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In Couric's Absence, a Cold Telecast
The New York Times ^ | 2/11/06 | ALESSANDRA STANLEY

Posted on 02/11/2006 3:13:51 PM PST by LdSentinal

No skating rink collapse, judging scandal or childhood triumph over adversity could compete with the melodrama broiling inside NBC as it launched its coverage of the 2006 Winter Games.

The agita — set off by rumors that Couric might defect to anchor the "CBS Evening News" — cut right through the network's opening ceremony extravaganza.

Bob Costas was once again the NBC host, but he had a new partner at his side, the anchorman Brian Williams, stiffly dignified even though he wore a navy sweater over his shirt and tie. Neither man mentioned Couric, who played host to the last three opening ceremonies with Costas. Couric, star of "The Today Show," was also in Turin, but banished to network purdah.

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1 posted on 02/11/2006 3:13:56 PM PST by LdSentinal
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Got link?


2 posted on 02/11/2006 3:15:12 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: LdSentinal
Link
3 posted on 02/11/2006 3:15:28 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: LdSentinal

These rumors have been going on for weeks. I can't believe they are anything more than a negotiating ploy by Couric at this point.


4 posted on 02/11/2006 3:16:36 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: LdSentinal

"Some days your the pigeon, some days your the statue"


6 posted on 02/11/2006 3:18:06 PM PST by bikepacker67 (Islam was born of Hagar the whore.)
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To: LdSentinal

Was this due to her unfortunate bird poop incident?


7 posted on 02/11/2006 3:18:26 PM PST by Yaelle (in their effort not to demonize humans, Spielberg and Kushner end up humanizing demons)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

ping


8 posted on 02/11/2006 3:18:35 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: LdSentinal

Costas may get most things right...but in about 30 minutes of watching last night I counted at least 3 errors on the part of Williams...and I wasn't really listening too hard. It's either that or watching the Canucks do the hosting. And they are insufferable.

These talking heads are not that bright are they?


9 posted on 02/11/2006 3:18:57 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: LdSentinal
Who gives a hoot about Couric presence anyway. She is an annoyance to begin with.
Dimwitted, uniformed, rude and stupid to put it mildly.

I can not believe NBC paid a stupid person like that exorbitant amount of money. Me thinks the NBC 's managers need an overhaul of the first degree, better yet FIRE them all for incompetence.

It is any surprise GE wants to unload NBC?

10 posted on 02/11/2006 3:35:26 PM PST by danmar ("Reason obeys itself,and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it....... Thomas Paine)
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My theory is that they're really one and the same.

11 posted on 02/11/2006 4:27:51 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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She has a little more hair...I think :-)


12 posted on 02/11/2006 10:25:43 PM PST by Sauce
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