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Rather to Host His Own Farewell Tribute on CBS
Reuters ^ | Thu Feb 17, 2005 08:31 PM ET | Steve Gorman

Posted on 02/17/2005 7:22:15 PM PST by Arnold Zephel

Reuters

 

 
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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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Only because TaRaaZa cut him off


41 posted on 02/17/2005 8:10:32 PM PST by MJY1288
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

And his over-enthusiastic, premature announcement of JFK's death.


43 posted on 02/17/2005 8:13:41 PM PST by expatpat
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To: Arnold Zephel

...a "candid memoir of Rather's extraordinary career, told in his own words."


Otherwise known as kissing your a&& goodbye.


44 posted on 02/17/2005 8:14:38 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Arnold Zephel

45 posted on 02/17/2005 8:15:02 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

There you are, the reason Dan's doing it himself -- CBS couldn't get anyone else but Rather to do a farewell tribute without giggling.


46 posted on 02/17/2005 8:15:50 PM PST by expatpat
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To: Arnold Zephel
Over on Drudge is a pix of Rather at the Texas School Book Depository from what must have been 1963.

The problem is that Rather might have been there, and made a name for himself then, but he never did see the Zapruder film at that time as he had claimed. This was later proven, but his name had been made.

47 posted on 02/17/2005 8:17:37 PM PST by combat_boots (Dug in and not budging an inch.)
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To: combat_boots
The problem is that Rather might have been there, and made a name for himself then, but he never did see the Zapruder film at that time as he had claimed. This was later proven, but his name had been made.

In other words...His whole career is based on a lie he told in 1963. Seems fitting.
48 posted on 02/17/2005 8:21:45 PM PST by Arnold Zephel
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To: Arnold Zephel

49 posted on 02/17/2005 8:24:08 PM PST by Sloth (I don't post a lot of the threads you read; I make a lot of the threads you read better.)
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To: All

The title for his finale should be

"Dan Rather: My years working for Pravda...OOops i mean CBS"


50 posted on 02/17/2005 8:24:25 PM PST by north_georgia_republican
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To: Arnold Zephel

HE'S A LEGEND IN HIS OWN MIND...I TELL YA!!!


51 posted on 02/17/2005 8:25:47 PM PST by No phonys allowed
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52 posted on 02/17/2005 8:29:48 PM PST by Petronski (Tagline under renovation.)
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To: Arnold Zephel

How nauseating!


53 posted on 02/17/2005 8:35:33 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (George W. Bush -- The Terror of the Terrorists)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Which proves these people have learned nothing. They still think they can lie and cheat and steal with impunity. Amazing!


54 posted on 02/17/2005 8:38:00 PM PST by CyberAnt (Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
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For the life of me, I cannot imagine what has generated all this vitriol concerning this superb member of the 4th Estate.

Over the decades, Mr. Rather has contributed selflessly to the edification of our citizenry -- who otherwise would be wondering haplessly in the political wilderness.

Bravo, Dan. You will be sorely missed by Sean Finn, Ted Kennedy, and dear OLD "Barbraaaa". But, please join them in going straight to HE**!.
55 posted on 02/17/2005 8:54:20 PM PST by dk/coro
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To: Arnold Zephel

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DAN RATHER reported the Vietnam War on behalf of our Terrorist enemies long ago...

just like he is reporting our War on Terrorism on behalf of our Terrorist enemies now.

And yet...
LIBERAL Los Angeles Times Reporter DAVID SHAW is still telling us that:

RATHER's work 'Shoddy, Slipshod' not LIBERAL..?

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227809/posts

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56 posted on 02/17/2005 8:55:05 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: Arnold Zephel

Masturbation by any other name...


57 posted on 02/17/2005 8:55:51 PM PST by Porterville (Down with politicians.... Down with Judicial Fiat)
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To: Arnold Zephel

Is it possible to have a negative share in the nightly ratings race?


58 posted on 02/17/2005 8:58:27 PM PST by Nip (Lead, Follow, or Get the *ell Out of the Way!)
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To: Arnold Zephel

59 posted on 02/17/2005 8:59:34 PM PST by Minnesocold ("[Bush] is a president who wants to leave his mark on more than a cocktail dress." - Mark Steyn)
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To: Arnold Zephel
A Farewell Tribute to Dan Rather

Perhaps we can assist by suggesting an angle.

I think I've got it.

How about Dan Rather...Marine turned Newsman?

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60 posted on 02/17/2005 9:12:57 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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