[pieceofthepuzzle]

“The era of the mega-star anchor has come to an end, like sorcerers and dragons, I shall miss neither.”

I think you’re correct, and I too would be happy to see it. I have respect for ‘reporters’ who go out and honestly try to dig up and understand the truth (hopefully they still exist out there somewhere). On the other hand, I have no idea why the networks would want to spend millions of dollars paying someone to essentially read the news on the air.

[sinanju]

It was through Gunga-Dan and his MemoGate that I learned that in TVland the “producers” are the people who do the actual research and footwork whereas the “reporters” merely read the agreed-upon questions in the taped interviews.

Investigative Journalism 101. You learn something new everyday. For my own part I would be happy to let the producers ask their questions on camera and let the “newsreaders” stick to reading the news.

[AlexW]

“The era of the mega-star anchor has come to an end”

Whats a mega-star anchor?
I don't think I have seen the ABC/CBS/NBC evening news in over 10 years, maybe 15.
With FOX and the internet, I can’t imagine why anyone watches that drivel.
Since I have been in Europe, I don’t even watch FOX and have not missed a thing. I can get all I want on FR and other sites.