'The McLaughlin Group' Moving to W*USA in Washington, DC, and WCBS in New York

'The McLaughlin Group' Moving to W*USA in Washington, DC, and WCBS in New York

Award-winning talk show launches new era on May 4. Move does not affect 315 PBS affiliates.

WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Iconic talk show host John McLaughlin announced today that his company, Oliver Productions, is moving production of his award winning public affairs talk show, "The McLaughlin Group", to Gannett's Washington DC CBS affiliate, W*USA-TV. Beginning in May, the show will air on W*USA-TV and on WCBS-TV in New York City. It will continue to be seen nationally on 315 PBS stations across the country.

"The opportunity to be a part of the new information based program line up on W*USA was just too good to turn down," McLaughlin said. "We are proud and excited to be the centerpiece of their Sunday morning lineup. At the same time, we will continue our presence in New York and on PBS, where our audience is strong and loyal. Even so, it's difficult to say good-bye after 26 years with NBC's WRC-TV where we produced the show weekly. I'm very grateful to the six general managers with whom I worked over the years and the amazing technical staff."

McLaughlin's show, which features panel discussions on issues of the day with regulars Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift, Clarence Page, Monica Crowley and Mort Zuckerman, has been a ratings giant over the years regularly drawing better ratings than NBC's powerhouse "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" in New York. The show's panelists will be staying on with the show as it makes its transition to the new stations.

"The McLaughlin Group set the original gold standard for political discourse in broadcasting and I'm delighted to add it to our growing public affairs line-up on Sundays," said Allan Horlick, President & General Manager at W*USA-TV. "John and his mix-it-up panel of Washington insiders can always be relied on for wry and insightful observations. We couldn't be happier that they are joining us on W*USA-TV."

Oliver Productions will move its production of The McLaughlin Group to the W*USA-TV studio. The first show produced at the new facilities will air on Saturday May 3rd at 7:30pm and Sunday May 4th at 11:30am in Washington, DC and Sunday May 4th at 11:00am in New York on WCBS-TV.

"We are looking forward to adding 'The McLaughlin Group' to our Sunday morning schedule, where it will be a perfect complement to our local news as well as 'Sunday Morning' and 'Face The Nation,'" said Peter Dunn, President & General Manager, WCBS-TV.

The McLaughlin Group premiered in 1982 and quickly established itself as the most talked about show in the nation's capital. It garnered a national following with its affiliation with PBS. WTTW-TV in Chicago will continue as the presenting PBS Station. McLaughlin also produces and hosts "One on One" which first aired in 1984. From 1984 until 1989 he produced and hosted "McLaughlin", a one hour nightly talk show on CNBC.

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