People often don't know this, but yes, Katie Couric does have the capability to do "hard" news, and has done so many times over. She's interviewed the President, and she was also on air for much of the 9/11 coverage. In getting her, CBS acknowledged that they won't be able to use many of the soft interview skills she has, and she'll obviously be in a much tighter format, but they think she can do it, and will be able to draw viewers.
Me? I don't think she'll be able to cut it. It'll be interesting to see how she survives in a much more rigorous format, but it is kinda cool that she'll be the first woman to solo anchor the evening news. --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > boy this board was uncharacteristically quiet for an > uncharacteristically long time. Has Ms. Couric ever done a serious > story? I don't mind her interviewing celebrities and doing cooking > segments and introducing musical acts, but the war in Iraq, > presidential corruption, world issues? Give me a break. > > > --- In [email protected], "hermespal" <hermespal@> > wrote: > > > > We need an obituary for the final death throe of television news. Good > > night and good luck indeed. Probably the worst on-air "personality" > > interviewer is to anchor the CBS evening news. Oh, the humanity. > > > > Good thing I gave up on tv news years ago. > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
