Projo Politics Blog

The conventions are coming. The Democrats begin in Denver today. The Republicans follow in St. Paul next week.

You'll see Barack Obama and John McCain, of course. But there's a good chance you'll also see John King. He's an independent: a journalist, the chief national correspondent for CNN. While ABC, CBS and NBC plan to show just one hour of convention coverage each night, King will be on the air for CNN beginning at 6 p.m. and going late into the night every night of the conventions.

King cut his political news teeth in Rhode Island."I didn't know much about the state when I got there, but I loved it," said King by phone last week. "It was a great experience."

King, 44, is now working his sixth presidential election, and he predicts that interest among the public this time around is high.

"I think there is a lot of drama," King said. "I do not remember as many important story lines heading into both conventions."

Find out more about King in today's Providence Journal story by staff writer Bryan Rourke.

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