• Variety , Friday, November 14, 2008 9:15 AM

In a bow to experience and old-school news media, the first post-election interview with the incoming president is going to CBS' venerable newsmagazine "60 Minutes." Conducting the sit-down is veteran correspondent Steve Kroft, who will talk with both Barack Obama and future first lady Michelle Obama. The segment will air Sunday.

The decision to give the coveted interview to "60 Minutes" comes after Kroft and a camera crew spent election night with some of Obama's aides for a segment that broadcast last Sunday. The show pulled in 18.5 million viewers.

Obama favored the CBS news show once before. He and Vice President-elect Joe Biden tapped it for their first joint interview after Biden was named to the ticket in August.

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