TV Industry Awaits Historic Obama Inauguration

For producers and correspondents covering the inauguration, Tuesday is one for the history books.

Like everything surrounding the 2008 presidential campaign, the inauguration of Barack Obama dawns with broadcast media swinging for the fences. Not only are the usual suspects bringing their A teams, but cablers as diverse as BET, TV One, Al Jazeera and ESPN are offering live coverage of Obama’s swearing-in. MTV will focus on inaugural coverage in the evening.

Add the expected crush of millions of the at-work audience tuning in around noon EST, and it’s not a stretch to say this could be the most widely seen inauguration in U.S.

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