Who’s on the talk shows this weekend? Glad you asked.
Highlights will include President Barack Obama on “Fareed Zakaria GPS”; Senator John McCain on “State of the Union”; Rep. Paul Ryan on “Meet the Press”; and Governor Scott Walker on “This Week.”
Sunday:
CBS’s “Face the Nation”: TBA
NBC’s “Meet the Press“: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman, House Ways and Means Committee; former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates; former NFL Player, Leonard Marshall; Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith; co-anchor of TODAY, Savannah Guthrie; managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and host of Bloomberg TV’s “With All Due Respect,” Mark Halperin; host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer; and columnist for The Washington Post, Kathleen Parker.
“Fox News Sunday”: Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Senate Armed Services Committee; General Jack Keane, Fox News military analyst and four star general (retired); Ambassador Dennis Ross, former special Middle East coordinator and Fox News foreign affairs analyst; Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Governor (R); Bill Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education; John Riggins, NFL Hall of Fame running back and Super Bowl XVII MVP; George Will, syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor; Julie Pace, The Associated Press; Dana Perino, co-host, “The Five” and former White House Press Secretary; Peter Baker, The New York Times.
Univision’s “Al Punto” : former President of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana; executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division, José Miguel Vivanco; political scientist and director of Projects, “Movimiento Cívico Nacional de Guatemala,” Gloria Álvarez; YouTube influencers, Patricia Caeli Santa Olalla and Héctor Gabriel Trejo; and actors, Kristyan Ferrer and Adriana Barraza.
ABC’s “This Week“: Governor Scott Walker (R-WI); ABC News political analyst, Matthew Dowd; CNN contributor and senior writer for ESPN, LZ Granderson; co-host and managing editor of PBS’ “NewsHour” and moderator and managing editor of PBS’ “Washington Week,” Gwen Ifill; editor of National Review, Rich Lowry.
CNN’s “State of the Union”: Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee; former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee (R-AR); Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY); CNN commentator, Kevin Madden; political reporter for The Washington Post, Dan Balz, CNN Sports anchor, Rachel Nichols; and NFL Hall of Fame, Lynn Swann.
CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” : President Barack Obama.
CNN’s “Inside Politics”: Congressional reporter for NPR, Juana Summers; chief White House correspondent for POLITICO, Mike Allen; senior politics editor for The Daily Beast, Jackie Kucinich; national political correspondent, The New York Times, Jonathan Martin.
CNN’s “Reliable Sources” : Super Bowl sportscaster, Jack Whitaker; senior contributor for The Daily Caller, Matt Lewis; and author of Loudest Voice in the Room (2014), Gabe Sherman.
FOX News’ “MediaBuzz” : Nina Easton, columnist and Washington Editor, Fortune Magazine and Fox News contributor; Mercedes Schlapp, former spokesperson for President George W. Bush; Julie Roginsky, Fox News contributor; David Zurawik, Baltimore Sun media critic; Brian Kilmeade, “Fox & Friends” co-host; Joe Concha, Mediaite columnist; Frank Luntz, pollster.
FOX News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” : Rep Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Tom Price, (R-GA) chairman of House Budget Committee; Ray Kelly, former Commissioner of the NYPD; Ed Rollins, former principal White House advisor to President Reagan in both his terms and Fox News political analyst; Judith Miller, adjunct fellow at The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Pulitzer prize-winning author, Fox News contributor; and Steve Moore, chief economist of The Heritage Foundation, Wall Street Journal contributor and Fox News contributor.
The Weekend:
PBS’s “Washington Week” : Nancy Youssef of The Daily Beast; Peter Baker of The New York Times; Jeff Zeleny of ABC News; Dan Balz of The Washington Post.
C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers”: TBA
NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” : TBA
We’ll update ’em as we get ’em (email fishbowldamon@gmail.com).