If I am not mistaken this is Couric's format. This is what she wanted as the format.
I also mean the whole concept of tuning in at 5:30 or 6:30 to watch a half hour of the day’s “news” is a concept that is dying. The premise simply doesn’t make sense any more. It’s about as relevant in today’s world as 15 minute “newsreels” are in a movie theatre. 50 years ago people watched the news as a “newsreel” between features at the movies. Nobody does that any more either. Times changed. What worked a generation ago, doesn’t work today.