Sentences with phrase «potential heir apparent»

In many state governments the lieutenant governor is the designated cheerleader, a potential heir apparent doomed to an endless road trip hyping the governor and his or her programs.

The scandal surrounding Bush's ouster left Today with a bit of a black eye, but it also robbed the show of another potential heir apparent to eventually fill Lauer's hosting seat.

He is seen as a potential heir apparent after a broad grounding in the family - controlled company that recently split in two, with James now running the half encompassing the broadcasting and film interests.