Joanne Ostrow, Denver Post
- Two cable networks serving primarily black audiences will offer vastly more coverage of the Democratic National Convention, in Denver this summer, than ever before.
When Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., becomes the first African-American candidate for the presidency of the United States to be nominated by a major party, BET and TV One will provide significant coverage.
Especially on Thursday, Aug. 28, the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, “We’re taking in the historical impact of the evening, of special interest to our community,” said BET’s Washington bureau chief, Pamela Gentry.
