An overview from the Gray Lady on David Muir. One of the interesting points is that he's describing his newscasts as "relatable", with the article noting he's chatting on Twitter in real time. This, along with BriWi's less-formal relationship (especially when he slyly works in a sex joke mid-broadcast: see http://www.mediaite.com/tv/brian-williams-pulls-off-fantastic-sex-joke-on-air/), beckons the question of what we're looking for in a news anchor in a world where we're not really looking for them anymore.
http://nyti.ms/1uo9Glm What pops into my mind, and we've beaten around it a little bit, is that what we're looking for is basically David Letterman. This sounds odd, but it's when something really big happens, we need more of a Dave than a Brian (or even a Jon or Jimmy or Steven). Someone to kinda help give us a level set more than a report or more information, because we can easily get the information. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
