[LdSentinal]

Shameless ploy to get ratings, which didn't work.

[hnj_00]

who saw it????

does anyone actually watch that perky little couric???

[John W]

"Ms. Couric has shown that she is capable of doing better..."

I missed that event.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

she is just not very bright.

[slick8790]

she's turning in to larry king.

[imintrouble]

And another shameless ploy to direct us to Couric's blog...which no doubt will exhibit fawning drool from all the sob sisters in the nation.

I'm "gonna hafta" write her one day yup - (or maybe not).

Lord save us from this pap broadcasting.

[Always Right]

This display of sensationalist broadcasting is spectacularly inappropriate at a time when thousands of people are dying in Iraq, or retuning from war horribly injured and maimed - a daily occurrence that's sure to continue for many months."

Oh boy, there is a news story that never gets any coverage. Hey, how about a news story of the victories in Iraq or the numerous positive things that our soldiers are doing in Iraq.

[NonValueAdded]

It hardly fits with their campaign to market her as "Kate Couric" with the larger gravitas.

[crazyhorse46]

Five of the ten people who watch CBS Evening News liked it.

[TomGuy]

DFW viewers apparently don't like Katie Couric

Posted by Excuse_My_Bellicosity On 12/23/2006 10:17:24 AM CST · 15 replies · 289+ views Pegasus News ^ | December 22, 2006 | staff D-FW viewers apparently just don't like Katie Couric, even when her CBS Evening News has a big hometown angle. Couric's exclusive interview with Dallasite Karen James, widow of Mount Hood climber Kelly James, fell flat in the local Nielsens Thursday. It placed a distant fourth at 5:30 p.m., even though the anchor blew in and out of Dallas that morning and devoted the entire second half of her newscast to the James interview. Here's a telescoped look: NBC Nightly News -- 149,940 homes Fox4 local news -- 130,900 homes ABC World News -- 116,620 homes CBS Evening News -- 73,780...

[Bean Counter]

I didn't watch it, but for anyone who did, was there any mention of the fact that none of three was a local, and that the entire cost of the search and rescue will fall to the State of Oregon?

Any mention of the fact that there will likely be no insurance proceeds for any of the families because most insurance carriers exclude death from that kind of activity from the policy??

Didn't think so.

[Malone LaVeigh]

This sort of thing is katie's M.O.
Anyone who witnessed her blood dance following Columbine shouldn't be surprised by her antics.

[johnny7]

“It was, we should note, a slow news day yesterday, one in which Donald Trump's latest publicity stunt was among the top stories at many media outlets.”

And afterall, nobody wants to hear about Sandy Berger...

[mrmargaritaville]

My question is-how did she work blaming Bush for the death into the interview, because I KNOW she did blame him in some way shape or form.

[AmericanMade1776]

Shameless ploy to get ratings, which didn't work, written by CBS.

[Mr. Brightside]

Couric, Nancy Grace.

Cut from the same cloth.

[MissEdie]

We saw a commercial for it and my husband nailed katie on the head, he called her a vulture.

[GreenHornet]

Whether or not those climbers should have been up there in such conditions, and who should pay for the rescue efforts, is another debate for another time. Regardless of the circumstances, this is a heartbreaking loss for the family members of these individuals. That being said, I'll never understand the obsession that news organizations (whether it's a network broadcast, or some local station) have in dragging a family member in front of a camera and asking them "how do you feel about this?" hours after the tragic death of their loved one. Where is the news value in such a practice?

[IOWAfan]

I gave up on the evening news for the most part 20 years ago, but can't even miss her face promoting it on prime time AND it wasn't even on cBS!

One commercial was particularly obnoxious, when she looked straight at the camera and said something like, "we need to work harder at telling you what all this news means to you"...

I looked up at my cable box, dumbfounded - the commercial was on either TBS or Lifetime...

wow.

[Krankor]

The show needs Sybil the Soothsayer.

[Issaquahking]

Who's Katie Couric?