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this guy is not a terribly skilled interviewer.
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That's the point, he doesn't try to interview, that much. He tries to do as little as humanly possible. Just enough to gove the guest the impression that he is human not a robot.
Are those quotations really examples of a "unique" style? I mean, do no other people speak like that? Whoever wrote that seems excessively obsequious. Please. The guy is not really unique. And certainly if his manner is not unique, blandly expressed words are not particularly memorable. Wikitoddia 06:19, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Now what I want to really know is this: why do some guests call him "Greg"? There is NO Greg is his name! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.90.119.200 ( talk) 05:19, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
For anyone who may have this page watchlisted, I have proposed a substantial expansion and re-organization of this article at WikiProject Cooperation's Paid Editor Help page. As you might expect from that preface, I have undertaken the research and rewriting of this article on behalf of C-SPAN, as an outside consultant. ( My proposed draft is here.) I've posted a fairly thorough explanation of what my version seeks to add and improve there, and I'd like to invite anyone who sees this here to comment over there. If you have any concerns, please raise them on that page, and I'll respond in a timely manner. If you like it, feel free to move it over. Cheers, WWB Too ( talk) 05:10, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
THis is a good link, and it has some stuff we might want to use later on: http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=11852 - I am parking it here for the time being, and doing the same at C-SPAN. KConWiki ( talk) 04:14, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, I'd like to get some help updating this article to reflect the fact that Brian Lamb stepped down as CEO of C-SPAN in March of 2012. As this New York Times article explains, Lamb's resignation was effective at the end of March last year, following which he continues to serve as C-SPAN's executive chairman and host the Q&A program. As I work with WWB Too (see above) as an outside consultant to C-SPAN, I'd prefer not to make changes to the article myself and I'd appreciate if another editor could review the below changes and make the edits if they look ok.
1. The introduction to this article should be updated to show that he is the former CEO of C-SPAN. I suggest the following:
2. The "Occupation" parameter in the infobox should be changed from "CEO of C-SPAN" to "Executive chairman of C-SPAN's board of directors". It might also be a good idea to add the "Known for" parameter and note there that Lamb is the founder and former CEO of C-SPAN.
3. The second to last sentence in the second paragraph of the C-SPAN section of this article also needs a small change and the addition of a new reference (the NYT article):
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I'm happy to answer any questions about these changes, so please don't hesitate to ask. I've watchlisted this page and will reply here as soon as I can. Thanks, 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 21:24, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Everything looks good now, thanks again! 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 14:48, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Greetings fellow Wikipedia editor(s) -
Let me put forward an idea that I have been kicking around for a while. What if we started a C-SPAN WikiProject?
The parameters of this (potential) project are up for discussion, but it could include some or all of the following (as well as things that may occur to you that have not occurred to me):
I don't know exactly how far we may want to go, nor in what directions, but I do believe ( as I have long noted on my user page) that C-SPAN and Wikipedia are both...
...fantastic vehicles for the free exchange of ideas and information in a non-sound-bite manner, and they both invite the participation of any parties (expert or amateur) who are interested in taking the time to absorb and/or contribute to the ideas and information offered. C-SPAN and Wikipedia go together like peanut butter and jelly, and I want to help give other Wiki users easy access to the great work that C-SPAN has done on a variety of topics.
Now, I should mention that I have never started a WikiProject before, and I do not know the best way to go about it. (Perhaps one of you do?) Let me offer one of my sandbox pages, User:KConWiki/sandbox/Wikiproject C-SPAN?, as a gathering area for comments until such time as we gather enough steam to start our own WikiProject page.
I hope that you will give some consideration as to whether this is something we ought to attempt. Please feel free to pass this message on to others you know whom might be interested, and please let me know your thoughts and comments.
KConWiki ( talk) 02:35, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, after the requests I made on this talk page earlier this year (see above), I've kept this article on my watchlist and noticed the recent edit to introduction, where an unregistered editor added "an American businessman" to the article's introduction. This edit struck me as odd considering that Lamb isn't described as a "businessman" anywhere else in his article. Also, Lamb is the former CEO of C-SPAN, which being a nonprofit, has different objectives than a traditional business, making this description of him not quite right.
I'm wondering if someone would be willing to either undo this edit to return the introduction to its earlier version or perhaps replace "businessman" with "journalist" in the introduction. The article does address his journalism work, so this would be a better description of his career.
As I've mentioned before, I work with WWB Too who is a paid consultant to C-SPAN, so for that reason I'd rather not make any changes to the article myself. Thanks for looking at this, I'm looking forward to hearing what others think about the description. Thanks, 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 15:16, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
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KConWiki ( talk) 04:33, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
I'm sure I can remember a C-Span interview where he was named as 'Peter Slen'. Can anybody shed light on this? Valetude ( talk) 08:52, 16 May 2022 (UTC)