Tv Networks Preparing for Papal Succession: ; News Organizations Have Done Their Research, Rented Out Space, and Lined Up Experts
Charleston Daily Mail › March 18, 2005
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NEW YORK - With Pope John Paul II's health declining, CBS News executive Marcy McGinnis traveled to Rome to negotiate a 10-year lease for the rights to broadcast from the roof of a hotel overlooking St. Peter's Square when the pope dies.
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Tv Networks Preparing for Papal Succession: ; News Organizations Have Done Their Research, Rented Out Space, and Lined Up Experts
"I thought I was very smart making a 10-year deal," she said. "It should have been 15."
Or more, judging by the 84-year-old pope's tenacity. A papal succession is one of those big stories that television networks can assiduous...See the full content of this document
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