When you work in television, you spend a lot of time waiting for things to happen: waiting for interviews, waiting for press ops, waiting for people to arrive and waiting for media outlets to finish. We spent a good part of Sunday in the Lower Ninth Ward, waiting and hoping to interview former President Clinton about CGI U.

Things scheduled early in the day ran late, and the major networks were also waiting to talk to the big guy. CNN went first: A 10-minute interview turned into 20, and 20 turned into 30. Then Fox News took its turn, followed by “Good Morning America.” By the time our turn came, the former president was being whisked away by the Secret Service.

I’ve always wanted to interview President Clinton, but yesterday just wasn’t my day. We did, however, talk to his press rep, and we’re planning to cover the stories of some specific CGI U participants in the future. Hopefully that includes Clinton.