Re: Donna gets heard - and seen! (on Nightline, of course)

[Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>]

<<On Thu, 29 May 2003 00:12:37 -0400, "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net> said:

> It seems like Diller was an odd choice because he seemed to be there to
> promote his own particular business interest which has little to do with the
> current controversy.  I guess ABC wanted a corporate type there to criticize
> consolidation and didn't care about the fine points.

My bet would be that Diller was an Emergency Back-Up Guest who
happened to be in the producer's rolodex and was available at short
notice after Powell backed out.  Never one to shun the limelight.

-GAWollman