Posted on 12/04/2005 3:11:02 PM PST by indcons
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS is trying to change the face of network news by luring Katie Couric, co-host of NBC's top-rated morning show "Today," to the evening news anchor seat vacated by Dan Rather, the Los Angeles Times said on Friday.
Citing senior editorial staffers at both networks, the Times said newly installed CBS News President Sean McManus had determinedly wooed Couric in recent weeks to take over as permanent anchor of the CBS Evening News and that Couric was seriously considering such a move.
CBS and NBC both declined comment on the story. Media reports began circulating in January that CBS executives had made overtures to Couric to lure her away from NBC to the CBS Evening News desk.
Taking Rather's spot would make Couric the first woman named as the sole permanent anchor of a major network evening newscast, unless ABC's Elizabeth Vargas beats her to the punch. Vargas, a "20/20," host, has filled in on a regular basis for the late Peter Jennings at ABC's World News Tonight and is regarded as a candidate to permanently replace him.
Connie Chung co-anchored the CBS Evening News with Rather for about 18 months in the 1990s, and Barbara Walters co-hosted ABC's newscast with Harry Reasoner for two years in the 1970s.
Veteran correspondent Bob Schieffer has served as temporary CBS News anchor since Rather stepped down in March, six months after coming under fire for a botched "60 Minutes II" report on President George W. Bush's military record.
Last month, McManus named "60 Minutes" veteran Rome Hartman as executive producer of the CBS Evening News, which has long trailed NBC Nightly News and ABC World News Tonight in the ratings.
CBS EAGER TO LURE YOUNGER VIEWERS
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Rather and Couric fans here on FR: enjoy
/sarc
Ah, can't get enough of that Cherubic Little Communist Chipmunk!
Sounds like a hey stupid alert.
I hope she does it and falls on her face.
If they go from detestable to disgusting, is that an upgrade?
The MSM just keep getting dumber and more transparent all the time.
I hope they do hire the little twit, so their ratings can tank even farther.
People thought Dan Rather was saying "Courage" at the end of his broadcasts.
He was rreeallly saying "Couric".
CBS EAGER TO LURE ANY VIEWERS
All CBS has to do is put a big dog turd out front and Couric will land on it.
good one ;)
If true this will be as successful as the Harry Reasoner/Barbara Walters debacle.
I hope CBS is successful in bringing her on over. CBS's ratings can never be low enough.
If I didn't know any better, this article would make me think McManus was secretly brought in to completely destroy the remaining rump of CBS News, so Viacom can stop being embarrassed by it.
The folks at CBS apparently have not learned their lesson.
LOL
It's bad enough watching the Perky One at 7am, but it somehow seems even worse to think of watching her at 6:30pm. She could spoil your dinner :)
She could spoil my dinner for a weel. I loathe that woman.
Come to think of it, it might be a good thing, I've been meaning to lose a few pounds.
You know for about the 1st week her ratings might just be good. Lots of us would watch her to laugh and see if she fails.
Then just about everyone would ignore her.
weel=week
I have never watched Miss Katie, being highly allergic to "perky" and all, but is she really newscaster material? I thought she was just a mindless TV hosterette.
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