Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.
"I had to have a radio studio on standby and a TV studio on standby every day and then make a decision every day about whether or not the news warranted me going on the air."
"We've had conversations about how we can do more news on the radio. The key is ... how to do it at the level of quality you need. If you do it cheap, people can tell."
Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.