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So Long Katie
- Thread starter Mark Giardina
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If Bob Schieffer is smiling then John Roberts at CNN must be laughing so loud one can hear him across the entire eastern seaboard. And one can also imagine Dan Rather 's reaction to this bit of information.
After Katie who is next for the chair?
My guess, well since TV really wants to atrtact those viewers in the 20s and 30s, team up MTV and have them do the news. Bring in Tabitha Soren or Chris Baron from the rock band Spin Doctors since both were considered "the voice of our Generation X" by MTV ( and themselves ) back in the 90s. Dan Cortese may be a good one even though he does a game show for another network.
And rather than having the news done from New York or Washington, have it done from Las Vegas instead since Vegas is THE place to go if you are, say 28 years old.
My guess, well since TV really wants to atrtact those viewers in the 20s and 30s, team up MTV and have them do the news. Bring in Tabitha Soren or Chris Baron from the rock band Spin Doctors since both were considered "the voice of our Generation X" by MTV ( and themselves ) back in the 90s. Dan Cortese may be a good one even though he does a game show for another network.
And rather than having the news done from New York or Washington, have it done from Las Vegas instead since Vegas is THE place to go if you are, say 28 years old.
some more from 90's era MTV News to replace Katie could be Kurt Loder or Chris Connelly, just replace the CBS Evening News with MTV News on CBS
I'm sure that all 14 of Katie's viewers will be sad.
Reason? CBS is outsourcing their news to CNN. Which is where Couric may end up if this speculation comes is true:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120778369100203247.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120778369100203247.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
I'd still like to hit her...
Re: So Long Katie? Forget it!
Hate to burst everybody's bubble, but according to the official word from CBS, Katie's staying put where she is.
In the meantime, CBS's "Secret Talents of the Stars"? GONE after one episode!!
Jonathan Allen
Hate to burst everybody's bubble, but according to the official word from CBS, Katie's staying put where she is.
In the meantime, CBS's "Secret Talents of the Stars"? GONE after one episode!!
Jonathan Allen
I'll believe it when I see it. This isn't the first report of an early Couric exit from the CBS Evening News.
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I'm sure the news department at CBS wouldn't do this...but the overnight newscaster, MEG OLIVER, is awesome!
She's a grown-up who is camera friendly and is capable of delivering a believeable newscast! Nothing personal against Mr. Schieffer...because I enjoyed him on the CBS Evening News. But Meg is definitely EXCELLENT!
Perhaps the CBS News Brass will cut her a little slack and let her do fill-in during a timeslot where more viewers can catch her?!
Meg is VERY GOOD and VERY PROFESSIONAL!
argytunes
She's a grown-up who is camera friendly and is capable of delivering a believeable newscast! Nothing personal against Mr. Schieffer...because I enjoyed him on the CBS Evening News. But Meg is definitely EXCELLENT!
Perhaps the CBS News Brass will cut her a little slack and let her do fill-in during a timeslot where more viewers can catch her?!
Meg is VERY GOOD and VERY PROFESSIONAL!
argytunes
Why all the interest in a talking head giving hours or days-old news and "human interest" fluff pieces?
Do the networks need the "voice of god" to give generic news credibility and importance?
If they really want to increase viewership get rid of the "Billy Mays" type spam-o-mercials and put more "news" in the half-hour.
Do the networks need the "voice of god" to give generic news credibility and importance?
If they really want to increase viewership get rid of the "Billy Mays" type spam-o-mercials and put more "news" in the half-hour.
Well Hillary should've learned, American don't want no women reporting OR making the news..LOL
Seriously it's kind of sad, the big three Connie Chung (became a joke) and Dianne Sawyer and Barbara Walters once hard hitting women now back hosting the light daytime news or running a "coffee clutch" like women in the 50s.
I still think a woman was a good idea but they did pick the WRONG woman. Actually outside of Christine Amanpour I can't think of a "hard news" reporter or anchor.
Still Katie is probably gonna laugh all the way to the bank when they buy out her contract and as for taking the place of Larry King, well maybe to substitute but King will be in that seat till they pry it out of his "cold dead hands." He'll be hosting Larry King till he drops dead, and he'll do that on his show too. LOL
Seriously it's kind of sad, the big three Connie Chung (became a joke) and Dianne Sawyer and Barbara Walters once hard hitting women now back hosting the light daytime news or running a "coffee clutch" like women in the 50s.
I still think a woman was a good idea but they did pick the WRONG woman. Actually outside of Christine Amanpour I can't think of a "hard news" reporter or anchor.
Still Katie is probably gonna laugh all the way to the bank when they buy out her contract and as for taking the place of Larry King, well maybe to substitute but King will be in that seat till they pry it out of his "cold dead hands." He'll be hosting Larry King till he drops dead, and he'll do that on his show too. LOL
Larry King and Mr. Burns from The Simpsons, separated at birth.
Re: So Long Katie? Forget it!
I think the Wall Street Journal wouldn't have printed the story unless they had legitimate sources to back it up. As for CBS's denial, don't you believe that's just an attempt to cover their backside?
There was an article written by an MSNBC staff member who said the blame for the Couric debacle should rest on the shoulders of the CBS brass and not Couric herself.
johnnya2k6 said:
I think the Wall Street Journal wouldn't have printed the story unless they had legitimate sources to back it up. As for CBS's denial, don't you believe that's just an attempt to cover their backside?
There was an article written by an MSNBC staff member who said the blame for the Couric debacle should rest on the shoulders of the CBS brass and not Couric herself.
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