tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post112371829041080820..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Peter Jennings and the Last AnchormanJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1124056667260719342005-08-14T16:57:00.000-05:002005-08-14T16:57:00.000-05:00I watched the 2 hour special on Peter Jennings on ...I watched the 2 hour special on Peter Jennings on ABC last week with my in-laws. They are liberal-leaning and I am conservative. I feel for Jennings' family and loved ones; however, the special was unbelievable. It essentially stated that Peter Jennings singlehandedly brought an end to the Bosnia conflict, he made the U.S. supposedly stop sending arms to the Khemer Rouge and helped expose the evils of tobbbacco. I was waiting for someone to say his healing touch cured them of planter's warts. <BR/><BR/>For heaven's sake, although he was a talented anchor, he was just a television star. Needless to say, it was a bit over the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123986929427697442005-08-13T21:35:00.000-05:002005-08-13T21:35:00.000-05:00Yes, Gibson was my first thought as well. He did a...Yes, Gibson was my first thought as well. He did an outstanding job in the debates, I thought.<BR/><BR/>But that was before I thought of PBS. All the Lehrer Newshour anchors are grownups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123894053690321862005-08-12T19:47:00.000-05:002005-08-12T19:47:00.000-05:00I'd have to put in a second vote for Charles Gibso...I'd have to put in a second vote for Charles Gibson. During "Good Morning America" time he's definitely got laidback wit, but when he goes from "Charlie" to "Charles", it's a whole new anchorman!<BR/><BR/>The other ABC man looked at for the Jennings chair is Bob Woodruff, one of those "boyish" anchors.TRACK 9https://www.blogger.com/profile/07489411065678652187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123792308413850552005-08-11T15:31:00.000-05:002005-08-11T15:31:00.000-05:00I have nothing against Jennings -- who's death was...I have nothing against Jennings -- who's death was obviously a terrible loss for his family, friends and colleagues -- but come on, isn't the passing of the "anchorman era" a good thing? <BR/><BR/>Do really need our news to be spoon-fed to us by a guy sitting in front of a camera, just because he somehow evokes "manliness"? <BR/><BR/>Are we really better off when the news and the context it's placed in are exactly what the anchorman tells us it is?<BR/><BR/>Or are we better off now that the monopoly has been broken and most viewers have a chance to make up their own minds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123786990592378952005-08-11T14:03:00.000-05:002005-08-11T14:03:00.000-05:00Great Odin's Raven!Great Odin's Raven!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123778249555769052005-08-11T11:37:00.000-05:002005-08-11T11:37:00.000-05:00Yes, where is Ron Burgundy when we need him?Yes, where is Ron Burgundy when we need him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123776544611616332005-08-11T11:09:00.000-05:002005-08-11T11:09:00.000-05:00What about Charles Gibson?What about Charles Gibson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123764792271201332005-08-11T07:53:00.000-05:002005-08-11T07:53:00.000-05:00News of the death of the alpha-male network anchor...News of the death of the alpha-male network anchor shall be premature until the passing of Katie Couric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1123720003603273402005-08-10T19:26:00.000-05:002005-08-10T19:26:00.000-05:00Aaron Brown? Huh? That whiny, Ichabod Crane-look...Aaron Brown? Huh? That whiny, Ichabod Crane-looking dude that reads the newspapers at the end of his show? He evokes manliness, does he? <BR/><BR/>What ever happened to that one chick on MSNBC? The one with the horn-rimmed glasses? She was a hit for a while and then just seemed to fall off the earth. <BR/><BR/>She evoked more manliness than Aaron Brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com