Final Four Preview, iPad Launch, Amy Grant
The next "Early Show Saturday Edition" will be jam-packed.
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Co-anchor Chris Wragge will broadcast live from the floor of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, site of Saturday night's Final Four, taking viewers well beyond the big event itself.
He'll have a first-hand look through the eyes of Gov. Mitch Daniels, a former president of the state's huge pharmaceutical employer, Eli Lilly, at the challenges Indiana faces. He'll also talk about the excitement surrounding Butler University. Chris watched last Saturday's Western Regional final with Daniels, as the hometown Bulldogs managed to clinch a spot in the Final Four.
Chris will also sit down with CBS Sports Analyst Greg Anthony and Championship Final pre-game host Seth Davis to get their insight at the night's decisive contests.
In addition, Chris will tell the story of the 1954 Milan High School team that won the Indiana State High School Basketball Championship. The memorable championship game, viewed by many as the underdog upset of all time, inspired the 1986 classic film, "Hoosiers." The movie chronicled how Milan High, with only 161 students, became the smallest school ever to win a single-class state basketball title in Indiana. Chris traveled to Milan and interviewed the players and townspeople as they relived the dream season. After the piece, key members of that famous team will reunite live on the broadcast, holding their championship trophy.
The highly-anticipated iPad will be officially released Saturday morning, and we'll open the show outside the Apple store on our plaza. We'll join the big crowds lined up for the new device, talk about the cult Steve Jobs has built, and look at the iPad's pros and cons.
Also, Amy Grant will grace our "Second Cup Café." She put Contemporary Christian music on the map. The six-time Grammy winner and multiple platinum album seller will sing an offering off her brand new album, as well as her mage-hit, "Baby, Baby."
We'll top all that off with a Final Fouor-oriented "Chef on a Shoestring" segment featuring Tim Love, owner of Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and the Love Shack -- both in Ft. Worth, Texas. He'll be in Indianapolis with Chris.