An Oral History of Senate TV: 40 Years of Memorable Moments on C-SPAN2, with Carl Hulse, Paul Kane, Chad Pergram – Part I

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of Senate TV over 40 years, featuring insights from prominent congressional reporters.

What were John Glenn's reservations about whether TV would change the way the Senate operates? And did those reservations become reality? In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "Extreme Mortman" – we get answers – from the All Stars of Congress reporting: Carl Hulse of the New York Times … Paul Kane now with NOTUS – soon The Star … and Chad Pergram of Fox News. .. The dream team! It's the 40th anniversary of Senate TV – 40 years since C-SPAN2 began .. and the "Extreme Mortman" audience chose the best moments to play… • Which clips did our listeners pick? • What do Carl Hulse, Paul Kane, and Chad Pergram say about them? • What do the clips say about – the U.S. Senate? • And what does it sound like when Chad Pergram sings? Find out in a special two-part episode … An Oral History of Senate TV –on C-SPAN2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: C-SPAN

Guests: Carl Hulse, Paul Kane, Chad Pergram

Topics covered

• Senate TV
• C-SPAN2
• U.S. Senate
• media impact
• oral history
• political reporting

Keywords

• Senate TV
• C-SPAN2
• Carl Hulse
• Paul Kane
• Chad Pergram
• John Glenn
• oral history
• politics
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: C-SPAN, New York Times, NOTUS, Fox News

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