The modern newscast is so distorted and perverted from its intended purpose that an anchor is no longer relevant to the format. If the shows were still genuinely about informing citizens about events and issues that matter, a trusted lead person is essential to that task. But any minimum wage earning chucklebutt can introduce human interest stories and segments that fail to even scratch the surface of the day’s news.
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > The networks are slashing salaries and anchors have to take a pay cut to > remain. We’re now out of the era of all star anchors and the prestige that > once went with the job is gone. > > I remember an interview with Tom Brokaw many years ago (Tom Snyder? Larry > King? It’s been too long) where Brokaw said it was probably the last time > we would see 3 white male anchors. I would appreciate the irony, if not the > fact, if when this process shakes out we end up with 3 white male anchors > at the networks. > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM Stan S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Corporate synergy: put Colin Jost and Michael Che on Nightly News. >> >> On Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:29:02 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: >> >>> He will remain at Dateline. >>> >>> https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193445 >>> >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7328953b-f6ec-454f-be4e-95c7ceaf20adn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7328953b-f6ec-454f-be4e-95c7ceaf20adn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFBjg9rR6pYPXQQ5m%2BLXT45mwjVBbrJs0DtDZ45U2dX-A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFBjg9rR6pYPXQQ5m%2BLXT45mwjVBbrJs0DtDZ45U2dX-A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Did40dWNtFpD%2B-Xbd9Y820_cPGvwS9g-YuGS2Lt%2B_99Q%40mail.gmail.com.
