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CTV National News Secures Exclusive Television Interview With President George W. Bush

President Bush's First Ever Canadian Television Interview Granted to CTV;
Airs Tuesday, March 28

TORONTO, March 27 /CNW/ - CTV announced today that CTV News has secured an exclusive sit-down, televised interview with United States President, George W. Bush. This is the first time President Bush has granted such an interview to a Canadian broadcaster. The interview will air Tuesday, March 28 on CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson at 11 p.m.

In anticipation of the Tri-Lateral summit meeting between the leaders of the three NAFTA partners, CTV News' Washington Correspondent Tom Clark will sit down with the President for a candid discussion about Canadian-U.S. relations and the major issues confronting the leaders. Senior News Editor, Lloyd Robertson will join Clark in Washington where he will helm the special edition of CTV National News.

"Securing such a major interview is a credit to the reputation that CTV News' Washington Bureau has with the White House and throughout the United States," said Robert Hurst, President, CTV News. "Bringing President Bush into the living rooms of Canadians is another example of how CTV News goes above- and-beyond in our efforts to provide viewers with the country's most extensive
news coverage."

Complete footage from the CTV News interview with President Bush will air on Canada AM and CTV Newsnet on Wednesday March 29. Footage and transcripts from the interview will also be available on www.CTV.ca.

CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally and has a network of national, international and local news operations including nine foreign and seven domestic network news bureaus. CTV News operations include CTV Newsnet, Report on Business Television and information programming, including CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson, CTV National News with Sandie Rinaldo, Canada AM, W-FIVE and Question Period. With a perspective that is distinctly Canadian, CTV News brings Canadians the international and domestic news stories of the day and is the number-one news organization in Canada. Robert Hurst is President, CTV News.

CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number- one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTV owns 21 conventional television stations across Canada and has interests in 14 specialty channels, including the number-one Canadian specialty channel, TSN. CTV is owned by Bell Globemedia, Canada's premier multi-media company. More information about CTV may be found on the company Web site at www.ctv.ca (http://www.ctv.ca).