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"I don't think any of us realized how big this inaugural was going to be," he said.
Coverage of the event actually begins three days earlier, when CNN's Wolf Blitzer follows Obama's Saturday train ride from Pennsylvania to Washington. Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will be CNN's lead personalities for the inauguration.
On Fox News Channel, the inauguration will be the first big political event in years not anchored by Brit Hume, who has taken on a part-time role. Chris Wallace and Shepard Smith will be the main anchors, with Hume replacement Bret Baier getting both morning and evening duty.
Following its template from big political events last year, MSNBC will originate from an outdoor location on the Mall, with Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow and Eugene Robinson. CNBC airs an all-day "CNBC Reports: President Obama & Your Money."
Jim Lehrer anchors PBS's inaugural coverage, with columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields among his panelists. PBS's "NewsHour" also has an extensive Web site with forums where voters can pose questions.
For those who want a realistic sense of being there, C-SPAN's four days of coverage marks major events with no narration.
The event has attracted some extraordinary TV attention, with networks like Nickelodeon, QVC, BET and TV One planning events. The night before the inauguration, the Disney Channel will air a concert honoring military families, "Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future."
