He landed a one- time shot at anchoring a popular inside the Beltway news program when the regular host was out with the flu. A last minute snag occurred when an expected guest had to bow out to illness as well. Lewis tapped Cardinal Guzzetti, a well- known figure and member of the Catholic church, to step in and round out his panel. He did this without realizing that Guzzetti was "persona non grata" in that particular news agency. He would come to regret his invitation even before the program was finished. In fact, it was altogether possible that he would pay for that invitation with his life.