Charlie Gibson Will Travel To Alaska For Palin Interview

Looks like the Palin No Comment Watch will end sometime this week: AP reports that the McCain camp has agreed to an interview with Charlie Gibson of ABC News who at times this cycle has made Brit Hume look like Keith Olbermann. Smart move by McCain-land, picking the most McCain-friendly journalist outside of FOX. (I'll bet FOX gets the second interview.)

Update (12:08PM): McCain-land claims the interview was offered several days ago, but you can color me skeptical. Earlier in the day, Rick Davis had stuck to his "she'll do an interview when we feel like it posture" but it wasn't until after Biden's challenge to Palin, that the McCain campaign leaked news of the pending interview (to AP, surprise, surprise).

Interestingly, as of fifteen minutes ago, ABC News itself had not yet confirmed the interview. I can't imagine they will turn it down, but this sure is the oddest announcement of an interview that I've ever seen.

Update 2 (12:14PM): Mike Allen of Politico gets confirmation from ABC.

Under pressure for being shielded for questioning, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has a agreed to sit down with Charles Gibson of ABC's "World News Tonight," according to an ABC News official. No other interviews are scheduled.

It will be the first TV interview for Palin since she was named 10 days ago as running mate to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).