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  • Does venerable '60 Minutes' feel the edge of the ax?

    03/13/2002 7:15:16 PM PST · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 5 replies · 70+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 3/13/02 | Gail Shister
    NEW YORK - Now that Ted Koppel's Nightline has dodged the bullet at ABC, does 60 Minutes feel any safer? "Perhaps momentarily, but if you look at the long-term picture for broadcast-network news, I think the arrow is still pointing downward," says veteran 60 correspondent Lesley Stahl. Though CBS's David Letterman on Monday declined ABC's offer of Nightline's 11:35 p.m. weekday slot, the network is still on the hunt for an entertainment show there. If ABC News' 22-year crown jewel can be put in play, what does that say for CBS's even more venerable 60 Minutes, in its 34th season?...