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CNN TO AIR BACK-TO-BACK DOCUMENTARIES ON PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES HILLARY CLINTON AND DONALD TRUMP ON MONDAY, SEPT. 5
THE
EXTENSIVE CNN SPECIAL REPORTS PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK
AT THE LIVES OF BOTH CLINTON AND TRUMP
Trailer: CNN Special Report: The Essential Presidential Candidates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 1 –– CNN announced today that the network willair two back-to-back CNN Special Reports on Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump on Monday, Sept. 5 at 8pmET and 10pmET respectively.
The two-hour documentaries, Unfinished Business: The Essential Hillary Clinton, hosted by CNN Justice Correspondent Pamela Brown, and All Business: The Essential Donald Trump, hosted by CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger, go beyond the campaign trail and political rhetoric to get to the heart and soul of the two people vying for the presidency of the United States.
The CNN Special Reports take viewers deep into the inner circles, decisions, controversies and milestones of two of the most famous and controversial candidates in modern political history.
CNN’s Brown and Borger sat down with more than 60 family members, childhood and lifelong friends, former colleagues, and analysts to weave together their years before rising to international notoriety with their many decades in the public spotlight.
From student
superstar, to controversial
first lady, to historic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton has
become the most written about woman in American politics. Unfinished Business: The
Essential Hillary Clinton takes
a
look
at the highs, the lows, and the inside
stories behind the moments
In All Business: The Essential Donald Trump, CNN reveals the moments that made the man – the challenges he’s overcome, the critics he’s silenced, the controversy that follows wherever he goes, and the confidence engendered in his every word. The documentary, featuring interviews with Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump, follows his journey from his childhood in Queens, to his early years in Manhattan and Atlantic City, to primetime fame and now the Republican nominee for president.
The Special Reports will also be available On Demand the day after the linear premiere on cable VOD and on CNNgo via iPad, Roku, AppleTV and desktop at www.cnn.com/go
The documentaries will re-air on Saturday, Sept. 10 with All Business: The Essential Donald Trump airing at 8pmET and Unfinished Business: The Essential Hillary Clinton airing at 10pmET.
Unfinished Business: The Essential Hillary Clinton was produced by Jessica Small and Melissa Dunst. All Business: The Essential Donald Trump was produced by Courtney Yager, Chris Gajilan, Brian Rokus, and Michelle Rozsa. Jennifer Hyde is the executive producer for both documentaries.
About CNN Special Reports:
CNN Special
Reports (CSR)
investigate, explore and illuminate the most pressing issues and events
of our day, producing some of the most compelling and informative
television. Specials include “Targeting Terror,” created in the wake of
the Paris attacks; “Downward Spiral,” an investigation into murder
allegations against NFL player Aaron Hernandez; “The People’s Pope,”
which tracks the evolution of Jorge Bergoglio from the slums of
Argentina to the Vatican; and the “Weed” series, three ground-breaking
documentaries exploring the use and benefits of medical marijuana. CSR
also provides articles, galleries and clips to CNN.com,
generating
millions
of views. For updates, follow @CNNSpecReport on
Twitter.
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Contacts:
Lauren Pratapas
Richard Hudock