Did CNN Veto?
Bill O’Reilly and Lou Dobbs have been talking about each other all week, but if the original plan had taken form, Dobbs would have appeared on O’Reilly’s Fox News show Wednesday night – and maybe even from CNN’s studio. Instead, the mystery of why the appearance didn’t happen has taken the story a different direction. TVNewser first reported yesterday that FNC had interest in Dobbs as a guest. Now Mediaite has obtained the email exchange between Dobbs’ team and the Fox producers, proving the CNN host’s interest in appearing on the program. The emails show a lengthy exchange between Steve Karas, a publicist for Dobbs’ radio show, and Rob Monaco, an O’Reilly Factor producer. Tuesday morning, Karas pitched a Dobbs appearance on the Fox News program, saying Dobbs was “very interested in coming on.” By late that afternoon, Fox agreed. Karas said another publicist, Keith Hagan, “would be in touch to coordinate.” Mitchell, another Factor producer, even suggested they could do the interview wi
