Politics
While the broadcast networks wrestle with hours and ways of covering the Democratic National Convention on prime-time TV this week, C-SPAN, the TV network beloved by policy wonks and congressional-hearings junkies everywhere, will be in its usual element: providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of everything that moves at the podium--and a lot that doesn’t--with no editing, no commercials, no high-priced political commentators and no famous TV anchors.
July 13, 1992
Company Town
Washington bureau chiefs of every TV network have made a joint request to Sen. Mitch McConnell to ensure better pictures for next week’s coverage.
Jan. 15, 2020
Television
The Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network--best known as C-SPAN--will be recognized by its cable peers Sunday during “The 14th Annual CableACE Awards” ceremony, which will be telecast live on Lifetime Television.
Jan. 17, 1993
Entertainment & Arts
C-SPAN has been heralded along with CNN by media critics as a smart choice for television viewers who want to stay briefed on the events in the Persian Gulf.
Feb. 24, 1991
Awards
The Democratic House members’ 25 ½ hour sit-in over gun legislation turned C-SPAN into TV’s hottest cable network.
June 23, 2016
The U.S.
Nov. 14, 1988
TV or not TV. . . .
Nov. 6, 1990
Margie Grills charged toward the canary yellow bus with “C-SPAN” emblazoned across its side.
April 3, 1994
Candidates on TV: Cable’s Comedy Central will be joining ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Cable News Network and C-SPAN in airing Tuesday’s Vice Presidential debate live at 4 p.m.
Oct. 12, 1992
There’s a special yellow school bus tooling around California this month.
Dec. 5, 1993