The night before the inauguration, Dave Hughes reported Saturday on his DCRTV.com blog, "Virginia's Inaugural Black Tie and Blue Dominion Ball" will be emceed by two anchors at Washington, DC's Gannett-owned CBS affiliate (WUSA-TV channel 9 which is airing ads to sell tickets, see screen capture) while Del Waters, a veteran reporter/anchor until a few years ago for the local ABC affiliate (WJLA-TV channel 7), will produce the event. Amongst those scheduled to join "9 News Now" anchors JC Hayward and Lesli Foster at the National Air And Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport: Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and former Gov. Doug Wilder as well as Democratic Congressman Jim Moran.
The Commodores will provide musical entertainment and the Web site for the affair lists actress Jenna Elfman and astronaut Buzz Aldrin as among the "celebrity hosts." As for whether Obama will make the trek out to the Virginia suburbs for the January 19 gala, Waters hoped: "Like all of Washington and Northern Virginia, we are keeping our fingers crossed that he will celebrate along with the 1.95 million Virginians who turned this once red state blue."
The ball's home page shouts: "A Celebration of a Dream Fulfilled!"
The January 10 DCRTV.com item:
9's Hayward & Foster To MC Obama Ball - 1/10 - DCRTV hears that Channel 9/WUSA news anchors JC Hayward and Lesli Foster will be emceeing Virginia's Inaugural Black Tie And Blue Dominion Ball at the National Air And Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. The event will feature many of Virginia's Democratic politicos, including Governor Tim Kaine, former Governor Doug Wilder, and Representative Jim Moran, plus soul band the Commodores. No official word if Barack Obama will appear, says former Channel 7/WJLA news anchor Del Walters, who is executive producing the affair. "Like all of Washington and Northern Virginia, we are keeping our fingers crossed that he will celebrate along with the 1.95 million Virginians who turned this once red state blue," Walters adds. Channel 9 will be running promos for the ball. Tickets range from $150 to $1,000. More at virginiainauguralball.com.....
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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Wow, that's a serious
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 10:26 ET by thebutlerdiditWow, that's a serious A-lister event. I mean Jenna Elfman and Buzz Aldrin? The Commodores? They played here at our neighborhood last year, and I didn't bother to go see them, then. I think this will be a bust. Especially with all those neat newsies there.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
Red to Blue, not.....
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 12:34 ET by ScrapironHow about they turned Va from a working state to a welfare state. The effects are already being felt with the coming 'major' tax increases (25% to over 100% property tax increases) across the state. The have to rob Peter to pay the welfare.
Time to move on, or sign on the the welfare programs (many) which now pay more than the average 40 hour work week.
If the DNC was looking for a master thief, they got one in Kaine.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
The Democrat's Inaugural Ball
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 15:59 ET by Gary HallLooks like it's going to be a "Blue Ball." And, I didn't even know Democrats had balls.
Gary
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 23:34 ET by thebutlerdiditI'm not sure if they do, but you can bet most of 'em would be blue.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke