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2008.07.27: July 27, 2008: Headlines: Figures: COS - Swaziland: Journalism: Television: The Patriot-News: Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," is pretty much the same off-camera as he is during the show
Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," is pretty much the same off-camera as he is during the show
Holding court one night last week in his corner office at NBC's studios in northwest Washington, Matthews quizzed a group of visiting Harvard University undergraduates who are summer interns in offices around the nation's capital. Who are they going to vote for? Who do they think will win? What's their position on trade? Should he run against Sen. Arlen Specter in 2010? He chided one waffling student who tried to hedge his vote on whether Matthews should run or stick around TV. "I made this job for myself. I created these shows," said Matthews, who proudly regales visitors with his encyclopedic knowledge of history and politics. He recites details of the Kennedy-Nixon debate that occurred in the same building. "I love this job," he added. Television Journalist Chris Matthews served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland in the 1960's.
Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," is pretty much the same off-camera as he is during the show
Matthews' on-screen persona lasts all day
%%headline%%'Exciting election' keeps Matthews busy
Sunday, July 27, 2008
BY BRETT LIEBERMAN
Of Our Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," is pretty much the same off-camera as he is during the show.
More than an hour after the show is over, the interrogation, pontification and recitation of historical and political facts continues.
Holding court one night last week in his corner office at NBC's studios in northwest Washington, Matthews quizzed a group of visiting Harvard University undergraduates who are summer interns in offices around the nation's capital.
Who are they going to vote for? Who do they think will win? What's their position on trade? Should he run against Sen. Arlen Specter in 2010?
He chided one waffling student who tried to hedge his vote on whether Matthews should run or stick around TV.
"I made this job for myself. I created these shows," said Matthews, who proudly regales visitors with his encyclopedic knowledge of history and politics. He recites details of the Kennedy-Nixon debate that occurred in the same building.
"I love this job," he added.
These are heady days for Matthews as he covers "the most exciting election of my lifetime."
"Hardball" airs at 5 and 7 each night, but Matthews' days usually start early with appearances on NBC's "Today" or MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
Sometimes he'll phone in an interview for conservative talk radio host Michael Smerconish in his hometown of Philadelphia.
Planning for "Hardball" begins around 9 a.m. with a conference call with producers in Washington, New York and Los Angeles to discuss what they expect the day's news will be. They'll meet again at 3 p.m. to go over topics, talking points and possible questions.
Barack Obama's visit to Germany -- where he drew 200,000 people -- was a topic on the show last week.
"I still wonder whether going to Germany is the way to get the Jewish vote," Matthews said. Then, to nobody in particular, he asked, "Is that old thinking?"
During the day, Matthews might be called upon to do other live appearances on MSNBC. He'll skim The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Wall Street Journal. He'll scan the wires and clips that producers and interns think will interest him. He surfs the Web and reviews polls.
By 4:30 p.m., he's supposed to be in makeup. But twice last week, his producer was forced to nag him because they were running late.
The 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. shows are usually the same, but he tapes different openings for the 7 p.m. show, which doesn't air live. Sometimes he has to adjust for news developments or re-tape a segment. That happened on Thursday when a teleprompter wasn't working correctly.
BRETT LIEBERMAN: 202-383-7833 or blieberman@patriot-news.com
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