MIDDAY WITH DAN RODRICKS

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Wednesday, January 28 Noon-1:00 pm EST: How bad will it get? That's a big question, much on our minds as the global recession has taken root and tossed millions of Americans out of work, finished off faltering retailers and forced the foreclosures of millions of homes. Our guest this hour saw it coming and said so on national television, and he sees things getting -- gulp -- worse. How long will the recession last? Can federal stimulus billions make a difference? Gerald Celente, left, will offer some predictions for 2009 and beyond, based on his work as director of the Trends Research Institute. . . .  1:00-2:00 pm EST: Throughout the election and up to the inauguration, the television networks were accused of favoring Barack Obama. Now that he's president, how long will his honeymoon with the media last? Sun television critic David Zurawik, joins us to discuss television coverage of the Obama inauguration and transition, and Bernard Goldberg's latest screed against the media left. We'll also discuss what we can expect from this year's Super Bowl ads in light of the recession with Brian Steinberg, television editor for Advertising Age magazine.