On Monday, Bob Costas will join Brian Williams on his news magazine show “Rock Center” to discuss the Penn State story. Costas will talk about what the Penn State sex scandal will mean for Joe Paterno’s legacy. That will be one of four new segments on the NBC News program. Here’s the press release from NBC News.
COMING UP ON “ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 10P/9C
Bob Costas, America’s premier sports journalist, joins Brian live to examine the sex abuse scandal enveloping Penn State University and its legendary football coach Joe Paterno. A former Paterno assistant has been charged with sexually abusing young boys over a period of 15 years.
Then, Kate Snow tackles Alabama’s controversial new immigration law, which is pitting Republican farmers against the Republican governor they helped vote into office. In his first national television interview, Gov. Robert Bentley answers their criticism as well as charges of racism from undocumented workers.
And, Brian Williams goes to the front lines of military food, revealing the latest innovations in chow for our troops in the field.
Guest: Photographer Annie Leibovitz joins Brian in the studio to show him the results of a personal “Pilgrimage.”
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