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The Gavin Newsom Show

2012–2013 American television series

Summary

2012–2013 American television series

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genre	Talk show
presenter	Gavin Newsom
country	United States
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executive_producer	Mia Haugen
location	San Francisco
runtime	60 minutes
channel	Current TV
first_aired
last_aired

The Gavin Newsom Show was a weekly one-hour talk show hosted by Gavin Newsom, which aired on San Francisco–based Current TV from 2012 to 2013. The show featured one-on-one interviews with notable residents of California, guests included Marissa Mayer and Sergey Brin.

Mia Haugen, a former executive at theStreet, Forbes and CNN, was the executive producer.

It was, according to Newsom, "a political show without politicians. Meaning, I'm in politics, I'm on a network that's dominantly political, and I happen to believe, firmly, that for politics to change, public policy needs to change, meaning the best politics is the better idea. And, we cannot restrict ourselves in the political dialogue to sourcing ideas from the politicians and pundits."

History

Originally, Newsom asked Current TV if they would let him use their equipment to do a YouTube channel; they rejected that request, with a proposal instead that he do his show on their network.

The show was a replacement for Countdown with Keith Olbermann and premiered on May 18, 2012, with guests Lance Armstrong, Marissa Mayer, and Nick Bilton.

Cancellation

On January 2, 2013, it was announced that the show was going off the air. According to his spokesman "The Gavin Newsom Show was a great opportunity for which he is grateful," spokesman Peter Ragone said in a prepared statement. "The lieutenant governor's's original agreement with Current is set to expire this month and he had already decided on moving in a new direction." According to his spokesman the departure was unrelated to Current's acquisition by Al Jazeera Media Network which happened around the same time.

References

(May 18, 2012). "Gavin Newsom's show to debut on Current TV". [[The San Francisco Examiner]].
Baldwin, Roberto. (May 29, 2012). "Sergey Brin Finally Lets Someone Else Wear Google Glass". [[Wired News]].
(May 16, 2012). ""The Gavin Newsom Show" already on TMZ's radar — thanks to Lance Armstrong scoop". The San Francisco Chronicle.
"About ''The Gavin Newsom Show'' and Gavin Newsom". Current TV.
Ferenstein, Gregory. (June 27, 2012). "With The Gavin Newsom Show, California's Lt. Gov. Raises The Bar For Political TV". [[Fast Company (magazine).
Sankin, Aaron. (May 21, 2012). "''The Gavin Newsom Show'' Debuts With Lance Armstrong, Marissa Mayer, and Nick Bilton". Huffington Post.
Schwartz, Carly. (January 2, 2013). "Gavin Newsom's Show Going Off The Air". Huffington Post.

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