Mr. McManus sees a healthy future for the traditional evening news and said a big, recognizable network anchor continues to be an important part of the recipe.
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Important part of the recipe for who? If all the well groomed and revered talking heads disappeared today would anyone even care? I, for one, wouldn’t even notice as I tuned out the big three years ago. They just don’t get it and all the signs and warnings are there for all to see. As far as I’m concerned the faster they go bust, the better.
I stopped watching any big name news people when David Brinkley died. He was the last news "personality" that I ever turned on the TV specifically to see.