Fox Corporate Pitches Presidential Interview As “Obama vs. O'Reilly”
Written by Sarah Pavlus
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By all counts, Super Bowl Sunday is a big day for News Corp., whose Fox network is hosting the game this weekend.
In keeping with tradition, President Obama has granted a pre-game interview to the hosting network -- and this year the honor goes to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly.
Whether O'Reilly lives up to Rupert Murdoch's expectations remains to be seen -- last November Murdoch publicly slammed O'Reilly's interview skills, saying: “Bill O'Reilly gets Hillary Clinton on. He's disgraceful the way he gives her such an easy ride.”
But a recent corporate press release on the day's coverage does provide some insight into how top Fox brass hopes to frame Obama's upcoming interview on “Fair and Balanced” Fox News:
Obama vs. O'Reilly Headlines FOX's Star-Studded Super Bowl XLV Pregame Show
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Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - Dallas, TX - Thousands of hours planning, production and execution are on display in North Texas during the FOX SUPER BOWL SUNDAY pregame show this Sunday in the hours right before the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Highlighting the four-hour, star-studded extravaganza is an exclusive one-on-one interview between President Barack Obama and Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly at approximately 4:30 PM ET.
While O'Reilly vs. Obama may be as compelling to some as Packers vs. Steelers, it's just one of the many can't miss moments during the FOX SUPER BOWL XLV PREGAME SHOW, live this Sunday, Feb. 6 (2:00-6:00 PM ET) from in and around Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.