ABC News Lands Biden-Harris
Anchors David Muir and Robin Roberts get time with Democratic presidential/VP hopefuls
ABC News is the first network to get a joint interview with former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris. Biden is the Democratic nominee for president and Harris is the vice president pick. David Muir, anchor of World News Tonight, and Robin Roberts, co-anchor on Good Morning America, will both interview Biden and Harris.
World News Tonight will feature the Biden-Harris talks Aug. 21 and ABC will air a primetime special showcasing the interviews Aug. 23, running 8-9 p.m. ET.
Biden and Harris are the stars of the show as the Democratic National Convention begins in Milwaukee Aug. 17, most of the event virtual.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.