Before he becomes the 53rd Alabama Governor....

.....Robert Bentley went On The Record with us, exclusively at CBS-8, and y'all have two opportunities to see the interview.

This Sunday at 11:00am, and Monday at 5:30am,

just hours before the Inauguration.

He says he never saw the AEA Dues bill, or any of the ethics legislation, before the special session (and suggests that changes to those bills are possible once he's Governor)....that it would be hard for him to cut the Governor's office budget because it is expensive to hire good people...and that he expects proration of both state budgets in the next year.



By the way, Bentley is apparently the second M.D. to hold the office. The other was Alabama's first Governor, William Bibb.



(Governor-Elect Bentley holds a drawing by one of his grandchildren).

Four Racing toward November 2nd

     Labor Day is supposedly the "official" start of the sprint to election day. The marathon started 18 months ago, and many who started that race are now sitting wounded on the sidelines.

     Four of the survivors will be guests on coming Sunday "On The Record" programs on CBS-8...the nominees for Lt. Governor and for Governor...and that series begins tomorrow with the Democratic Incumbent Lt. Gov, Jim Folsom, Jr.

     There will be numerous preemptions of OTR in the coming weeks because of golf and football.

     While it is a joy to occupy the broadcast real-estate right before 60-Minutes, it's also a hugely preemptable spot this time of year. If you want to keep this list or just jot down the dates...here are the Sundays when there will be an OTR and who will be the guest:

• Sunday, September 5, Democratic nominee for Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom, Jr.


• Sunday, October 3,  Republican nominee for Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey


• Sunday, October 17, Republican nominee for Governor Robert Bentley


• Sunday, October 31, Democratic nominee for Governor Ron Sparks

Tuesday November 2nd, Election Day.