TV One covering Obama only
TV One, a cable network aimed at African American viewers, will cover Barack Obama’s nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain’s.
The network is telecasting live, prime-time coverage of the Democratic convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by “TV One Live: DNC Afterparty,” with political and social commentary from panelists. TV One is available in 43.7 million households, or about 40% of the nation’s TV homes.
The network has no plans to cover the GOP convention.
“We are not a news organization,” said Johnathan Rodgers, the network’s president. “We are a television network that is designed to celebrate African American achievement. That is why we are covering this convention. If Hillary [Clinton] was the nominee, we would not be covering this year’s Democratic convention.”
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