Politics | Sarah Palin Palin to Finally Meet the Press ABC's Gibson gets first shot at grilling McCain's running mate By Jess Kilby Posted Sep 8, 2008 1:58 AM CDT Copied ABC News moderators George Stephanopoulos, right, and Charles Gibson, left, are seen before the start of the Democratic Party debate in Philadelphia, Wednesday April 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Sarah Palin will sit for her first press interview since accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination, reports the Chicago Tribune. She'll be interviewed by ABC anchor Charlie Gibson in Alaska later this week. The McCain camp has kept Palin from the press so far, calling its coverage of the Alaska governor sexist and intrusive. Despite ribbing about Palin's press silence from Barack Obama’s campaign, McCain’s top adviser has vowed not to toss Palin to the media “piranhas” until she’s “treated with respect and deference." The campaign has set "no ground rules” for the Gibson-Palin face-off, which should be aired this week, said a McCain aide. Read These Next He survived 43 days in a 'most dangerous' Australian desert. It's the most modern of insults: Clanker. An NFL kicker just raised the bar for his fellow kickers. How a Florida university's millions went to a cam girl. Report an error