Rather to Be Honored at Nov. 10 Gala for "Commitment to Fair and Accurate" Reporting

Hollywood Reporter ^

[RatherBiased.com]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS News' Dan Rather and "Friends" executive producers Kevin Bright, David Crane and Marta Kauffman will honored Nov. 10 during the Museum of Television & Radio's annual gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Rather will be feted for his "steadfast commitment to fair and accurate news reporting," while the "Friends" producers' work "has revolutionized quality primetime entertainment," museum officials said Wednesday.

Past gala honorees include Barbara Walters, Jack Paar (news), Jerry Seinfeld (news), Garry Shandling (news), Martin Sheen (news), Mary Tyler Moore (news), Dick Wolf, David E. Kelley, Alan Alda (news), David Brinkley, Carol Burnett (news), James Burrows and Sid Caesar (news).

If any of you haven't seen the cartoon up on our site:

[Havoc]

Which is worse.. to be a fake or to get an award under false pretenses. How hollow.

[sarasota]

Dan Blather has to be a favorite of the NY and LA Times.

[w_over_w]

[Mr. Hussien . . . could you show us the international hand sign for a useful idiot?]

[CyberAnt]

And .. it's Rather's network that has lost 50% of its viewership in the last year.

These people are just trying to pretend they still matter.

[surrey]

His drink of choice is CHIVAS NEAT.

[ought-six]

This has to be some kind of joke.

[farmguy]

I'm glad he has finally made the commitment. Any word on when he intends to start?

[dutchess]

[Bars4Bill]

Unfreakingbelievable.

[F.J. Mitchell]

If Dan is fair and accurate, I'd Rather listen to fairy tales.

[HangFire]

HRF!?!?

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

Ask Jimmy Carter, our Noble Peace Prize winner...bleck

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

here is the award selection committee.

[diotima]

Is this an Onion article?

(I'll tell Ron Dog)

[M Kehoe]

Rather will be feted for his "steadfast commitment to fair and accurate news reporting,"

That's funny. Thanks for the laugh.

5.56mm

[Chu Gary]

"His drink of choice is CHIVAS NEAT."

And the reason is???

Because Joe Kennedy used to bootleg scotch into the U.S. during Prohibition. He then signed a deal with scotch mfrs. to pay a royalty to his family on each bottle of scotch exported to the U.S.; that deal was "in perpetuity." Teddy boy is drinking to his own royalties!

[Petronski]

Rather will be feted for his "steadfast commitment to fair and accurate news reporting," while the "Friends" producers' work "has revolutionized quality primetime entertainment," museum officials said Wednesday.

Just WTF are these people smoking?

[Petronski]

I see liver dysfunction.

[Copernicus]

Posted to *CCRM

[RonDog]

From www.hollywoodreporter.com:

Museum of Television & Radio Gala
Mon., Nov. 10
Hosted by Jay Leno
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.
(310) 786-1000
www.mtr.org