Dasha Burns To Host C-SPAN's Upcoming Series ‘Ceasefire'
Burns will continue to serve as Politico's White House bureau chief and Playbook's chief correspondent, and as host of the weekly Politico podcast, The Conversation. She joined Politico in January from NBC News, where she was national correspondent.
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C-SPAN CEO Sam Feist called Burns 'one of the principal drivers of the political conversation in Washington today. Dasha's non-partisan approach to her well-sourced reporting is what makes her an ideal fit for C-SPAN.'
Burns has moderated more than a dozen discussions and public policy events that have aired on C-SPAN, the public affairs network that is funded by the cable industry.
Ceasefire is the first major programming initiative since Feist took the helm of C-SPAN last year. The show will debut this fall and will feature lawmakers and political leaders who will be paired 'for honest and civil discussions about how to tackle the nation's most pressing problems,' per the network.
Burns said in a statement that as 'polarized as this country may seem, Ceasefire will show that we can still work together as a nation to find common ground. I am looking forward to hosting this unique program and pushing people out of their comfort zones to move beyond partisan acrimony.'
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