The Gavin Newsom Show
The Gavin Newsom Show | |
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Genre | Talk show |
Presented by | Gavin Newsom |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Executive producer | Mia Haugen |
Production location | San Francisco |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Current TV |
Release | May 18, 2012 January 2013 | –
The Gavin Newsom Show is a weekly one-hour talk show hosted by then-Lieutenant Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, and airing on San Francisco-based Current TV from 2012 - 2013.[1] The show featured one-on-one interviews with notable residents of California, guests included Marissa Mayer and Sergey Brin.[2][3][4]
Mia Haugen, a former executive at
It was, according to Newsom, "a political show without politicians. Meaning, I'm in politics, I'm on a network that's dominantly political, and I happen to believe, firmly, that for politics to change,
History
Originally, Newsom asked Current TV if they would let him use their equipment to do a
The show was a replacement for Countdown with Keith Olbermann and premiered on May 18, 2012, with guests Lance Armstrong, Marissa Mayer, and Nick Bilton.[6]
Cancellation
On January 2, 2013 it was announced that the show was going off the air. According to his spokesman "The Gavin Newsom Show was a great opportunity for which he is grateful," spokesman Peter Ragone said in a prepared statement. "The lieutenant governor's's original agreement with Current is set to expire this month and he had already decided on moving in a new direction."[7] According to his spokesman the departure was unrelated to Current's acquisition by Al Jazeera Media Network which happened around the same time.
References
- ^ a b "About The Gavin Newsom Show and Gavin Newsom". Current TV. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- The San Francisco Examiner, May 18, 2012
- Wired News
- ^ ""The Gavin Newsom Show" already on TMZ's radar — thanks to Lance Armstrong scoop", blog.sfgate.com, The San Francisco Chronicle, May 16, 2012
- ^ Fast Company. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Sankin, Aaron (May 21, 2012). "The Gavin Newsom Show Debuts With Lance Armstrong, Marissa Mayer, and Nick Bilton". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Schwartz, Carly (January 2, 2013). "Gavin Newsom's Show Going Off The Air". Huffington Post.