Johnson will host weekly talk show, which will cover people and politics

BLACKNEWS.COM

NEW YORK – BET News has unveiled a new weekly talk show called “The Truth with Jeff Johnson.’’ The half-hour show premiered Aug. 15 at 11 p.m.

The weekly Friday night show will take a frank look at news, trends, pop culture, current events and politics from a Black point of view.

The program uses a mix of investigative reporting and one-on-one interviews with leading experts to review the week’s events and examine what the top headlines mean for the Black community.

During a special election report, “The Truth’’ will travel to Denver for the 45th Democratic National Convention. Broadcasting live from inside the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field, Johnson will provide context and analysis of all of the latest developments of the Democratic National Convention.

Show will cover Obama’s speech
Political strategist and BET J host Keith Boykin and political pundits Jamal Simmons, Keli Goff and Angela McGlowan will act as onsite correspondents at the convention for a two-hour special featuring Sen. Barack Obama’s speech on Aug. 28.

“With the launch of ‘The Truth with Jeff Johnson,’ along with all of our other indepth political coverage, we are providing a unique and necessary perspective on the issues important to the Black community,” said Debra L. Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks.

“BET News is committed to informing our audience with the news they can’t get anywhere else, with a diversity of voices and opinions that our audience demands.”

After the Democratic convention, “The Truth’’ will resume its regular weekly schedule through the 2008 presidential election and will review key events from the campaign trail and beyond.

For more information on “The Truth with Jeff Johnson,’’ log on to www.BET.com. To view BET’s political coverage, visit www.bet.com/News/Decision08/.