That '90s show: Can it be? Will the former leader of the free world do the daily dish? (Top of the Week).(Former President Bill Clinton talks with NBC about talk show)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, May, 2002 by McClellan, Steve

Well, he sure has the gift of gab. Former President Bill Clinton, that is. Whether he uses it to take on Oprah in daytime syndication remains to be seen. But believe it or not (and there are a lot of people who do not), Clinton has seriously considered doing just that. So serious that he sat through a presentation last week with NBC executives who walked him through the process, challenges and opportunities of doing a daytime syndicated talk show.

Both NBC and Clinton's handlers confirmed the meeting, which was held last Wednesday at the West Coast offices of Hollywood producer Harry Thomason, a longtime Clinton confidant, who has advised him on numerous media issues in the past. Representing NBC at the meeting were NBC President Andrew Lack,...

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