From the Associated Press: “Christian Singer/Songwriter Derek Webb to co-host the view during a month-long (June) leave in which Emmy-award winning host Elizabeth Hassleback will be on sabbatical. Derek’s career began as co-lead singer of the Christian pop band Caedman’s Call and continues as a solo artist with much critical favor. His music has appeared on television shows including Greys Anatomy and The Discovery Channel’s The Deadliest Catch.”
It looks like The View is trying to keep their evangelical audience in tact during Hasselback’s leave, so they are bringing in Christian men. It’s cool to see media becoming more open about the fact so many of their viewers are Christians. Should make for some terrific conversation, I would think. I’m only frustrated I never got the call! So Derek will host only one episode (give him more!) and other Christian men will be taking the other episodes, including Joel Hunter, Jim Wallis, Max Lucado (Max Lucado has always been a huge draw for the ladies), Gary Haugen, Pastor Rick McKinley, Erwin McManus, Dan Haseltine and Brandon Heath. Mark Driscoll will also be filling in for Whoopi Golberg for one episode in August.
Great job, guys! Have fun. I’m available too. Just saying. I have nothing going on in June. Nothing!
Too funny.
Well I guess I will now be watching the view for the first time ever.
That is pretty cool and a good (or might I say god) lineup.
Don you would be good on there, just don’t cry
It’s unfortunate that I no longer have any TV channels…like none. I think I need some sort of box thingy. Maybe I can sneak it at work..like I do all my blog-reading.
Had me all the way until Driscoll in August. That would be worth watching! Must be April 1.
Seeing as there’s no link’s to anywhere else in this story, and being the date that it is, I’m calling April Fool’s on this one until I’m proven wrong.
That’s hilarious I think…don’t care for the show…but I’m totally calling denalyn and asking her if she gets to go with Max. He’s on the Today show on Friday…I think it’s Friday. ANYWHO, good to know and that really should be a pretty interesting month on that show. I’m glad they asked strong Christian men…that’s a good step!
Nice April Fool’s joke Mr. Miller. Well played.
picturing me taking a bow.
And now is the time you say, “April Fools!”
Come on. Say it.
Say it. Oh please, say it!
Oh no! Is this true???
I only wish, Hoov.
You are a perceptive one, Benyamen.
Imma dope. Fell for it.
Way cool…will he be controversial?
You should totally call them, man. And, you should definitely cry. It’s good tv.
I wish!
Ahhh hahaha
I was taken for a minute, there.
i’m such a sucker.
Ann, aren’t supposed “suckers” always the most kind, honest, sincere people. I don’t think you should feel bad at all. In the end, people like you win!!!!!
Nice save, Don, nice save.
Don,
I can’t believe you didn’t make this list! I mean with your close personal relationship with the President and all I would have thought you’d be a shoe-in. Just goes to show that those network types have no idea about who we want to see on the show. Seriously – that Webb guy cusses in his songs and stuff…Barbara doesn’t need to hear that and I’m sure Whoopi would not appreciate that type of humor.
Seriously. I’m just disappointed in myself. So self-absorbed about not having any damn TV channels.
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Funny Don! Although I find that show so annoying. Not sure I would wish that on anyone.
brilliant.
funny…glad I hadn’t texted denalyn yet…but he is on the Today Show…saw you added that.
And yes Ann, suckers are the most honest, sincere people out there. We would never dream of speaking untruths…
Yes, Ann, we will win in the end!
And it sucks to not have any channels!! I feel your pain!
Oooh…that actually makes me want to watch The View. Too bad they didn’t ask you though. Erwin McManus should be good to watch.
Okay…I see now that this is just a joke. Too bad…A lot of those guys could offer good thought for that show.
Wow this is pretty exciting. He’s a dynamic Christian personality to have on daytime TV, I’m pretty pumped for it. Glad to hear you support Derek, you guys both make me think in different ways.
Woh Woh – April Fool’s! It took me a few minutes. I need to think of a good one. Hmmmm
Key words: “in the end”…HAHA–I have 2 brothers, I shouldn’t fall for this kind of crap.
I almost forgot about Discovery Channel using his music. There wasn’t a dry eye in our house when they played “I Wanna Marry You All Over Again” over that slow-motion montage of mating crabs.
Hahaha @bryan a.
It would be very funny if Derek was on the View. But with all of the April Foolishness, I wish I could have bought into this post with less of a guard up. It might have been even funnier.
Now if you said Phil Driscoll, I might have believed—or at least wanted to have believed much more. Or Mike Warnke.
Nice. I’m impressed!
X Factor is coming the TV… You should try out for that, Don! I’ll text ’till my thumbs go numb.
Thought sadly untrue, you trickster!, I would love to see some of these folks get that kind of exposure. Maybe… someday.
Haha. APRIL FOOLS. That was a good one, Don.
You might have had me fooled if you hadn’t mentioned Driscoll. BTW, I love MD, but I know a lot of people disagree, so there is no way he’d be invited to do The View.
APRIL FOOLS
haha…Rick on The View. That’ll keep me giggling for a while.
I’ll never trust anything you write again…. Unless, I win the contest and you come to Comfort, TX and deliver the prize money to my house in person. That’s just how bad you hurt me.
ya know…you totally had me until I saw the list of others…
well played.
After a few years of April 1st, the internet, and Donald Miller, I have learned to not trust your 04-01 postings.
oh how I wish this were for real. Derek could TOTALLY hold his own with these gals and I would pay any amount to see him and Whoopi or Joy Behar get into it. Max Lucado and Brandon are just toooo nice-they’d be eaten ALIVE by the ladies. This was one of the best April Fools pranks I’ve seen in a long time. Almost like an episode of “punk’d”! Loved it!
totally sucked in. even linked it to my fb for about 5 minutes until I thought about what day it was…
nicely done
*facepalm*
Not sure which I hate more–that I fell for that, or that show. *shivers*
I have finally discovered what my story is…I am a fool.
Fortunately, my friend knows this and protected me from spreading my foolishness and someone getting hurt. Thanks Cadmus!
Nice one Don! I was taken in by the pictures and Derek’s bald head.
Thanks for the laugh!
HIL-ARIOUS. I really fell for it and was starting to feel bad for you, Don.
Wow, that is so cool. I do hope the next time this happens again, you would get the part…
My goodness, I never realized this was not true until I read the comments. I feel so dumb and gullible. T_T
I was waaay excited – especially to see Gary Haugen. Even posted it on Facebook … Only to delete it like a second later.
Don, you are quite brilliant. Well thought out. But now I want to punch a baby because I was way over excited that Erwin & others would actaully make it to the view. Dangit.
Snaps for you.
That’s two years in a row you’ve written great April Fools articles. It wasn’t until today I realized it was a joke.
I tip my hat to you, sir.
Six days later I allowed myself to be swept up in a mixture of indignation and outrage all because I didn’t check the date of the article!
If only…perhaps there would be some sense on daytime TV. And while we’re at it, could we get Mark Driscoll on Oprah, because that would be more exciting than many televised major league sporting events.
I definitely just googled this information to be sure that I didn’t miss it. Then, I looked back at the date of the post.
I’m pissed ha ha ha.
I guess the Fool is me, since it took me almost a month to figure it out.