Jack Cafferty interview…
The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz interviews fellow CNNer Jack Cafferty…
“If I was going to write a book reflecting what I am,” he says in an interview, “I owed it to people to provide some context about me. It was a little bit painful to go back and go through it, but I had to do it. Some of the things I say are a little out there.” Cafferty says his background helps explain his constant challenges to authority.
After breaking into television on a Reno station as “Ranger Jack” on a kids’ show, the college dropout found his first marriage collapsing, in part under the weight of his hard drinking. That continued during Cafferty’s second marriage and during his days as a New York anchor. “I never went on as a stumbling, bumbling, slurring drunk, but I did a lot of shows with alcohol in my system,” he says.
Cafferty says he realized in 1989 that “if I didn’t make changes, I would be jeopardizing my marriage, and I didn’t want to challenge my old man’s record. He and my mother had 11 marriages between them, and it would have been 12 if he hadn’t killed one” — a fiancee who died in a car accident while he was driving drunk.
I just saw a promo advertising a “special edition” of the Cafferty File on Wednesday at 8pm.
Comment by Terance — September 17, 2007 @ 11:18 am
Awesome, looks like CNN are going to give Cafferty a shot at that 8pm spot.
Please God let him stay there forever!
I don’t like his chances but.
Comment by ryano — September 17, 2007 @ 12:03 pm
He’s just offensive to me, always scowling, looks like he hasn’t slept in a month - just a cranky old man. I change the channel everytime I see him.
Comment by Sophia — September 17, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
I really didn’t like Cafferty for a long time.. With that said, I’m a big fan of his thoughts concerning career politicians. And vehemently agree they need to go HOME after serving a couple of years.
Comment by Terance — September 17, 2007 @ 12:20 pm
Old cranky men are entertaining. Just look at Bill O, he is a laugh and a half.
Comment by ryano — September 17, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
I’d love to see Jack take over the 8pm slot. He’d give CNN a better chance agsinst KO and BO than CB.:/
Comment by A.M. — September 17, 2007 @ 1:04 pm
If Jack Cafferty got his own spot at 8:00 p.m. I would seriously have to consider switching back and forth between his show and Countdown.
Bring it on CNN!!!!
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the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life - Vicente Fox
Comment by elmonica — September 17, 2007 @ 3:21 pm
Yes, Give Jack the 8pm slot, Let the 2 fight for the elmo viewers. BTW - What is that suppose to be? Your signature? Nice…. You bet you’d be cocky if you were the most powerful person in the world.
Comment by Lurker — September 17, 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Lurker I missed you darling. Glad to see you are back with us.
Comment by elmonica — September 17, 2007 @ 3:37 pm
Cafferty is great and he should really have a bigger role on CNN.
Comment by Marty — September 17, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
Go get em Jack! I would never tune in to Count down or B.O. if you had the 8pm slot!
Comment by newsfan — September 20, 2007 @ 12:18 am
Jack get his own show is this the reward for Hillary’s daily beatings? You and Rev Wright ought to do lunch you two would have so much to chat. Just exchange the word “women” for “white people” and spew the hate.I am with Sophia I do the same thing.
Comment by SUSAN — June 2, 2008 @ 4:33 pm