ABC News NOW Launches on WBAY's HDTV

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Ground-breaking Programming Available Over Digital Television Signal

Peter Jennings' Gavel-to-Gavel Convention Coverage on "ABC News Now" To Serve As Centerpiece of 14-Week Programming Venture Leading to Election Night
 
 
With anchor Peter Jennings at the helm, ABC News will launch ABC News Now on Monday, July 26, with extended ABC News national news coverage through election night, November 2.

ABC News Now begins at noon, July 26, on WBAY-DT 23 (2-2 on your digital TV) and on Time Warner Cable digital channel 702.

ABC News Now is part of a unique 14-week multiplatform news programming venture ABC News. This 24/7 news service is available via broadband, wireless, and, for the first time ever, to ABC affiliates for transmission over their digital television signal.

Beginning this Monday, Mr. Jennings will anchor gavel-to-gavel convention coverage, which will serve as the centerpiece of news programming delivered across an expansive offering of delivery platforms - the ABC Television Network, broadband, wireless and digital television.

In addition to six exclusive hours of primetime coverage on the ABC Television Network, Mr. Jennings will anchor more than 23 hours of daily convention coverage on ABC News Now.

Beyond extensive convention and political coverage, ABC News Now will deliver live breaking news events, hourly news briefs and original reports from ABC News correspondents.

Mr. Jennings will be joined on both broadcast and ABC News Now programming by a team of anchors and correspondents including George Stephanopoulos, Kate Snow, Claire Shipman, Mark Halperin, Dan Harris, Terry Moran, Bob Woodruff, Ron Claiborne, Linda Douglass, Jake Tapper, Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, Hari Sreenivasan and Gigi Stone.

Programming highlights from extensive convention coverage on ABC News Now include:

Peter Jennings will anchor ABC News Now live coverage of the conventions beginning at 7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time each evening. He will be joined by the expert team of ABC News anchors and correspondents. On the nights when Mr. Jennings is anchoring coverage on the ABC Television Network, Bob Woodruff or Terry Moran will assume the primetime anchor responsibilities for ABC News Now.
Peter Jennings and George Stephanopoulos will introduce all ABC News Now coverage on Monday, July 26. Terry Moran, Hari Sreenivasan and Gigi Stone will share anchor responsibilities throughout the day.
"Trail Mix," an interactive "pre-game" program co-anchored by Sam Donaldson in Boston and Hari Sreenivasan in New York at 6 p.m. Central Daylight Time. This original programming features newsmaker guests and political analysts.
From Noon to 12:30 p.m. Central each day, ABC News Now will air "Politics LIVE." This live daily political newscast (until now seen only on broadband) reports the most interesting political developments of the day. Peter Jennings will anchor "Politics LIVE" on Monday, July 26.
From 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Central, ABC News Now convention coverage will draw on correspondents on the scene, various live guests, including delegates and elected officials, and existing ABC News interviews and reports.
ABC News Now will air original business programming beginning each morning - beginning at 8:20 a.m. Central before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and concluding at 9:00 am.
Morning programming will also include a review of what took place at the convention the night before, with political reports and interviews drawn from ABC News programming that has aired earlier.
From 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Central each day, ABC News Now will air an extended replay of convention highlights from the previous day.
Go to http://abcnews.go.com/sections/abcnewsnow/ for programming schedules and to find out more.