In front of a live audience, Bill O'Reilly joined Marvin Kalb for the first Kalb Report of the school year. The event was held at the National Press Club. The interview began lightheartedly - Kalb explained how he was O'Reilly's professor at Harvard University and is frequently asked why he didn't flunk him. Kalb was sure to remind O'Reilly that he was now on his show. The whole interview was full of joking around with Kalb and O'Reilly frequently poking fun at each other.The first hour was spent dicussing O'Reilly's life and experiences in broadcast journalism. When asked what it means to be a good journalist, O'Reilly stated that he or she must be honest and diligent. They must put effort into finding out the truth about a situation. While he is a controversial figure, he told the audience that he has never had to retract a story nor has he ever lost a lawsuit. O'Reilly said that a good journalist has to be "smart enough to know when someone is playing you."
On networks, O'Reilly went into attack mode. He believes that MSNBC decided to go left because they wanted fo follow in FOX's footsteps and make money. O'Reilly and Kalb argued over CBS and whether it should be considered liberal as well. O'Reilly was a former employee of ABC and CBS, but only made it big when he joined the FOX news team.
After the hour-long taped program ended, O'Reilly and Kalb contined their discussion for the audience, mostly on current issues. Whe asked about abortion, O'Reilly admitted that it is a private decision, but does believe the "potential person" should have rights. He explained that he doesn't really care about gay marraige, but he does believe gay couples should be allowed to adopt. On the presidential debate, O'Reilly thought that on most issues it was fairly even, but that McCain had won. He didn't offer much advice on Sarah Palin because he hasn't interviewed her, but he hopes that she will join him on "The O'Reilly Factor" soon.
- Roxanne Martin
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