From 'Crossfire' to 'CeaseFire': C-SPAN Executive Launches Program That Promotes Common Ground For several years when he was at CNN, Sam Feist was in charge of “Crossfire,” the show that set a ...

For several years when he was at CNN, Sam Feist was in charge of “Crossfire,” the show that set a template for televised political combat. Now that he runs C-SPAN, Feist is going in another direction.

For several years when he was at CNN, Sam Feist was in charge of “Crossfire,” the show that set a template for televised political combat. Now that he runs C-SPAN, Feist is going in another direction.

For several years when he was at CNN, Sam Feist was in charge of “Crossfire,” the show that set a template for televised political combat. Now that he runs C-SPAN, Feist is going in another direction.

FILE - CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist talks to members of the press during the Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP ...