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August 13, 2000 (TV Only)

BRIAN BOYER, Television Documentarian - boyertv@aol.com
Award-winning television documentarian. Former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Worked on ABC's 20/20 and a few years back, he produced a documentary on Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution.

SEN. BARACK OBAMA (IL)
Mr. Obama serves in the Illinois State Senate and also teaches several classes at the University of Chicago School of Law.

ACHY OBEJAS, Chicago Tribune Columnist

August 6, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Half-hour #1

LEE NEWCOM, Small Business Executive - lnewcom@afo.net
Lee Newcom is a small business owner from Bloomington, Illinois, in the rural center of the state.   A former elected county official, Newcom was also the Midwest Regional Director for the National Council of Republican County Officials.  He now serves as a director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois.

JOHN McGOVERN, Republican Campaign Consultant
John McGovern is currently working on the republican congressional campaign of John Kirk in Illinois' 10th District.  He has also served on the staff of the current Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert.

KEN ADELSTEIN

August 3, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Half-hour #1

SEN. ORIN HATCH (R-UT)

STEVE ROBERTS, ABC Radio News, Convention Anchor

CORINE WOOD (R), Illinois Lt. Governor

Half-hour #2

REP. JUDY BIGGERT (R-IL/13)

SEN. PETER FITZGERALD (R-IL)

GOV. FRANK KEATING (R-OK)

JIM THOMPSON (R), former Governor of Illinois

August 2, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Half-hour #1

SAM DONALDSON, ABC News

SEN. JON KYL (R-AZ)

RICH TAPPLE, Executive Director, Log Cabin Republicans

JUDY BARR TOPINKA (R), Illinois State Treasurer

Half-hour #2

GEORGETTE MASBACHER, Political Analyst, ABCNews.com

IL STATE SEN. PATE PHILLIPS (R), Illinois State Senate Majority Leader

ELLEN WARREN, Chicago Tribune Columnist

August 1, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Half-hour #1

GOV. JOHN ENGLER (R-MI)

JIM LAKE, Senior Communication Advisor - RNC2000

LYNN MARTIN, former Secretary of Labor (Reagan Administration)

JIM RYAN (R), Illinois State Attorney General

Half-hour#2

MAUREEN MURPHY, Commissioner, Cook County Board of Tax Review

MARIAN MILLER, President, National Federation of Republican Women

MICHAEL SNEED, Chicago Sun-Times Columnist

JOHN KASS, Chicago Tribune Columnist

BERNIE SCHOENBERG, Political Columnist, Springfield State Journal-Register Newspaper

July 31, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Half-hour #1

ILLINOIS STATE REP. LEE DANIELS, Illinois House Minority Leader (Guest for the full-hour)

AL FRANKEN, Author/Commedian & ABC Radio News Political Analyst

REP. JOHN KASICH (R-OH/12), Chairman - House Budget Committee

SEN. RICK SANORUM (R-PA), Member - Senate Armed Services Committee

Half-hour #2

GOV. GEORGE RYAN (R-IL)

ILLINOIS STATE REP. KAY WOJEK (R-Schaumburg), Assistant Minority Leader

July 30, 2000 (TV Only)

DEBBIE HOWLETT, USA Today Midwest Bureau Chief
Midwest Bureau Chief of USA Today in Chicago. Graduate of the University of Oregon.

TOM ROESER, Conservative
Original panel member of Beyond the Beltway, President of his own of consulting firm. Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, talk show host for flagship station WLS/890-AM and former lobbyist for Quaker Oats Company. Tom is also a former Kennedy fellow at Harvard University.

RICH WILLIAMSON, Illinois Republican Chairman
Rich Williamson was elected Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party on April 15, 1999. Currently, Williamson is a partner with the Chicago law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt.  He served in the Reagan Administration as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs from 1981-1983.

July 30, 2000 (Remote from Philadelphia)

Hour #1

RICH GALEN, Editor - Mullings.com

REP. ASA HUTCHISON (R-AK/3), Member - House Judiciary Committee

REP. HENRY HYDE (R-IL/6) , Chairman - House Judiciary Committee

VITO CANUSO, Philadelphia Republican Party Chairman

Hour #2

ELEANOR CLIFT, Columnist - Newsweek Magazine

REP. RANDY CUNNIGHAM (R-CA/51), Member - House Appropriations Committee

SEN. PETE DOMENICI (R-NM), Chairman - Senate Budget Committee

NEWT GINGRICH, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives/RNC2000 Fox News Analyst

July 23, 2000

CLIFF KELLEY, Talk Show Host
A former Chicago City Councilman for 16 years, Kelley now hosts one of Chicago’s premier radio talk shows on WVON weekdays and on WGCI on Saturday mornings.

KATHY POSNER, Public Relations Executive - KRP01@aol.com           
Public Relations Executive with her own public relations firm, COMM2, She is a consultant to Republican and Democratic candidates.  A native of Westchester, New York.

R. CRAIG SUATTER, Author
Sautter's latest book is Philadelphia Presidential Elections, found on our BTB Book Club site.   He also co-authored, Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions1860-1996.

July 16, 2000

Hour #1

STATE SEN. JIM COSTA, (D - Fresno, CA)
On July 20th, State Sen. Costa becomes the President of the National Conference of State Legislators.

STATE REP. ROB JUNELL, (D - San Angelo, TX)
Junell is chair of the Texas House Committee on Appropriations and chair on the NCSL Assembly on Federal Issues, Budget and Taxation Committee.

STATE REP. JO ANN DAVIDSON, (R-Reynoldsburg, OH)
Davidson is the Speaker of Ohio's House of Representatives.

Hour #2

STATE REP. KIP HOLDEN, (D-Baton Rouge, LA)
Holden is the chair of NCSL's Law & Justice Committee.

STATE REP. EVELYN LYNN, (R-Ormond Beach, FL)
Lynn is the chair of the Florida House's Education Committee.

STATE REP. MARTIN STEPHENS (R-Farr West City, UT)
Stephens is the Speaker of Utah's House of Representatives.

July 9, 2000

JIM EDGAR, Former Illinois Governor
Edgar began his political career as a republican state legislator from central Illinois.  He also served the state as its Secretary of State before running for governor.

ELIZABETH GARRETT, Deputy Dean, University of Chicago Law School
A former Supreme Court Clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall, Garrett also served on U.S. Senator David Boren's staff as Legislative Director and Tax and Budget Counsel.  She currently teaches the legislative process and Congress and the Courts at the U. of C. Law School.

LEE NEWCOM, Small Business Executive - lnewcom@afo.net
Lee Newcom is a small business owner from Bloomington, Illinois, in the rural center of the state.   A former elected county official, Newcom was also the Midwest Regional Director for the National Council of Republican County Officials.  He now serves as a director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois. 

July 2, 2000

HARRIET McCOLLOUGH, Professor of Ethics
Currently Professor of Ethics in Government for the Master's in Public Administration Program at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  She is also the first director of the City of Chicago's Board of Ethics.

JOE MORRIS, Republican
President of the United Republican Fund of Illinois, president of the Midwest Region of B'nai B'rith, lawyer at Morris, Rathnau & De La Rosa in Chicago and former senior official of the Reagan Administration.

JIM WALL, Democratic Strategist - jwall@christiancentury.org
Current senior contributing editor of The Christian Century, he was a former sportswriter from Monroe, Georgia.  He is also a Democratic activist and a close friend of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

June 25, 2000

MARTY GERAGHTY, Real Estate Executive
Geraghty is a real estate executive active in republican politics.   A former legislative aide, he also served as an alderman in Evanston, Illinois.

CORETTA McFERREN, Executive Director of WESTCORP
McFerran is the executive Director of WESTCORP, a community based self help group working with lower income families.  She is also a long term activist for school reform in Chicago.  Wife and mother of 7, with 7 grandchildren.

ERIC ZORN, Chicago Tribune Columnist - ezorn@tribune.com
Chicago Tribune Metro columnist and avid marathon runner. Zorn is a frequent Guest on Beyond the Beltway.

