Palin not making Sunday show rounds

Only one member of the presidential slate will not appear on the Sunday public affairs shows this weekend and it’s the newest addition – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Democratic nominee Barack Obama will appear on ABC’s “This Week” while his running mate Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will stop by NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

{mosads}Republican nominee John McCain can be seen on CBS’ “Face the Nation” but his running mate is not scheduled for any of the Sunday shows, which are considered a must-stop for any national political candidate.

Fox News will host a documentary on Palin on Saturday at 8 p.m. The one-hour special, “Governor Sarah Palin: An American Woman,” will not feature any interviews with the Palin but host Greta Van Susteren will speak to her family, friends and colleagues.

Palin does appear on the cover of a number of magazines that came out this past week – People, OK!, US Weekly and Time magazine.

For Obama and McCain, it will be their first Sunday show appearances since they became their party’s presidential nominee. It will be Biden’s first appearance since he took the No. 2 spot on the  
Democratic ticket.

Meanwhile, “Fox News Sunday” will have its post-convention wrap up with Obama strategist David Axelrod and McCain campaign manager Rick Davis.

CNN’s “Late Edition” has a strong congressional line up with Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is also scheduled to appear.