Inside City Hall
| Inside City Hall | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk/News program |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes Live-to-tape |
| Release | |
| Original network | NY1 |
| Picture format | color |
| Original release | 1992 |
Inside City Hall is an American political talk show that appears on the 24-hour cable-news television channel NY1. The show's format and topics focus primarily on political issues concerning New York City, but it extends into other issues, such as social, economic, and education topics affecting New York City. The current host is former New York Daily News columnist Errol Louis.[1] Inside City Hall broadcasts live Monday - Friday from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM and is repeated at 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. During New York City mayoral election years the program's name is changed from Inside City Hall to Road to City Hall.
Host
Inside City Hall was hosted by Dominic Carter and Andrew Kirtzman for many years until Kirtzman left New York 1 in 2002 to become political reporter and host of "Kirtzman and Company" for WCBS-TV. In 2009, Carter was arrested for domestic assault and NY1 did not renew his contract. His eventual replacement was current host Errol Louis. Josh Robin fills in occasionally as a guest host.
Recurring Segments
Consultants Corner
Consultants Corner is a segment that airs every Monday. This is a debate format in which two Democrat and two Republican political consultants discuss current political topics. Typically the segment includes each consultant grading, with and A - F, an elected official's handling of a current incident.
Wise Guys
Wise Guys is a segment that airs on the Tuesday episode. This segment consists of the host discussing current news with three former prominent elected officials, former US Senator Al D'Amato, and former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer. Former New York City mayor Ed Koch and former New York State Comptroller Carl McCall had been a permanent guests. A guest panelist occasionally is fills in for one of the three regulars. "Guest wiseguys" have included Betsy McCaughey, Elizabeth Holtzman, Fernando Ferrer, Peter Vallone, Sr., Tom Ognibene, Eliot Spitzer, Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Michael Grimm, Vito Fossella, David Paterson, C. Virginia Fields, Joseph J. DioGuardi, Ruth Messinger, Melinda Katz, Betsy Gotbaum, John Faso, Judith H. Hope, and Gary Ackerman.
Political Rundown
Political Rundown segment airs on Wednesday. Guardian Angels founder and radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa faces-off with El Diario columnist Gerson Borrero in which they share 60 seconds to comment a given topic.
Reporters Round Table
Reporters Round Table segment airs on Friday and consists of four reporters discussing issues that are affecting New York City. Part of the segment each reporter identifys one specific topic that he or she will be reporting on in the near future.
External links
References
- ↑ "Errol Louis – "Inside City Hall" Host". Retrieved December 5, 2011.