June 18, 2000
 
SALIM MUWAKKIL, Senior Editor, "In These Times" - salim4x@aol.com
Senior Editor of "In These Times," one of the country's leading progressive periodicals. A native of the Village of Harlem. Columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a former member of the Black Panther Party.

KATHY POSNER, Public Relations Executive - KRP01@aol.com           
Public Relations Executive with her own public relations firm, COMM2, She is a consultant to Republican and Democratic candidates.  A native of Westchester, New York.

DON TURNER, President - Chicago Federation of Labor
Elected president of the Chicago Federation of Labor in December of 1995, Turner previously served as CFL Secretary-Treasurer (1994) and as CFL Assistant to the President (1987-1994).  Prior to joining the CFL, Turner served as a Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union (1984-1988) and as a Vice President of the Illinois Federation of Teacher

June 11, 2000

CHRIS DUDLEY, Republican Strategist
A native of South Bend, IN, she has served as the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. She is also a vetrean of numerous GOP campaigns.

DEBBIE HOWLETT, USA Today Midwest Bureau Chief
Howlett is Midwest Bureau Chief of USA Today in Chicago. She is also a graduate of the University of Oregon.

TERRY WALSH, Partner - The Strategy Group
Walsh runs a political consulting group that has offices in Washington, Chicago and most recently moved into the California market.  A lawyer by training, he earned is Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of law at Michigan State University.  The Stargety Group's clients include President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.

June 4, 2000

GEORGE GREY, Asst. State's Attorney - LaSalle Co. (IL)
An assistant state's attorney working in LaSalle County, George has also worked as a campaign consultant.  He has specifically worked for conservative candidates and was candidate Pat Buchannan's Illinois state chairperson in 1992 & 1996.

ACHY OBEJAS, Chicago Tribune Columnist - achy@aol.com
Achy Obejas is the cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune. She has been a contributor to the Tribune since 1992 and on staff since 1996. Frequent contributor to numerous national magazines and newspapers, she is also an acclaimed novelist. In 1996, Ms. Obejas received the Studs Terkel Community Journalism Award, multiple Peter Lisagor Exemplary Journalism Awards and has been a fellow at Yaddo, Ragdale and the Virginia Center for the Arts. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina.

JIM WALL, Democratic Strategist
- jwall@christiancentury.org
Current senior contributing editor of The Christian Century, he was a former sportswriter from Monroe, Georgia.  He is also a Democratic activist and a close friend of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

May 28, 2000

CLIFF KELLEY, Talk Show Host
A former Chicago City Councilman for 16 years, Kelley now hosts one of Chicago’s premier radio talk shows on WVON weekdays and on WGCI on Saturday mornings.

DAN MILLER, Chicago Sun-Times - dmiller@sun-times.com
New Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Formerly the Senior V.P. of the Heartland Institute and Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

TOM ROESER, Conservative
Original panel member of Beyond the Beltway, President of his own of consulting firm. Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, talk show host for flagship station WLS/890-AM and former lobbyist for Quaker Oats Company. Tom is also a former Kennedy fellow at Harvard University.

May 21, 2000 (Remote from New York City)

JOE MERCURIO, National Political Services, Inc.
A twenty-five year veteran of political consulting, Mercurio's clients have included both national and local races throughout the country as well as work for presidential candidates.  Mercurio estimates he has worked on close to 500 campaigns, propositions and ballot initiatives.   He has also lectured on media and polling and taught classes on campaign management.

HANK SHEINKOPF, Sheinkopf Communications
Sheinkopf's most recent claim to fame is his work as media consultant for the Clinton/Gore '96 campaign.  A former police officer, he became involved in union activities for his police bretheren.  These union organizational opportunities led to political work and the establishment of his first firm, Austin, Sheinkopf & Associates.

MIKE TOMASKY, Contributing Editor - New York Magazine
Tomasky writes a regular column on national and local politics for New York Magazine.  Since 1995, he has served as a contributing editor for that magazine.  Before that, he was a colmnist for the Village Voice, and, before that, the New York Observer.  he has authored the book Left for Dead (1996/Free Press) about the failures of the American left since the 1960s.

