Planet Green Lands ABC Anchor
by Mairi Beautyman, Berlin, Germany on 04.23.08
There's much excitement here at TreeHugger, as our sister site Planet Green will soon bring the first-ever 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network into 50 million homes (that would be June 4, for those of you programming your TVs.) The network will be action packed full of celebrities and personalities, and Bob Woodruff is the latest addition. Beginning in July, the ABC News anchor and familiar primetime face will head up an eco-newscast on the network, as part of an ABC News production. Each week, Woodruff will dish on a long list of green issues -- climate impact, environmental policy, and world events -- in a format ranging from studio-based round table discussions to narratives and political debates. The award-winning journalist -- who was seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2006 -- joined ABC in 1996 and was named co-anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" in December 2005.
"I’ve traveled around the world covering a wide range of stories, but the environment is one story that knows no boundaries or limitations in terms of its impact on humanity. It affects us all, and I am deeply committed to shining a light on the challenges facing our planet and its inhabitants, as well as on solutions going forward," says Woodruff.
The network will also feature heavyweights Adrian Grenier, Tom Bergeron, Emeril Lagasse, Maria Menounos, Tom Brokaw, and Tom Green. ::ABC News ::Planet Green
Image courtesy of Steve Fenn/ABC.
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Nice, so now even the green movement can be manipulated and twisted to the whim of the mainstream media.
Could this dude possibly wear more makeup? Are we sure he's not a cadaver? Yikes!
So exactly how is the 'Green Movement' going to be manipulated by the 'mainstream' media? And how is it currently not manipulated eh?
This guy was a very successful reporter at ABC, owned by Disney. He had to be careful not to offend his superiors or his advertisers when reporting, and since he was a war reporter he was part of the media that let us get into and stay in this mess in Iraq. Look at what a failure the media is in the United States. He was a prominent part of that. And now we have to deal with him at Planet Green?
Cadaver? The guy took major shrapnel to the head in Iraq. After the multiple surgeries and having part of his skull removed, I am sure that makeup is required.
Well so far it is in the "elitist catagory!
I will have to pay DIrect TV MORE MONEY to increase my channels so I can watch it.
So the hedge fund managers, who are buying up farm land & silos ( see NYT article today) will be the ones who will watch it, and the poor & less informed population will NOT.
How educational is that?