Comments on: Katie Couric to Quit NBC This Week

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:13:17 +0000

Couric is a fricking hack ... has been since day one.

But what passes for "journalism" these days, she's just perfect.

These people serve the citizens about as well as the house, the senate, the courts or the executive branches of government.

America has turned into a system of, by and for the rich, and we're all getting taken.

By: aTypical Joe: A gay New Yorker living in the rural south.

aTypical Joe: A gay New Yorker living in the rural south. — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:40:32 +0000

Katie Couric: format matters!... Now that it looks like Katie's move to CBS is a done deal, let's talk format. If they do the same old evening newscast, who cares? James Joyner's dead wrong! (He doesn't even bother with the gravitas coding.) Couric's got......

By: Sensible Mom

Sensible Mom — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:52:21 +0000

Katie Couric, New Anchor?...

Time will tell if CBS made the right choice with Couric. Her ratings will be high at the beginning because of the curiosity factor. But once the dust settles I would be surprised if CBS moves out of its third place ranking. She's just too cutesy, u...

By: Wonkette

Wonkette — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:30:04 +0000

Rumors on the Internets: Scrooge McDuck Has His Day...

Illegal immigrants are indispensable. Robots can’t be trusted and trained monkeys are just disgusting. [IMAO] Wal-Mart baits independent-minded liberals with attractive gay men. [HuffPo] The formula to tip your favorite bar wench goes quadratic....

By: Herb

Herb — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:44:13 +0000

NBS's loss will now become CBS's loss.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:13:46 +0000

Is she gonna have to sit behind a desk? That would hide her legs - really the only reason to watch her anyway...(so I am a leg man, sue me!)

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:33:44 +0000

In this day and age, it is very difficult to find somebody without "fluff" on his or her transcript. Couric may be best known for her lighter news pieces, but she is a good interviewer and competent news reader. Given the chance to do real news all the time, she might excel. Then again, she might not. But she deserves a chance. Maybe she'll surprise us.

By: Salon.com - Daou Report

Salon.com - Daou Report — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY (Joyner) Katie Couric to Quit NBC This Week While I have no doubt Couric is up to the job since, as I noted when this was first rumored, “Couric is attractive and can read–which pretty much sums up the qualifications for the job,

By: A Newer World

A Newer World — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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