May 14 & 21, 2000 (TV Only)

MARTY GERAGHTY, Real Estate Executive
Geraghty is a real estate executive active in republican politics.   A former legislative aide, he also served as an alderman in Evanston, Illinois.

DAN PERRETEN, Divinity Student - perreten@interaccess.com
A Democrat who currently teaches ethics at DePaul University.  Formerly, the Managing Editor of The Windy City Times, a leading Chicago gay and lesbian newsweekly, he now attends the University of Chicago Divinity School.

JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Member of Congress
Rep. Jan Schakowsky was elected to represent Illinois' 9 th Congressional District on November 3, 1998, after serving for eight years in the Illinois State Assembly. The 9 th Congressional District encompasses Chicago and the suburbs, including the city's north lakeshore area, Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove and several northwest side neighborhoods. Schakowsky is a former consumer and senior citizen advocate and grassroots organizer.

May 7, 2002

BRIAN BOYER, Television Documentarian - boyertv@aol.com
Award-winning television documentarian. Former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Worked on ABC's 20/20 and a few years back, he produced a documentary on Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution.

LEWIS KOCH, Columnist - Interactive Week - lzkoch@media.net
Currently Koch is a special corespondent for CWD (CyberWire Dispatch), an e-mail column on the Internet started by MSNBC. An investigative reporter for over 30 years, he was the recipient of two Jacob Sher Awards, Chicago’s highest honor for investigative journalism and community service, while at NBC News.

JIM WALL, Democratic Strategist - jwall@christiancentury.org
Current senior contributing editor of The Christian Century, he was a former sportswriter from Monroe, Georgia.  He is also a Democratic activist and a close friend of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

April 30, 2000

DAVID CERDA, Attorney - cerda@interaccess.com
David A. Cerda is an attorney in Chicago specializing in police misconduct, employment discrimination, and personal injury cases. He is a former President of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, former Executive Officer of the Hispanic National Bar Association, and received the Mexican American Lawyers Association’s Attorney of the Year Award. He has served as the Vice Chairman of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness and a number of national and local judicial evaluation committees.

LeROY MARTIN, Former Superintendent - Chicago Police Department
On November 18, 1987, LeRoy Martin became the 45th Superintendent of the Chicgao Police Department.  Born and reared in Chicago, IL, he received his earned a bachelors degree in psychology and masters in public education from Roosevelt University.  On April 16, 1992, Mr. Martin retired from the CPD.  He currently serves as Chief of Police for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.

JOHN YANEZ, Patrolman - Chicago Police Department
John Yanez is a 28-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department.  He has spent his entire CPD career serving the 11th District on Chicago's near West Side.  Mr. Yanez served as an MP in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years before joining the CPD.  For the past nine years, John has served as a trustee for the Chicago Chapter of the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police).

GOV. JESSE VENTURA (Independent - MN / pre-taped interview by phone)
Jesse Ventura was elected the 38th Governor of Minnesota on November 3, 1998. As the only Reform Party candidate to ever win statewide office, Ventura shocked the political establishment by defeating Attorney General Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey III and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman in an upset victory while spending less than $400,000. Ventura was born on July 15, 1951 to Sgt. George Janos, a steam fitter for the City of Minneapolis, and First Lt. Bernice Janos, a nurse anesthetist. He grew up in the south Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt Senior High School in 1969. Immediately after high school, Ventura joined the Navy and was trained as a SEAL. He served in the Navy for six years, four on active duty, two in the Reserves, and served in Vietnam. After his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1973. For 11 years, Ventura enjoyed a successful career as a professional wrestler. In 1984, Ventura retired from wrestling and became an actor,starring in several films including Predator, with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He later became a radio talk show host. In 1990, Ventura was prompted to run for Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota's sixth largest city, due to the imminent destruction of a treasured wetland. He served as Mayor until 1995, championing crime reduction.


April 23, 2000 (Easter Sunday)

BENITO GARCIA, Writer
Garcia served served three tours of Duty during the Vietnam War.  He earned three Purple Hearts.  He has been a restuaranteur and is beginning a career as a writer.  The father of two children, he has called himself, " a self-described Mexican-hillbilly."

