News Item: ESPN canceled Bill Simmons/Barack Obama podcast interview
What's the excuse? According to a Worldwide Leader spokesman quoted in the NYDN:
Our position is that when they're down to the final two candidates, we'll look for options to interview each accordingly. Fans don't expect political coverage on our air.On our air??? It's a podcast! If you don't want to hear it, don't click on it.
Aside from the ABC debate, it's the biggest media scandal of the campaign- Bill Simmons doesn't get to interview Obama, but Angelo Cataldi- and Preston and Steve- do.
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 21, 2008 11:28 PM