Comments on: Couric…ick

By: VirusHead

VirusHead — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:25:57 +0000

Not so much a Whoof as a Miaow. I’m calm enough, just disgusted. Jane Pauley has a personal dignity that Couric lacks. She just doesn’t have the stuff.

By: ascap_scab

ascap_scab — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:18:51 +0000

*There are plenty of other horrible superficial people on television, so I’m not sure why she inspires such revulsion in me.*

Whooof. Calm down. The same was said about Jane Pauley after her Today Show stint. She turned out to be a decent news reader. What matters is the show staff and producers decisions on content. Pauley slid into an established role and didn’t try to remake the content to fit her desires.

The scary rumors are Couric will exert control over the content and format. If true, she deserves a good smashing. The 22 minutes of network news are already too fluffy with ties to movie-of-the-week b.s. over honest news. If she steamrolls the established staff for more fluff and missing white girl stories, I’ll be the first to join you in a smash-a-thon. But, let’s wait until she actually goes on the air to see what she does.

By: Mr. HK

Mr. HK — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:50:00 +0000

ABC keeps "honoring" Peter Jennings to the point that you think he would have to be a saint. I wasn't a fan of Dan Rather... The one I miss is Walter Cronkite! Does that date me??? Or what??? Mr. H.K. Postcards from Hell's Kitchen And I Quote Blog

By: VirusHead

VirusHead — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:16:56 +0000

ooooh. Elizabeth Vargas. Phwewie. Well, I guess if it was a choice between her and Couric…. ok. But are these the only possibilities? I thought this kind of work was supposed to be highly competitive.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:54:33 +0000

I so agree about Couric! Elizabeth Vargas would have been a better choice – heck, even Walter said he was disappointed. Couric – replacing Rather. What is the world coming to?

But, I do not wish any failures…although it will be interesting to watch.