"THE COLBERT REPORT" WELCOMES FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA
FOR A SECOND GUEST APPEARANCE
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 AT 11:30 P.M. ET/PT
NEW YORK, April 4, 2012 – First Lady Michelle Obama will appear as a guest for a second time on "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday, April 11 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT, her first appearance since entering the White House. Mrs. Obama will mark the one-year anniversary of her Joining Forces initiative to recognize, honor and support veterans and military families. The initiative aims to educate, challenge and spark action from all sectors of society to ensure that military families have the support they have earned.
"We are honored that the First Lady is joining us and I trust that the feeling is mutual," said Stephen Colbert.
Mrs. Obama made her initial appearance on "The Colbert Report," which also was her first late-night television show appearance, on April 15, 2008 as part of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning show's "Doritos' Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage From Chili-Delphia – The City of Brotherly Crunch!" week-long, special coverage of the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary.
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