Posted on 02/17/2005 7:22:15 PM PST by Arnold Zephel
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| Rather to Host His Own Farewell Tribute on CBS Thu Feb 17, 2005 08:31 PM ET
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No sooner will Dan Rather bid viewers a final good night as anchor of the CBS Evening News than he will be back on the air to lead viewers through a retrospective of his 50 years in broadcast journalism.
CBS News said on Thursday that an hourlong special, "Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers," will be telecast on March 9, at 8 p.m. EST, within an hour of his stepping down as host and managing editor of the "Evening News."
The broadcasts come exactly 24 years after Rather assumed the anchor chair from legendary newsman Walter Cronkite.
The prime-time special is billed as a "candid memoir of Rather's extraordinary career, told in his own words." CBS said it will span the past five decades of his life and include never-before-seen archival footage.
A network spokeswoman said Rather would address the controversy surrounding his now-discredited "60 Minutes" report last September questioning the military service of President Bush.
The program will undoubtedly highlight the more celebrated points of Rather's career, including his coverage of the Kennedy assassination in 1963, the tumultuous Democratic National Convention of 1968 and the Watergate scandal during the 1970s, not to mention testy on-air exchanges with President Nixon and then-Vice President George H. W. Bush.
It remained to be seen how CBS would handle Rather's less flattering moments, such as walking off the set in 1987 after a tennis match pre-empted the start of a newscast, or the jokes he endured after being assaulted on the streets of Manhattan by a man who asked him: "Kenneth, what's the frequency?"
While TV retrospectives have become ubiquitous on prime time, paying homage to figures ranging from Johnny Carson to "Laverne & Shirley," a self-hosted special paying tribute to a living broadcast journalist on the day of his retirement is rare.
"I don't remember them doing one like this for Walter Cronkite, but you could bet they would if Walter Cronkite were retiring today," said Robert Thompson, director of Syracuse University's Center for the Study of Popular Television.
On the other hand, Thompson said, "He (Rather) has got a lot of good clips."
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LOL! Really good.
Was Fidel already booked elsewhere?
What will be the most hillarious part of the program will be when Dan presents HIMSELF with a Golden Globe, Oscar, Grammy, etc. The rest of the show will be his thank-yous. Except he will spend the entire time thanking himself.
I'm not surprised. The Commies changed history books and deleted the pictures of people charged with being enemies of the People. We can be damn sure that Blather will paint a heroic picture of his career while displaying phony humility. That will then become his official history.
Maybe I'm wrong and he will finally tell us "What's the frequency, Kenneth?'
Nobody other than Rather wanted to be tarred with the job.
LOL!
We're a team! We need a coach.
We're a team! We need a coach.Should we contact this guy and try to draft him?:
He looks bright enough. I bet he doesn't worry much.
We can only hope. Do you think his mom warned him? Good luck over there, Mike.
probably not :)
I am not over in Iraq anymore. I just havent changed my name yet....i dont know when or if I will....
"He looks bright enough. I bet he doesn't worry much."
I've heard that's true.
http://www.chriswylde.com/alfred_e_neuman.jpg
He'll make a good coach then.
Welcome home, then.
hehe! :^D
Is he gonna give himself a roast and talk about old times with himself? Maybe he can talk about what a great guy he is too.
:)
Thanks
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