State of the Union with John King
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State of the Union is a Sunday talk show hosted by Candy Crowley
on CNN
and broadcast around the world by CNN International
.
The show is broadcast from 9:00 AM ET to 10:00 AM ET, with a replay at 12:00 Noon ET.
The show premiered on January 18, 2009, originally with John King
as host and aired from 9:00 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET (though only the 9:00 AM ET & 12:00 PM ET hours are simulcast on CNN International
) and from 8:00 PM ET to 9:00 PM ET. It features news analysis and interviews with politicians, reporters, and newsmakers, as well as the "Magic Wall
," an interactive touch screen map previously used by King to cover the 2008 presidential election. At four hours long, it was by far the longest of the Sunday talk shows. It was created as a merger between Reliable Sources
and Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
; Reliable Sources continued unchanged as a one-hour "segment" of State of the Union.
On February 11, 2009, CNN announced it had hired former Meet the Press
producer Michelle Jaconi as the executive producer of the show.
On a January 31, 2010 broadcast, John King announced that senior political correspondent Candy Crowley would become the new anchor of the program, following King's move to take over Lou Dobbs
's former timeslot
. In the move, the show was cut back from four hours down to one, and the Reliable Sources
"show within a show" was spun off once again as its own program.
Candy Crowley
Candy Alt Crowley is a CNN anchor and Chief Political Correspondent, specializing in U.S. presidential, gubernatorial, and Senate elections. She is based in CNN's Washington bureau, and hosted Inside Politics in place of Judy Woodruff before the show was replaced with The Situation Room. Crowley...
on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
and broadcast around the world by CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
.
The show is broadcast from 9:00 AM ET to 10:00 AM ET, with a replay at 12:00 Noon ET.
The show premiered on January 18, 2009, originally with John King
John King (journalist)
John King is an American journalist and is the anchor of John King, USA which appears weeknights at 7pm/ET on CNN. He is also the former anchor of State of the Union with John King...
as host and aired from 9:00 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET (though only the 9:00 AM ET & 12:00 PM ET hours are simulcast on CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
) and from 8:00 PM ET to 9:00 PM ET. It features news analysis and interviews with politicians, reporters, and newsmakers, as well as the "Magic Wall
Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall
The Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall is a large monitor invented by Jeff Han that employs multi-touch technology, and is marketed by Han's company,Perceptive Pixel. Han initially developed the technology for military applications...
," an interactive touch screen map previously used by King to cover the 2008 presidential election. At four hours long, it was by far the longest of the Sunday talk shows. It was created as a merger between Reliable Sources
Reliable Sources
Reliable Sources is a weekly show on CNN, focusing on analysis of the American news media. It was initially created to cover the media's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, but has since also covered the media's coverage of the Valerie Plame affair, the War in Iraq, the outing of Mark Felt as Deep...
and Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer was a Sunday talk show hosted by Wolf Blitzer on CNN and broadcast around the world by CNN International. The show's slogan was The last word in Sunday talk and comments made on the show were often featured in the following Monday's news headlines.The show, launched...
; Reliable Sources continued unchanged as a one-hour "segment" of State of the Union.
On February 11, 2009, CNN announced it had hired former Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been...
producer Michelle Jaconi as the executive producer of the show.
On a January 31, 2010 broadcast, John King announced that senior political correspondent Candy Crowley would become the new anchor of the program, following King's move to take over Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived...
's former timeslot
Lou Dobbs Tonight
Lou Dobbs Tonight is an American editorial commentary and discussion program hosted by Lou Dobbs, previously broadcast on CNN and currently on Fox Business Network. The hour-long show aired live on evenings every weekday, and was replayed in the overnight/early morning hours. It covered the major...
. In the move, the show was cut back from four hours down to one, and the Reliable Sources
Reliable Sources
Reliable Sources is a weekly show on CNN, focusing on analysis of the American news media. It was initially created to cover the media's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, but has since also covered the media's coverage of the Valerie Plame affair, the War in Iraq, the outing of Mark Felt as Deep...
"show within a show" was spun off once again as its own program.