JOE MORRIS, Republican
President of the United Republican Fund of Illinois, president of the Midwest Region of B'nai B'rith, lawyer at Morris, Rathnau & De La Rosa in Chicago and former senior official of the Reagan Administration.

SALIM MUWAKKIL, Senior Editor, "In These Times" - salim4x@aol.com
Senior Editor of "In These Times," one of the country's leading progressive periodicals. A native of the Village of Harlem. Columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a former member of the Black Panther Party.

April 16, 2000

DAN MILLER, Chicago Sun-Times - dmiller@sun-times.com New Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Formerly the Senior V.P. of the Heartland Institute and Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

LEE NEWCOM, Small Business Executive - lnewcom@afo.net
Lee Newcom is a small business owner from Bloomington, Illinois, in the rural center of the state.   A former elected county official, Newcom was also the Midwest Regional Director for the National Council of Republican County Officials.  He now serves as a director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois.

DAN PERRETEN, Divinity Student - perreten@interaccess.com
A Democrat who currently teaches ethics at DePaul University.  Formerly, the Managing Editor of The Windy City Times, a leading Chicago gay and lesbian newsweekly, he now attends the University of Chicago Divinity School.

April 2, 2000

PAT BUCHANNAN, Reform Party Candidate for President (by Phone from Suburban Washington, DC)
Buchannan, a former staffer for Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, is running for President for the third time in twelve years.

ART CYR, Clausen Professor of Politcal Economy, Carthage College
Former president of the Chicgao Council on Foreign Relations, he now holds the Clausen Chair in the Department of Political Science at Carthidge College in Kenosha, WI.

MARTY GERAGHTY, Real Estate Executive
Geraghty is a real estate executive active in republican politics.   A former legislative aide, he also served as an alderman in Evanston, Illinois.

ACHY OBEJAS, Chicago Tribune Columnist - achy@aol.com
Achy Obejas is the cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune. She has been a contributor to the Tribune since 1992 and on staff since 1996. Frequent contributor to numerous national magazines and newspapers, she is also an acclaimed novelist. In 1996, Ms. Obejas received the Studs Terkel Community Journalism Award, multiple Peter Lisagor Exemplary Journalism Awards and has been a fellow at Yaddo, Ragdale and the Virginia Center for the Arts. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina.

 

April 2, 2000

BRIAN BOYER, Television Documentarian - boyertv@aol.com
Award-winning television documentarian. Former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Worked on ABC's 20/20 and a few years back, he produced a documentary on Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution.

ACHY OBEJAS, Chicago Tribune Columnist - achy@aol.com
Achy Obejas is the cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune. She has been a contributor to the Tribune since 1992 and on staff since 1996. Frequent contributor to numerous national magazines and newspapers, she is also an acclaimed novelist. In 1996, Ms. Obejas received the Studs Terkel Community Journalism Award, multiple Peter Lisagor Exemplary Journalism Awards and has been a fellow at Yaddo, Ragdale and the Virginia Center for the Arts. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina.

JIM WALL, Democratic Strategist - jwall@christiancentury.org
Current senior contributing editor of The Christian Century, he was a former sportswriter from Monroe, Georgia.  He is also a Democratic activist and a close friend of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

March 26, 2000

CLIFF KELLEY, Talk Show Host
A former Chicago City Councilman for 16 years, Kelley now hosts one of Chicago’s premier radio talk shows on WVON weekdays and on WGCI on Saturday mornings.

GARY McDOUGAL, Author
His book, Make a Difference: How One Man Helped Solve America’s Poverty Problem, is a blueprint showing how individuals can bring communicities and government together to improve today’s welfare system.

WILLIAM MARTIN, Welfare Expert
William Martin is the Executive Director of Employement Solutions based in Milwaukee, WI.  His organization is a subsidiary of Goodwill Industries. Employent Solutions creates strong community partnerships to develop a full range of employment, recruitment and family support services.  He previously worked in Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI) administration and was a key contributor to the Governor's landmark welfare reform plan.

