Looking at Wikipedia, Sawyer didn’t switch to the nightly news until 2009. Beck was there with his TV show from Jan 2006 through October of 2008.
The thing that is interesting is that October of 2008 is when the media heads were threatened - but NOT ABC, according to the notes I took from Hagman’s interview with Laurie Roth. Fox, NBC, CBS, CNN, and 2 large radio networks were mentioned. ABC was conspicuously absent. Maybe because CAIR was already making sure they stayed quiet?
Probably. The media is quiet a mess today. Fox News anchors and personalities and guests were told not to talk to about any Birther or Obama identity fraud issue or investigation.