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With Katie Couric going behind the desk of "CBS
Evening News" this fall, there's a renewed interest in news anchors. But
while people wait to see if she'll shine like Walter Cronkite, or flame out like Howard
Beale from "Network," we decided to take a look at her
contemporaries for this list of the best and worst people to ever wish
they'd thought of the line, "... and that's the way it is." |
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The Best
Brian
Williams
Channel: NBC
Show: "NBC
Nightly News with Brian Williams"
Took Over the
Desk: Dec. 2, 2004
Previous Gigs: Host,
"The News with Brian Williams" on CNBC and MSNBC (July 15, 1996, to
Jan. 19, 2004)
This Just In: Interned
during the Carter administration (insert Clinton joke
here).
Why We Like Him: Because he's like a
young Peter Jennings: authoritative, assured and, when he goes on
"The Daily Show," very funny.
Video: Williams interviews
Bono | |
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Bob
Schieffer
Channel:
CBS
Show: "CBS Evening News"
Took Over the Desk: March
2005
Previous Gigs: Host, "CBS News" (Sundays
from 1973 to 1976,
Saturdays from 1976 to 1996).
This
Just In: Was featured in a "Doonesbury" cartoon that had
him ragging on Dan Rather. When asked what he thought of it, he
said, "The strip was right on ... "
Why We Like
Him: Because he's kind of like our grandpa -- the one
who used to tell us interesting stories about the war, not the one
who smelled of bourbon and cheap cigars. | |
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Charles
Gibson
Channel:
ABC
Show: "World News Tonight"
Took
Over the Desk: May 29, 2006
Previous
Gigs: Co-host, "Good Morning America" (January 1987 to May
1998 and again from January 1999 to May 2006).
This Just
In: Shares his birthday (March 9) with rappers Chingy, Bow Wow and C-Murder.
Why We Like
Him: Because he's got the Bob Schieffer-like wisdom that
comes with age but is still young enough that he's not at risk
of being replaced by some young, hot chick. Or is
he? | |
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Chuck
Roberts
Channel: Headline News
Took Over the
Desk: Jan. 1, 1982
Previous Gigs:
Weeknight anchor for KMTV in Omaha, Neb.
This Just
In: According to CNN's Web site, "in 1998, [he] was
inducted into the New Mexico Military Institute's Hall of Fame for
'lifetime achievement in service to the ideals of America.'" We
don't know what that means either, but it sounds
cool.
Why We Like Him: Because having worked
there since the station launched nearly 25 years ago, his
distinctive voice is what we think of when we think of Headline
News. | |
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Jon
Stewart
Channel: Comedy
Central
Show: "The Daily Show"
Took
Over the Desk: 1999
Previous Gigs:
Host, "The Jon Stewart Show"; actor, the movies "Half Baked," "Big Daddy" and "Death to Smoochy"
This Just
In: The soccer team of his alma mater, The College of
William and Mary, gives out an award every year to the team's clown
called "The Liebo," which is named for Stewart's birth name,
Liebowitz. While on the team himself, he scored 10 goals,
earned 12 assists and cracked 114,376 jokes
(estimated).
Why We Like Him: Because he's the
only news anchor we actually trust. If someone such
as Bill Clinton or George W. Bush says something that
contradicts an earlier statement, he'll not only call the person on
it but show the clip in which the contradict took
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Ron Corning
Channel:
ABC
Shows: "World News Now" and "ABC World News
This Morning"
Took Over the Desk: August
2004
Previous Gigs: Co-host, "The Daily Buzz," a
syndicated morning news show
This Just In:
Though "The Daily Buzz" was a real news show, Corning's co-anchors
have actually played fake newscasters and reporters on shows such as
"CSI: NY" and "JAG."
Why We
Like Him: Because if we're up watching the news at 3:17
a.m., we want to watch a guy who seems like he'd be up at
3:17 a.m. as well. And not because he's cranked up on
meth.
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