Current TV is finally using its most obvious asset on the air. Al Gore, who co-founded the network with Joel Hyatt, will lead coverage of the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions on the tiny cable news net, with the rest of the network's team backing him up. Gore isn't exactly a stranger to television—aside from extensive campaign experience and his TV appearances as vice president, he's guest starred a number of times as himself on Comedy Central cartoon Futurama (for which his daughter Kristin used to write).
The decision to put Gore on the air does not inspire much confidence in the network's future.
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