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Posted Nov 5th 2008 12:28PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
So now the election is over and we have a new President-elect. Congrats to Barack Obama.
We covered the coverage of the election last night on various stations, including
ABC,
CNN,
FOX News,
NBC,
MSNBC, and
Comedy Central. I covered
CBS to see how Katie Couric did on her first night as election anchor. I'm a fan of Katie's, and for the most part I haven't agreed with the criticisms against her (beyond the growing pains she and the show had when she started), and I think she did a fine job.
So let's go over the good and the bad.
Continue reading Election Night: CBS (final thoughts)
Posted Nov 5th 2008 12:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
Midnight: Coming tomorrow morning: post-game summary and thoughts about how
Katie did anchoring her first Presidential election night on CBS.
11:59: Obama starts his speech. Time to pay attention.
11:59: Waiting for Katie or somebody to mention Michelle Obama's flaming red and black dress.
11:58: OK, Obama taking the stage. They stop the music like at the start of movies when they stop the music and the coming attractions come on.
11:55: Katie asks Noonan to stick around until after the commercial, but they don't go to a commercial. Nice swell of music, though.
11:54: Peggy Noonan is back. Hey, isn't she usually on MSNBC or NBC?
11:45: Katie makes reference to
The Patty Duke Show! Something to do with the Udalls and twins, I think.
11:39: Katie corrects Greenfield yet again: it's Nevadda, not Nevahda. Greenfield says the election is over, he doesn't care anymore.
Continue reading Election Night: CBS (Part 3)
Posted Nov 4th 2008 10:13PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
More from
Katie and Company:
10:07: Switching over to see what PBS and FOX News are up to. Know why?
I'm a maverick.
9:49: Will I have another drink tonight? TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
9:42: I have a real crush on Peggy Noonan. Not sure why.
9:31: Is anyone even paying attention to the sides of the CBS HD screen? I'd rather see cartoons or Three Stooges shorts played, picture-in-picture style.
9:24: Schieffer and Greenfield both call the election after Ohio goes to Obama. That's it for the election! Good night everybody! You would think they'd let it go a little bit longer considering the 2000 fiasco.
9:04: McCain HQ is playing Eddie Money? No wonder he's behind.
8:50: Jeff Greenfield says "Sarah Palin was Norma Rae for two weeks, then she was somebody else." Maybe when they come back from commercial he'll say who. Any guesses?
8:49: Bob Schieffer says Katie partly responsible for Sarah Palin's fall. Katie says "keep it up Bob and you're next."
Continue reading Election Night: CBS (Part 2)
Posted Nov 4th 2008 7:55PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
Some quick notes on the Katie Couric-anchored election coverage on
The Tiffany Network:
7:26: They've gone to local coverage for a bit. Good time for my first gin and tonic of the evening. I'll be back later with more, and stay tuned for posts from CNN, MSNBC, and more.
7:18: Now Katie says "Can you hear me now? I sound like a Sprint commercial" to Obama spokesman. Can't she get any of her commercial icon references right tonight?!?
7:14: First glitch of the night: can't hear what Obama spokesman is saying. Katie goes to McCain spokesman instead. CBS IN THE TANK FOR MCCAIN!
7:07: CBS's "Magic Board" (or whatever they're calling it) isn't as good as CNN's. It's the Sony Walkman to CNN's iPod.
7:05: Jeff Greenfield is firing off sports/weather cliches to describe the election. I already miss Dan Rather and his Ratherisms: "This race is tighter than a cranberry muffin at an auto show."
Continue reading Election Night: CBS (Part 1)
Posted Jul 21st 2007 1:29PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
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