@SamFeistDC

CEO of C-SPAN

 Washington, D.C.
c-span.org
Joined June 2009
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Remembering when Ted Turner banned "the F word," with longtime DC bureau chief Sam Feist and Mary Alice Williams.
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RIP.
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@cspanMar 19
Today is the 47th C-SPANniversary. #OnThisDay
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@cspanFeb 25
State of the Union WATCH WITH @ChrisCillizza and @chucktodd on @YouTube --> youtube.com/live/43ZeklEJvIg #SOTU
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@cspanFeb 17
All Day Today on C-SPAN2: Jesse Jackson In His Own Words C-SPAN is dedicating C-SPAN2 programming today (February 17, 2026) to presenting historic Jesse Jackson video. It's a marathon of Jesse Jackson in his own words. All day C-SPAN2 will feature Rev. Jackson's most important speeches and interviews. The marathon began this morning with Rev. Jackson's 1984 Democratic convention speech. More here: c-span.org/liveEvent/?jessej…
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Ceasefire premieres tonight at 7pm ET on @cspan. deadline.com/2025/10/c-span-… @DashaBurns @Mike_Pence @RahmEmanuel

C-SPAN’s ‘Ceasefire’ Tries To Show Cooler Heads Can Prevail At A Time Of Hyper-Polarization

Mike Pence and Rahm Emanuel are the first guests on C-SPAN's new weekly show Ceasefire, which looks to cool the temperature in political discourse.

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@cspan3 Oct 2025
C-SPAN is first media company to be named as official media partner of America250 static.c-spanvideo.org/files…
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@cspan26 Sep 2025
Ceasefire debuts on Friday, October 10th on C-SPAN.
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Thank you to @nealmohan, Mary Ellen Coe and the entire @YouTube team for helping to bring @cspan to millions more Americans. Looking forward to our partnership.
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Thank you to Joe @2Earley, Lauren Tempest, and the entire @Hulu team for helping to bring @cspan to millions more Americans.
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@cspan31 Jul 2025
C-SPAN announces host for new Ceasefire program debuting Fall 2025: @DashaBurns of Politico. More information: static.c-spanvideo.org/files…
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Congratulations to everyone at @cspan who helped launch our terrific new graphics today! New Look. Same C-SPAN.
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@cspan2 Jun 2025
C-SPAN debuts new on-air graphics; modern and built with viewers in mind. New look. Same C-SPAN.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024: 63 days until the election – and Sam Feist’s first day as C-SPAN CEO
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There is no place to watch a convention like @cspan
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@cspan21 Aug 2024
Vice President Harris knows which network to watch for unfiltered, complete coverage of a political convention.
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@cspan19 Jul 2024
Length of GOP presidential nominee acceptance speeches since 1984 (via @cspan archives).
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Usually I report news about other people. Today, a little news about me.
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@cspan14 May 2024
C-SPAN selects @CNN executive and veteran DC bureau chief Sam Feist as new CEO—third in network's 45 year history. Feist will lead the nonprofit cable public affairs network through its continuing digital transformation, advance its nonpartisan mission to educate and inform about public affairs.
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Congratulations to my friend and colleague, @wolfblitzer for earning the 2023 #NewsEmmys lifetime achievement award. Cannot think of anyone who deserves it more.
News & Documentary Emmys@newsemmys22 Aug 2023
BREAKING: @CNN's @wolfblitzer and #cabincreekfilms' @barbarakopple are this year's #NewsEmmys and #DocEmmys Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. Congratulations! 🎉
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Our @CNN Washington Bureau Chief @SamFeistCNN and I were so happy earlier today to celebrate @DanaBashCNN and her first 30 years at CNN. She’s the best!
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I am honored to receive this year’s National Press Club Order of the Owl Award. Thank you ⁦@PressClubDC⁩ press.org/newsroom/cnns-feis…

CNN’s Feist regales Silver Owls Spring Hoot

The National Press Club’s Silver Owls awarded CNN Bureau Chief Sam Feist its coveted Order of the Owl award after he regaled the Owls’ Spring Hoot. He told about his encounter with President Donald...

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So excited for my colleagues @JohnKingCNN and @DanaBashCNN for their new assignments. Great news for @CNN and for our coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign.
CNN Communications
@CNNPR27 Apr 2023
JUST ANNOUNCED: @JohnKingCNN will lead a new project for @CNN focused on battleground voters and @DanaBashCNN will become the new anchor of Inside Politics weekday. Join us in congratulating them! Read more here: cnn.it/41GNJ7b
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