Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

Tonight’s program is a half-hour special devoted entirely to the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  Our guests are NECN’s Karen Swensen and Josh McElveen, both of whom worked at WWL television in New Orleans during the catastrophe.

Friday night’s guest

Friday night’s guest is Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier’s Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington.  Paul has been on the program before — he’s well spoken, well informed and will almost certainly be a major player on the national scene in the coming years.

Rabbi Harold Kushner

If you didn’t see it on television, watch the online version of Chet’s interview with Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of the famed When Bad Things Happen to Good People.  Rabbi Kushner’s new book is entitled Overcoming Life’s Disappointments.  Rabbi Kushner is a remarkable man and his words are worth considering.

Notable upcoming guests

Monday August 28th:  MA Attorney General and Democratic Candidate for Governor Tom Reilly

Tuesday August 29th:  NECN’s Karen Swensen and Josh McElveen (both formerly of WWL in New Orleans…and if you haven’t seen it, check out Karen’s amazing new documentary ) join Chet for a discussion on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Tuesday September 5th:  Democratic candidate for MA Governor Deval Patrick

Thursday September 7th:  Special follow-up program after the MA Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates debate airs from 7-8pm

Friday September 8th:  Carie Lemack, Co-Founder of Families of September 11th

Monday September 11th:  Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001

Tuesday September 12th:  Writer Nora Ephron 

Friday September 15th:  Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen

Monday September 18th:  Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell

Monday September 25th:  Former Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis and writer Larry Tye discuss their new book on electroshock therapy

About the program

The Chet Curtis Report is a nightly news and interview program from 8:00-8:30 p.m. on New England Cable News. Anchored by veteran journalist Chet Curtis, the program offers a unique mix of high-profile, in-depth and exclusive interviews. Some of the newsmakers who’ve appeared for one-on-one interviews on The Chet Curtis Report include: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Senator Edward Kennedy, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Murtha, and Red Sox principal owner John Henry.