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MUMBAI:
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, interviews President
George W. Bush on Thursday 14 February. This special edition of
the weekday programme will air globally at 0000GMT on Friday 15
February.
The
exclusive interview takes place at the White House on the eve of
the President's visit to Africa. The President and First Lady will
visit Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia.
The
interview will have a global reach that only the BBC can achieve.
In addition to airing on BBC World internationally and on BBC America
in the US, it will also be available on bbc.com. Radio listeners
will be able to tune in via BBC World Service language services
broadcasting to Africa including Arabic, English for Africa, French
for Africa, Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Portuguese for Africa, Somali and
Swahili. While in the UK audiences will be able to view it on the
BBC’s domestic services.
Rome
Hartman, executive producer, BBC World News America says, “Matt
Frei’s interview with President Bush is the latest in a series
of ground-breaking programmes and high-profile interviews for us.
Just last week, an impressive line-up of expert commentators and
leading political figures contributed to a live five-hour broadcast
on Super Tuesday and expert analyst Ted Koppel offered his unique
insight on Wednesday’s programme. Day in and day out, BBC World
News America features smart and sophisticated reporting from BBC
correspondents in the United States and around the world...a reach
and range that no US news broadcast can match.”
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