Highlights of Obama’s 5 broadcast interviews, on topics from health care to baseball

October 7th, 2009 Obama turning to Hollywood for health reform helpWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is enlisting Hollywood celebrities including actress Rosario Dawson and musician Will.I.Am to draw attention to his health care overhaul agenda. The performers will act as celebrity judges for a TV commercial contest set up by Organizing for America, the Obama political organization that's part of the Democratic National Committee.

September 14th, 2009 "America's Got Talent" winner has exhaustionST. LOUIS — The 2008 winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent" is pledging to take better care of himself after a brief hospital stay for exhaustion.

September 11th, 2009 Soap opera gets Latinos in tune with health careDENVER — It has all the hallmarks of the beloved telenovela. But this soap opera's story lines are laced with important medical advice for Colorado's Latinos.

August 19th, 2009 Obama to talk health care conservative radioWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to discuss his push for health care overhaul Thursday when Philadelphia-based conservative radio talk show host Michael Smerconish broadcasts his program from the White House. It will the president's first words on the subject since comments by him and others in the administration over the weekend indicated the White House was willing to abandon a government-run plan from any overhaul.

August 19th, 2009 Highlights of Don Hewitt's careerCareer highlights of Don Hewitt, the former "60 Minutes" executive producer who died on Wednesday. —Directed the first network television newscast, with anchor Douglas Edwards, on May 3, 1948.

August 7th, 2009 Sykes: Obama's campaign was talk-show inspirationPASADENA, Calif. — Wanda Sykes says she wasn't interested in hosting a late night talk show until Barack Obama decided to run for president.

August 2nd, 2009 White House adviser won't say no to tax increaseWASHINGTON — A top White House adviser says he can't rule out a tax on middle-class Americans to pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. As a candidate, Obama pledged not to raise taxes for most Americans.

July 16th, 2009 Harry and Louise back on TV, for health overhaulWASHINGTON — Harry and Louise are coming back to television screens across the country to talk about overhauling health care. This time, they've switched sides.

July 9th, 2009 Baseball events extend far beyond All-Star GameMajor League Baseball and St. Louis organizers are working on plenty of events to be enjoyed by those who don't have tickets to Tuesday's All-Star Game.

July 4th, 2009 Indian pitchers make pro baseball debutsMIAMI — Two former aspiring cricket players who won a reality show in India have made their professional baseball debuts. Left-hander Rinku Singh and right-hander Dinesh Patel, neither of whom had heard of baseball before appearing on "The Million Dollar Arm", each got a strikeout for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Rookie-level minor league team, the lowest level in the minor leagues.

June 18th, 2009 IOC sells 2014-16 rights to Arab broadcastersLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee announced a deal on Thursday for 20 Arab states to broadcast the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Summer Games in 2016. The contract with the Arab States Broadcast Union (ASBU) is believed to be worth $32 million, an increase of almost 50 percent on the $21.2 million paid for the 2010-12 package.

June 15th, 2009 ABC News to air Obama interview on health careNEW YORK — ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week. The special will air June 24 at 10 p.m.

June 15th, 2009 Joe Buck's new HBO show features Favre, comedyNEW YORK — Tim McCarver often finds himself laughing before games and between innings when he works alongside Joe Buck. Buck, Fox's lead play-by-play announcer for baseball and football, is known for a serious tone on the air.

May 13th, 2009 Obamas host poetry night at White HouseWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. To that end, she and President Barack Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room on Tuesday.

May 12th, 2009 Obama's Day: Health costs, top cops and poetryWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama continues the theme of affordable health care today, a day after enlisting the help of the health industry in lowering future costs over 10 years. The White House says the president will participate in a round table with business leaders to discuss cutting employer health care costs.