Rachel Maddow was on The Colbert Report last week. It was pretty good.

re: The Wire
I've been meaning to watch it, but apparently it's one of Obama's favourite shows (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3401168/Barack-Obama-The-50-facts-you-might-not-know.html). :)

Also, more on his plans (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/08/AR2008110801856.html?referrer=digg).