CBS has asked current anchor Bob Schieffer to
stay on the CBS Evening News as a commentator when Katie Couric takes over in the fall. Two commenatries a
week, to be exact.Schieffer says he'll decide over the summer. He's not sure if he wants to do another commentary during the week, because he already does one on Face The Nation every Sunday. My guess? He'll do them. I think that he's a great presence on the show, and gives the show some old-time newsman gravitas.
On a side note, will Couric stay "Katie" when she takes over in September, or will she switch to "Kate" or "Katherine"? She'll probably stay Katie, because any worry about the name sounding too cute or young went away many years ago, and if she changed it now it would just seem kinda silly.
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4-17-2006 @ 3:24PM
Bernard Kaplan said...
I am one of those who believe it was a disaster to appoint Couric as Managing Editor of CBS News. It would have been far wiser to choose John Roberts. Whethror not Schieffer retains the post as commentator, I will likiely shift to THE DAILY SHOW and the COLBERT REPORT for the "false news" that is more reliable than CBS, NBC,ABC or CNN.
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4-18-2006 @ 10:24AM
Alison said...
Why didn't CBS ask Bob Schieffer to become permanent anchor of the evening news? Or was it his choice?
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