial Church
12PM Jefferson Dancers
Demck McDuffey & Chosen Generation
NE Community Fellowship
Gospel Music of America
1PM Kukatowon (Woodlawn ES)
Concordia University
No! Kidding! Choir
Inspirational Sounds, Eugene OR
2PM U of 0 Gospel Choir
Life Change Church
PCC Voices of Soul Ensemble
3PM Season of Love, OG & Buckman
Aaron Meyer
4PM Boise Elementary
Beyons
Royalty, Seattle Washington
Using a cell phone for dialing and text messaging is a hazard
that leads to fatal car crashes, according to the National
SafetyCouncil.
5PM PO Soul Entertainment
Renee M itch e ll
Michelle
Lang & Still Water (MLSW)
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"When our friends have been with your hands - it's that your
drinking, we take the ear keys head is in the conversation and
away. It's time to take the cell so your eyes are not on the road,"
phone away," Froetscher said in Froetscher said.
John Walls, vice president of
interview.
No state currently bans all cell CTI A-The Wireless Association,
phone use while driving. Six states a cell phone trade group, objected
- California, Connecticut New Jer­ to a complete ban. He said there
sey, New York, Utah and Wash­ are many instances where the
ington - and the District of Colum­ ability to make a phone call while
bia ban the use of hand-held cell driving helps protect safety.
"We think that you can sensi­
phones behind the wheel. Also,
17 states and the district restrict bly and safely use a cell phone to
or ban cell phone use by novice make a brief call." Walls said.