ABCNews.com will be adding another “ABC News NOW” show, Top Line, debuting Monday at NoonET. The 15-minute program will be hosted by ABC News’ political director David Chalian and senior political reporter Rick Klein.
The midday show will contain analysis and “inside scoop,” and will include interviews and viewer interaction.
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On Monday, March 30, “ABC News NOW” and ABCNEWS.com will debut “Top Line,” a new webcast that will stream live each day at 12:00pm/EST on the Homepage of ABCNEWS.com. “Top Line” will give viewers a fifteen minute fill on the day’s top political events, developments and insights. Hosted by ABC News’ Political Director David Chalian and Senior Political Reporter and author of ‘The Note,’ Rick Klein, “Top Line” is a quick midday fill for political analysis and inside scoop. The program will include interviews with newsmakers and buzz makers as well as interaction with its regular viewers and readers of ‘The Note.’
Says Mr. Chalian, “This show should appeal to everyone from the political pro, to the political news junkie keeping up with the latest developments, to any viewer looking for a quick overview on the day’s political events.” Mr. Klein says, “We hope that our users read ‘The Note’ over breakfast and watch ‘Top Line’ so they’ll know what to talk about at lunch.”
The program will air on ABC News NOW and be live streamed each weekday at 12:00pm/EST on ABCNEWS.com and available shortly thereafter as video on demand on ABC News’ website. Sam Brooks is the producer of “Top Line,” and Kathy O’Hearn, an ABC News Executive Producer created the program.
“Top Line” airs Monday through Friday from 12:00pm to 12:15pm/EST on ABC News NOW and is available anytime on demand at ABCNEWS.com. Portia Robertson is the Senior Producer of ABC News NOW in Washington, and Sara Just is the Senior Producer of Digital Media and Politics in Washington, DC. Nancy Han is the executive producer of ABC News NOW.