 

March 19, 2000

DEBBIE HOWLETT, USA Today Midwest Bureau Chief
Midwest Bureau Chief of USA Today in Chicago. Graduate of the University of Oregon.

JOE MORRIS, Republican
President of the United Republican Fund of Illinois, president of the Midwest Region of B'nai B'rith, lawyer at Morris, Rathnau & De La Rosa in Chicago and former senior official of the Reagan Administration.

SALIM MUWAKKIL, Senior Editor, "In These Times" - salim4x@aol.com
Senior Editor of "In These Times," one of the country's leading progressive periodicals. A native of the Village of Harlem. Columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a former member of the Black Panther Party.

 

March 12, 2000

CHRIS DUDLEY, Republican Strategist
A native of South Bend, IN, she is the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. She is also a vetrean of numerous GOP campaigns.

LARRY GRISOLANO, Democratic Strategist
A partner in the Chicago-based political consulting firm, The Strategy Group, Grisolano has worked on a number of democratic campaigns over the past decade. Most recently, Larry served as senior consultant to the GORE 2000 campaign in Iowa, Washington state and California. The New York Timescreditred Grisolano with creating Gore’s "Stay and Fight" slogan.

ERIC ZORN, Chicago Tribune Columnist - ezorn@tribune.com
Chicago Tribune Metro columnist and avid marathon runner. Zorn is a frequent Guest on Beyond the Beltway.

 

March 5, 2000 (Remote from Los Angeles, CA)

ALLAN HOFFENBLUM, Allan Hoffenblum & Assoc.
Hoffenblum now runs his own political consulting firm specializing in management of Republican political campaigns. This USC graduate twice served in Vietnam and was the Los Angeles County Field Director for California Committee to re-elect President Richard Nixon. He now is also a pert-time instructor on politcal management at UCLA and U.C. Davis University extension.

ROSA MARIA VILLALPANDO, Political Reporter - KMEX-TV/Ch. 34, Los Angeles
Recognized for her series, "La Otra Frontera de El Salvador (El Salvador’s Other Border, Villalpando was honored with the Guillermo Martinez Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She joined KMEX in 1991 as a researcher and weekend reporter.

 

March 5, 2000 (TV Only)

JOHN NICHOLS, Columnist

LEE NEWCOM, Small Business Executive - lnewcom@afo.net
Lee Newcom is a small business owner from Bloomington, Illinois, in the rural center of the state.   A former elected county official, Newcom was also the Midwest Regional Director for the National Council of Republican County Officials.  He now serves as a director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois.

 

February 26, 2000

BENITO GARCIA, Writer
Garcia served served three tours of Duty during the Vietnam War.  He earned three Purple Hearts.  He has been a restuaranteur and is beginning a career as a writer.  The father of two children, he has called himself, " a self-described Mexican-hillbilly."

LEE NEWCOM, Small Business Executive - lnewcom@afo.net
Lee Newcom is a small business owner from Bloomington, Illinois, in the rural center of the state.   A former elected county official, Newcom was also the Midwest Regional Director for the National Council of Republican County Officials.  He now serves as a director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois.

JOHN NICHOLS, Columnist,  The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

February 20, 2000 (Remote from Grand Rapids, MI)

GLENN BARKAN, Professor of Political Science at Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI)
At the school siunce 1973, he has served as the department chair since 1974. An expert on state and local politics, Barkan is also a local urban, public planning process expert.

JOHN ENGLER, Governor of Michigan (Guest by Phone from Detroit, MI)
First elected governor in 1991, Engler has transformed Michigan from a poster child of the rust belt to a state thriving in the new high-tech economy. He is also a key supporter of Gov. George W. Bush (TX).

TERRI LAND, County Clerk of Kent County (MI)
Land holds the distinction of being one of the youngest attendees at a Michigan State GOP Convention in 1978. Currently serving her second term as County Clerk, she has been involved in politics since high school. Her main goal as Clerk has been to make local government more "user friendly." She was a key supporter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) during the Michigan Primary.

