Fox News Plans an ‘Experience’ for DNC, RNC
Fox News Channel to bring 'The Fox Experience' to Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention.
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/19/2008 1:00:00 PM EDT
Fox News Channel will feature “The Fox Experience” as part of its coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Denver and Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
The Fox Experience will serve as a field base for Fox News at the conventions, with programs from Fox News, Fox Business Network, Fox News Radio and the network’s online and mobile coverage.
Fox News expects to broadcast a number of programs live from The Fox Experience, including: Fox & Friends (6 a.m.-9 a.m. EST), America’s Newsroom (9 a.m.-11 a.m.), Studio B with Shepard Smith (3 p.m.-4 p.m.), Your World with Neil Cavuto (4 p.m.-5 p.m.), America’s Election HQ (5 p.m.-6 p.m.), Special Report with Brit Hume (6 p.m.-7 p.m.), Fox Report with Shepard Smith (7 p.m.-8 p.m.), The O’Reilly Factor (8 p.m.-9 p.m.), Hannity & Colmes (9 p.m.-9:45 p.m.), America’s Election HQ hosted by Brit Hume (9:45 p.m.-11 p.m.) and On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (11 p.m-1 a.m.).
Cavuto will also host his namesake Fox Business show on site, and Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace will also originate from Denver and St. Paul.
FOXNews.com will also feature a number of streaming channels, the centerpiece of which is The Strategy Room, which will feature a rotating panel of anchors and analysts bringing the latest political news and interviewing guests.
For the DNC, The Fox Experience will be headquartered at Braun’s Bar & Grill, across the street from the Pepsi Center, and at the RNC, it will be based out of a custom tent across from the Xcel Energy Center.
