CBS Evening News is now officially a joke!

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shack Posts: 11,154
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
CBS confirmed that Ms. Couric will be anchor and managing editor of the evening news. Couric, 49, will also do prime-time specials and contribute to "60 Minutes" as part of the five-year deal.

I guess we will now get "perky" national news. :rolleyes:
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited April 2006
    I don't watch the news so I don't care who does it. It's all a joke.
    If...
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2006
    I can't visualise Kathy delivers serious news without her giggle get in the way.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2006
    Why watch the news anyhow? Looking to make yourself more depressed than you figured possible? The news is so damn negative and depressing, I can't stand watching it. F the news.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2006
    I stick to cable news and the Internet

    Fox is primary, but I catch CNN on occasion and MSNBC when I feel like a good giggle
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2006
    Katie is NOT a serious news anchor. It's bad news for CBS.

    I give her 6 months tops before they replace her with someone else.

    Remember Barbra Walters? She anchored ABC Evenings news back in 1976. That didn't last long.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2006
    her interview style is like she's talking to a 6 year old....'rright' after every practiced question.. someone should have knocked her down a couple pegs...huge ego....i agree NOT a hard ball news reporter!......she makes 16 mill...:eek:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2006
    C'mon, network news? Who cares. Are CBS Evening News or anything even getting ratings anymore? Ask anyone under the age of 40 who Ted Koppel or Dan Rather or Tom Brokaw are and you'll most likely get a blank stare.

    Everyone's making a big deal cuz she's the first female news anchor... wow, they got a female in just as the medium is dying. It's like throwing in a female captain while a ship is halfway sunk.

    I agree with the general consensus though - she's a glorified talk show host, throwing her in a network anchor position just shows how desperate they are for ratings.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2006
    I cannot stand Ms. Couric. She drives me insane. She ruins the Olympics for me every two years. Well, Costas isn't helping much either. Anyways, CBS will be last on my list of news to watch now. Good thing I don't watch much TV.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited April 2006
    They'll have to completely re-design all the sets so she can show off her legs and high dollar shoes like she does on Today.:rolleyes:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2006
    I get all the news I need right here at Club Polk.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited April 2006
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    I get all the news I need right here at Club Polk.

    Ain't that the truth. If it's in the headlines, I read it here first.

    BTW, who's Kate Curic????
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited April 2006
    Good for Katie Couric. A milestone in her career. Obviously there's some people out there who think she's qualified, and chances are they know more to make that judgement than us "audio guys", especially the ones that claim to never watch the news in the first place.

    On that note I never watch CBS, and that viewing habit will continue.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2006
    NBC's Today anchor.

    Btw, the truth is, I've been watching NBC's Today going back to Bryant Gumble and Jane Pauley time, so it is more of a routine addiction to me, to start my morning.

    One very memorable event was on Tuesday Morning, September 11th, 2001...so yes, NBC Today is a big deal to me.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited April 2006
    C'mon, it has nothing to do with the news, it's all demographics and advertising. They picked Katie because she appeals to a very broad audience (no pun intended) and increased viewership means increased advertising dollars. I suspect she may go the way Connie Chung did, but Katie for some unknown reason is very popular.

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2006
    news,bah,humbug, it's all slanted or spun anyway :D
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  • up2youjoe
    up2youjoe Posts: 114
    edited April 2006
    Heres the news:

    Many more jobs will be moved to Punjab province

    Illegal aliens will keep coming in droves and NEVER leave.

    YOU will be forced to learn spanish to keep your job(which will eventually get outsourced anyway)

    Gas prices will be $3.25 by July.

    Neither the Demoncrats or the Republicrats will help you.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2006
    up2youjoe wrote:
    Heres the news:

    Many more jobs will be moved to Punjab province

    Illegal aliens will keep coming in droves and NEVER leave.

    YOU will be forced to learn spanish to keep your job(which will eventually get outsourced anyway)

    Gas prices will be $3.25 by July.

    Neither the Demoncrats or the Republicrats will help you.

    Life is "Bitchin'" and then you die.....

    ;)
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited April 2006
    Well, one thing is for sure. CBS News' ratings cant go anywhere but up! After that idiot Dan Rather making up the news for so many years theyve ruined themselves. I guess they figure a little eye candy will help spruce things up. I know it cant hurt. And who knows, maybe one day they may decide to do something as drastic as objectively reporting the news! GASP!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2006
    Where the **** is Walter Cronkite when we really need him?

    I'll tune in just for the legs and high-dollar shoes. Hang me, I'm into them.
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited April 2006
    ... and that's the way it is, April 5, 2006.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2006
    you guys are to funny. the only thing is, is that the CBS Evening news is in the dumps ratings wise.. so any change is a welcome one. that's what insiders say.

    So far this season, CBS Evening News has averaged 7.7 million viewers, 200,000 more than at this point last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Meanwhile, "NBC Nightly News" is down by 700,000 viewers, and ABC's "World News Tonight" has lost 900,000.


    So CBS news viewers went up after Dan Rather was ousted. Why change things now then? I just think there are other hard news women anchors out there over Couric.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited April 2006
    George Grand wrote:
    Where the **** is Walter Cronkite when we really need him?

    The best of the best. They simply don't make TV news anchors like that any more.

    Lack of creativity is also contributing to the death of the evening news. It's as bland as baked potato chips.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited April 2006
    I could care less, so long as she doesn't try to show us the inside of her backside again.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited April 2006
    Reportedly 15 million a year? :eek: :eek:



    Evidently being perky pays off............hear that George and Jesse?:D
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,790
    edited April 2006
    and then we can all applaud CBS News when they introduce the all-new Dancing Klown Kam, Live from Iraq !!

    If CBS News expects Katie to lead them from the red into the black we'll need to see some pink.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2006
    I sure did! Perk this.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited April 2006
    I dunno but actually, Id rather look at an attractive chick than Dan Rather. All theyre doing is reading the news.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited April 2006
    I prefer http://www.nakednews.com/
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2006
    I don't think she's all that attractive, but if she's doing legs, nylons, and heels, I'm all eyes.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2006
    Men!:rolleyes: You guys are crazy!!!;) :p:D
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