JACK NAUDI, Editorial Writer - Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI)
Naudi has served as an editorial writer at the GR Press for the past 10 years. Prior to that, he was an editorial writer for The Capital in Annapolis, MD. The GR Press is the third largest newspaper in Michigan.

HOWARD OPINSKY, National Press Secretary - McCain2000 (Alexandria, VA)
Opinsky serves as the national press secrtary and media contact for the presidential campaign of Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona.


 
February 20, 2000 (TV-Only)

BRIAN BOYER, Television Documentarian - boyertv@aol.com
Award-winning television documentarian. Former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Worked on ABC's 20/20 and a few years back, he produced a documentary on Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution.

JAMES DURKIN, Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (R-44th District)
An attorney by trade, Durkin received his law degree from John Marshall. He is the current chairman of the legislatures’ Committee on Prosecutorial Misconduct. He was also the Illinois Chairman of the McCain 2000 Presidential Campaign bid.

DAVID FRUM, Author
Frum’s first book Dead Right was first published in 1994. His second book What’s Right prompted the Wall Street Journal to dub him "one of the leading political commentator’s of his generation." A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Frum is a contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and a regular commentator on National Public Radio. Frum has worked as the editorial page editor for the Wall Street Journal and as a columnist for Forbes Magazine.

 

February 13, 2000 (Remote from Charleston, SC)

JOHN KUZENSKI, Professor of Political Science at The Citadel
Receiving his Phd from the University of Georgia, Kuzenski has become an expert on politics in the South. He is well known for his course on Southern Politics: Politics and the Media. He has also directed a writing seminar on The Politics of the Neww South at Vanderbilt. He has also consulted on various political campaigns in Tennessee, Louisiana and Georgia.

BOB PEELER, Lt. Governor of the State of South Carolina
A native and resident of Gaffney, South Carolina, Peeler is the first Republican elected to the office of Lt. Governor in the State of South Carolina since Reconstruction. Formerly a successful dairy executive, Peeler is proud of being elected to office as a non-legislator. He is a supporter of Gov. George W. Bush (TX).

JIMMY STUCKEY, Chairman of the Charleston County (SC) Democratic Party
An attorney by trade, Stuckey is serving Vice President Al Gore as the co-chair of the GORE 2000 campaign in lower South Carolina. Stuckey is also a former chairman of the Charleston County Council and even made a run for Congress in 1986.

FRANK WOOTEN, Associate Editor - Charleston (SC) Post & Courier Newspaper
Born and bread in Charleston, Wooten graduated from Clemson University. A former reporter at both the Baltimore News American and The Dallas Times Herald, Wooten is a 20 year newspaper veteran.

 

February 6 & 13, 2000 (TV-Only)

DEBBIE HOWLETT, USA Today Midwest Bureau Chief
Midwest Bureau Chief of USA Today in Chicago. Graduate of the University of Oregon.

CLIFF KELLEY, Talk Show Host
A former Chicago City Councilman for 16 years, Kelley now hosts one of Chicago’s premier radio talk shows on WVON weekdays and on WGCI on Saturday mornings.

ED MURNANE, Republican
A former republican operative, Ed Murnane is President of the Illinois Civil Justice League. He formerly worked on the Reagan/Bush campaigns of the 1980’s, and served as an assistant to President George Bush. Ed was also a former political reporter and congressional press secretary.

 

January 30, 2000

CHRIS DUDLEY, Republican Strategist
A native of South Bend, IN, she is the executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. She is also a vetrean of numerous GOP campaigns.

PETER GIANGRECO, Democratic Stragetgist
A native of Buffalo, NY, Giangreco is the president of The Strategy Group, a political consulting firm. He has worked extensively in various political campaigns throughout the nation. His firm recently generated the GORE 2000 presidential campaign with its direct marketing efforts in the Iowa Caucuses.

DAN MILLER, Chicago Sun-Times
New Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Formerly the Senior V.P. of the Heartland Institute and Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

 

January 23, 2000

ROB BORSALLINO, Columnist - Des Moines Register (Guest by Phone from Des Moines, IA)
A political columnist on the Des Moines Register staff, Rob is an expert on the Iowa Caucus. He spent several years covering former Gov. Mario Cuomo (D) as a reporter in Albany, NY.

