Not quite sure of your intent, but can't see much 'normal' about NBC News. Back in the early '70s when my network was working out RF problems with our fairly new Ampex tape recorders (in an urban environment), NBC was still cutting news sound bites on to vinyl discs and airing them from turntables... using BX-44 and 77 ribbon microphones while sound studios had moved on to compression mics.
Sounds obscure, I realize... but NBC, in my book - while they had the likes of John Chancellor and such - has always been out there somewhere. AND they ended up with Tom Brokaw, who never did finish his diction lessons. Obscure, I know... Now they try to sell Maddow as a credible journalist and put her on presidential debates... gag me with a spoon.
G'nite. :^)
gisd O
wish i had a few of those 44 ribbon mics today
NBC, ABC, CBS Nightly News programs still rule the narrative for a very large swath of “normies”. Their number dwarf even Fox News for their time slots. We diggers are only about 2-3% of the population that really understands the news and knows how to filter the crap. Imagine how little you’d know if all you watched was your local news and network news.
On a visit to Hawaii once I was forced to consume Rachel Maddow daily for almost two weeks. As bizarre looking as she is, she has a nice presentation and is quite easy to listen to. Likeable.