Readers, your humble correspondent is heading back to broadcast television!

We’ve been hired to join the highly respected I-Team at KLAS Channel 8, to cover — what else?! — Nevada politics. We’ll be appearing on Channel 8’s 6 p.m. newscast twice each week to discuss political news, as well as covering Nevada’s sure-to-be-riveting 2010 elections in June and November. To be frank, we’re honored (and a little nervous) about joining respected I-Team journalists George Knapp, Colleen McCarty and Jonathan Humbert. After all, the last time we appeared regularly on TV, “high definition” was just a concept; now, it’s a graphic reality!

For our print and new media fans, don’t worry: We’ll continue to Tweet and blog all sorts of political news, as well as to edit CityLife and pen our weekly “Coffee & Outrage” column. And even more changes may be in the works soon. Bottom line: Red Bull. Lots and lots of Red Bull. And makeup. Nobody wants to be exposed to us — especially in high-def! — without makeup.

We’re excited for the opportunity, and extremely grateful to the powers-that-be at Channel 8 to get an opportunity to tell compelling political stories in a new medium, and to work with the most respected news team in Las Vegas. And we hope you readers will tune in. That way, we can say, “as always, thanks for reading … and watching!”