JUDY ERWIN, Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (D-11th District/Chicago)
A former college educator, Erwin is now chair of the Illinois House’s Committee on Higher Education. She is also vice-chair of the legislature’s Tourism Committee.

MARTY GERAGHTY, Real Estate Executive
Geraghty is a real estate executive active in republican politics.   A former legislative aide, he also served as an alderman in Evanston, Illinois.

JIM WALL, Democratic Strategist - jwall@christiancentury.org
Current senior contributing editor of The Christian Century, he was a former sportswriter from Monroe, Georgia.  He is also a Democratic activist and a close friend of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

 

January 16, 2000 (Remote from Dover, New Hampshire)

CHARLES BASS, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-NH/2nd District)
A native of Peterborough, NH, Bass was first elected to Congress in 1994. He is now a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He is a prominent supporter of Gov. George W. Bush in the Granite State.

JON BREEN, Political Editor - Foster’s Daily Democrat (Dover, NH)
A thirty-five year veteran of newspaper and radio journalism, he was the former publisher of the The Telegraph Newspaper in Nashua, NH. He was also the moderator in the now famous Reagan-Bush New Hampshire Primary Deabate in 1980.

MARK FERNWELD, Member of the New Hampshire Senate (D-11th District - Sharon, NH)
Serving his first term in the state senate, he holds the leadership position of majority whip/policy. He also chairs the body’s Enrolled Bills Committee. He was a fervant supporter of Bill Bradley’s campaign for president during the New Hampshire primary.

AL GORE, 45th Vice President of the United States (Interviewed by Bruce in Berlin, NH)
Currently running for President of the United States, Gore has served two terms as Vice-President under President Bill Clinton. Prior to that, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee.

ALAN KEYES, Republican Candidate for President (Interviewed by Bruce in Concord, NH)
Currently running for President of the United States, Keyes served as an assistant U.N. Ambassador during the Reagan administration.  Recently he has been a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host.

WILLIAM SHAHEEN, Chair - Gore 2000 New Hampshire Primary
A former teacher and small business owner, he served as the country's youngest U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire from 1976 - 1981.   A former Judge of the District Court in Durham, NH, he went on to form the largest law firm in the state, Shaheen & Gordon in 1981.  He is now serving as the state chair for the Gore 2000 campaign in the nation's first primary test of the political season.

 

January 9 & 16, 2000 (TV-Only)

LEWIS KOCH, Investigative Reporter
Currently Koch is a special corespondent for CWD (CyberWire Dispatch), an e-mail column on the Internet started by MSNBC. An investigfative reporter for over 30 years, he was the recipient of two Jacob Sher Awards, Chicago’s highest honor for invetsigative journalism and community service, while at NBC News.

ACHY OBEJAS, Chicago Tribune Columnist - achy@aol.com
Achy Obejas is the cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune. She has been a contributor to the Tribune since 1992 and on staff since 1996. Frequent contributor to numerous national magazines and newspapers, she is also an acclaimed novelist. In 1996, Ms. Obejas received the Studs Terkel Community Journalism Award, multiple Peter Lisagor Exemplary Journalism Awards and has been a fellow at Yaddo, Ragdale and the Virginia Center for the Arts. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina.

TOM ROESER, Conservative
Original panel member of Beyond the Beltway, President of his own of consulting firm. Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, talk show host for flagship station WLS/890-AM and former lobbyist for Quaker Oats Company. Tom is also a former Kennedy fellow at Harvard University.

 

January 2, 2000

BRIAN BOYER, Television Documentarian - boyertv@aol.com
Award-winning television documentarian. Former reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Worked on ABC's 20/20 and a few years back, he produced a documentary on Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution.

DEBBIE HOWLETT, USA Today Midwest Bureau Chief
Midwest Bureau Chief of USA Today in Chicago. Graduate of the University of Oregon.

JOHN McDONOUGH
 


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