Bob Schieffer, class act
Thursday August 31, 2006
The avuncular Bob Schieffer just signed off as anchor for the CBS Evening News, handing the reins to Katie Couric. Boy oh boy, what a class act he is. I'm going to miss him. My desktop TV only gets one cable news channel (CNN) and one network broadcast channel (CBS), so I've been stuck with Bob for the duration. It was a total pleasure. Now I've got Katie on my screen for the duration. Not so happy about that.
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Rod Dreher is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and author of "Crunchy Cons" (Crown Forum), a nonfiction book about conservatives, most of them religious, whose faith and political convictions sometimes put them at odds with mainstream conservatives. The views expressed in this blog are his own.
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Shoot! I meant to get home for that, but I've been grading and lost track of time.>
Yeah, he is a class act and a real newsman. Now for the counterfeit.>
I never watch the evening news. I like watching the news on tv but never do it. Kids keep me too busy, and I'd rather read the paper and spend my extra time gardening and seeing what people have to say on b-net.
I always liked the news anchors of the "great generation." They all brought class to the job.
I'd give Katie a chance, however, I never pictured her in the serious news anchor role. Not because I don't think that she can do it, but because she has such a great personality and news anchoring doesn't really let her shine.>
I've always appreciated the honesty of the BBC, where traditionally the "anchors" are called "news readers", which in fact is what they are.>
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