> Has *any* of the talking heads been that much of a drawing card? Have we > cared what any of the mainstream anchors have had to say since Cronkite > retired? Maybe Brokaw and Jennings on occasion? Certainly not Rather, and > his cowpoke philosophy. Nobody at CNN. I can't think of anybody.
Rather's Texasisms on Election Night garnered some notoriety, although probably more as late night clip packages than as an incentive to watch his coverage. Your larger point is right; it seems like an anchor is more likely to lose viewers than to gain them. > I think they do see her as a huge drawing card for the day time talk show > crowd; maybe not Oprah big, but they will be disappointed if Katie is not > the highest rated day time show... Katie of course gets to do what > she has always wanted, which is to continue erasing the line between news > and infotainment. One of my early predictions is that she will take 5 or 10 > minutes at the start or end of her day time talk show to read news > headlines, and argue that she is creating the kind of hybrid, news and daily > life style advice program thta she wanted to install at the CBS Evening News > all along. What was Letterman's line this week - something about Katie moving to another job where she'll be "an awkward fit"? She was an ideal Today Show host, and I can imagine that translating to the sort of daytime show you're envisioning. Folks who still watch the Evening News want the world in half-an-hour, and that's not her forte. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
