Interview

This is in response to your editorial (March 23), "Sham: Shame!" The Radio Marti interview with President Reagan was not misrepresented in any way. It was introduced as follows: "The Radio Marti Program presents a special interview. In view of the situation in Nicaragua, Radio Marti asked for an interview with the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, about this topic and others of interest to our listeners in Cuba. Now, the interview given to the director of the Radio Marti Program:" The purpose of this interview was to provide an accurate, authoritative statement of U.S. policy on a number of topics of interest to listeners in Cuba.

President Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel's Major Garrett, perhaps signaling a thaw in relations between the network and administration. The White House confirmed Tuesday that Garrett would be included among a round of network interviews that the president is giving today in Beijing. Fox and the administration have been in a public fight since former White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said the network acted like the research or communications arm of the Republican Party.

Why do you choose to glorify convicted felon Tupac Shakur on the cover of Calendar? (Q&A With Tupac Shakur, Calendar, Oct. 25). I don't care how "best-selling" his music is, the man has a long criminal record. What do you think teens think when they see a nice big picture of him with a long interview? That it's OK to be on the wrong side of the law? Sexual abuse and alleged weapons violations are nothing to laugh at, yet because this man makes millions, he gets front-page press. Why don't you ever appeal to the population who finds him, and others like him, morally reprehensible and stop printing garbage like this?

Guests scheduled for Sunday's television interview shows: MEET THE PRESS NBC, 7 a.m., Channel 4 (VCR Plus No. 71405) * Donovan Campbell, attorney for Paula Corbin Jones; former Vice President Dan Quayle; journalists David Brock, Howard Kurtz, David Broder and Evan Thomas FOX NEWS SUNDAY Fox, 8 a.m., Channel 11 (VCR Plus No. 54776) * Jim Fisher, attorney for Jones; Lanny Davis, former White House counsel; Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.); Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.

Oprah Winfrey's "worldwide exclusive" interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong greatly enhanced the performance of her nascent OWN network. Thursday's installment of the highly anticipated "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive" (the first of two parts) attracted 4.3 million viewers to the Oprah Winfrey Network, according to Nielsen ratings data. The first airing, at 9 p.m. Eastern, attracted 3.2 million viewers, and the second run, at 10:30 p.m. Eastern, delivered another 1.1 million.

Herman Cain may have picked a powerful enemy in New Hampshire on Thursday, skipping a scheduled interview with the Union Leader newspaper during a brief visit to the state. The cancellation came just days after Cain struggled mightily with a question about Libya during a videotaped interview with reporters and editors from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Many Republicans in the first-in-the-nation primary state, who expect multiple face-to-face interactions with the presidential candidates, were already unhappy that Cain has been spending considerable time in other states without early primaries.

When President Obama announced his new stance on same-sex marriage Wednesday, he did so to a friendly and familiar media figure for his administration - Robin Roberts of ABC's “Good Morning America.” Roberts has had a series of exclusives with Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, that began on the night of his inauguration. With the occasional intrusion of policy matters, most of the interviews have been light and nonconfrontational. In the brief Jan. 21, 2009, inauguration night interview, Obama told Roberts that “ultimately the American people coming together, that is going to determine what we accomplish and how we get through some very difficult challenges.” A couple of months later, Roberts interviewed Michelle Obama as she traveled to Ft. Bragg in North Carolina to visit military families.

Lakers assistant coach Chuck Person will interview for the vacant head-coaching job with the Golden State Warriors early this week, according to a person close to the situation not authorized to comment publicly. Person also is expecting to be contacted by the Indiana Pacers this week regarding their opening, according to the same person. The Warriors are looking to replace the fired Keith Smart. The Pacers are interviewing candidates for the job Frank Vogel has held as the interim head coach.

Lance Armstrong will face millions of Oprah Winfrey fans Thursday night in a play to restore his tarnished image. But Winfrey has as much to gain as the disgraced Tour de France champion cyclist. Since conceiving the Los Angeles-based Oprah Winfrey Network five years ago, the former talk show empress has burned through $300 million and almost a dozen top managers trying to reengage the 10 million fans who long ago flocked to her daily daytime open house. Viewers have had trouble finding OWN on their TV and cable systems.

The Dodgers have granted third base coach Tim Wallach permission to interview for the Boston Red Sox's managerial position. Wallach confirmed he has an interview scheduled, but wouldn't say when it would take place. "It's the Red Sox," Wallach said. "It's one of the top organizations in all of baseball. We all know how last year went. It's not a picture of who they are. They were a top organization for a long, long time. It's certainly something I'm not afraid to be a part of. " A five-time National League All-Star, Wallach has been the Dodgers third base coach for the last two seasons.