ALL: Info on possible preemptions for funeral on 1/2/07

[JAS0N47]

PRESS RELEASES ON POSSIBLE "DAYS" PREEMPTION FOR JANUARY 2

All daytime programming, including "Days of Our Lives", will most likely be preempted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 for the funeral of former President Gerald Ford. On NBC, Brian Williams will anchor NBC News' coverage of the services at the National Cathedral, live from Washington D.C., beginning at 10:00 a.m., ET. "Days" has been preempted four other times for funerals in the past: Martin Luther King Jr.'s in 1968, President Harry Truman's in 1972, President Lyndon Johnson's in 1973 and President Ronald Reagan's in 2004.

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NBC PRESS RELEASE ON FUNERAL COVERAGE PLANS:

Starting at 6:30 pm, ET on Saturday, December 30, Brian Williams will lead NBC News' live network coverage of President Gerald R. Ford's State Funeral ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. NBC News' Washington Bureau Chief and moderator of "Meet the Press" Tim Russert, and NBC special correspondent Tom Brokaw will contribute as well.  On Tuesday, January 2, 2007, Williams will anchor NBC News' coverage of the services at the National Cathedral, live from Washington D.C., beginning at 10:00 a.m., ET. Joining Williams will be Russert, with "Weekend Today" co-anchor Campbell Brown and Brokaw reporting from the National Cathedral. Also on Tuesday, "Today" will be a split edition with Matt Lauer anchoring live from Washington, D.C. and Meredith Vieira from New York. Joining Lauer will be Russert, Brokaw and NBC Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, among others.

ABC PRESS RELEASE ON FUNERAL COVERAGE PLANS:

Extensive live coverage plans include the State Funeral ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m., ET and Tuesday's National Memorial Service at the Washington National Cathedral beginning at 10 a.m., ET. Regular programming will be interrupted throughout the week as events warrant. Charles Gibson will anchor ABC's coverage throughout the weekend and coming week. He will be joined by ABC News anchors, correspondents and consultants, including Barbara Walters, George Stephanopoulos, John Cochran, George Will, former Ford special counsel David Gergen and presidential historian Richard Norton Smith. Additionally, Brian Rooney will report from Rancho Mirage, California and Dean Reynolds will report from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

ABC News broadcasts, including "Good Morning America," "World News with Charles Gibson" and its webcast, "Nightline," "World News Saturday and Sunday," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," "World News Now" and "America This Morning," will have coverage of the events in honor of President Ford throughout the weekend and week ahead.

CBS PRESS RELEASE not available yet, but will preempt for the funeral on January 2 as well.

[Scotty]

I bet there will be no soaps broadcast on Tuesday at all.

Tuesday has been declared a 'National Day of Mourning' by President Bush, there will be no mail that day, Wall Street is shut down, and American flags will be flying at half-staff for 30 days following Ford's death.

[Josh]

Did the President declare Ronald Reagan's funeral day " A National Day of Mourning"?

[winterguy125]

I am pretty sure that there might be some preemptions on Wednesday as well, as there will be another funeral in Grand Rapids Michigan, around 2 pm.

[Soapsuds]

I don't think he did. I would remember. But I could be wrong.

[Scotty]

I have been wondering the exact same thing. I could be worng, but I don't think he did either.

[Chris B]

This annoys me! First I've been expecting some things in the mail and this is going to push it back to Wednesday and now we're looking at 2 or three episodes of our soaps this week! This was a huge week for Y&R, grrr!

I don't recall this red carpet for Ronald Reagan and he was a major President. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but Gerald Ford wasn't even an elected President! I'm just so surprised by all the attention given to him. He's the only President in history that wasn't voted on by the people and when he ran for re-election he lost.

[Scotty]

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This annoys me! First I've been expecting some things in the mail and this is going to push it back to Wednesday and now we're looking at 2 or three episodes of our soaps this week! This was a huge week for Y&R, grrr!

I don't recall this red carpet for Ronald Reagan and he was a major President. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but Gerald Ford wasn't even an elected President! I'm just so surprised by all the attention given to him. He's the only President in history that wasn't voted on by the people and when he ran for re-election he lost.

I know, it seems they are going all out for President Ford's funeral. And if they're doing it for him, then why didn't they do it for Reagan as well? And I bet they won't do it for Carter or Bush 41 either when they die.

And Ford is the only man never elected either President OR Vice President, and was President for for less than three years (Aug. 9, 1974-Jan. 20, 1977); so why the five star treatment?

I agree that Ford was a good guy, and sounds like a good president (but that was before my time, however), but this was not done for Reagan and many consider him to be one of our greatest Presidents of all time.

[a2sassy]

According to the DirecTV on-screen guide, it has for Tuseday, the funeral coverage starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 11:15 a.m. Y&R will start 15 minutes later where I live, so it's supposed to come on at 11:15 and end at noon. All the other soaps are supposed to come on at it's normal time.

[Scotty]

Which time zone do you live in?

[Chris B]

Yay! I checked where I live and Y&R will air from 11:15-12:15 central time, the rest of the schedule (for all soaps) is fine.

[Scotty]

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Yay! I checked where I live and Y&R will air from 11:15-12:15 central time, the rest of the schedule (for all soaps) is fine.

Cool! I hope there are no last minutes changes to that schedule.

[All My Shadows]

I doubt any episodes are going to be unaired period. They'll probably air late night.

[Andre]

At least in Canada they won't cut or reair the episodes at a different time. Glad to know there is no preemption.

[a2sassy]

Central.