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2006-09-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Fred 2006-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If the objective, as Mickey Kaus says, was to screw NBC's 'Today Show', then it might have been worth the $15 million.

And if Perky can recreate the Today Show as an evening event (which is possible, given her recent hiring of her doctor-friend as medical correspondent), then CBS could make out on the deal.

Posted by Pappy 2006-09-14 00:14|| 2006-09-14 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Who?

Posted by DMFD 2006-09-14 00:20|| 2006-09-14 00:20|| Front Page Top

#3 They should have employed a competent, drone like news reader in the Peter Jennings fashion, instead of a personality. Couric's shiny teeth are annoying to the highest degree.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-09-14 00:48|| 2006-09-14 00:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Culture?

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-09-14 01:12|| 2006-09-14 01:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Knowing that you suck in third place, thinking outside the box, the exec's should have hired the anchor at Univision then could have done a first half hour in English and a second in Spanish. Probably would have double their market.

Posted by Flavinter Elmins4612 2006-09-14 11:20|| 2006-09-14 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Waaay truthy, Flavins. The ratings for that second half hour would've been twice as high, too.

Posted by flyover 2006-09-14 12:11|| 2006-09-14 12:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Katie Couric Newsdives to Third Place

But she has the medical reporter she wants, and isn't that important?

Posted by BigEd 2006-09-14 14:08|| 2006-09-14 14:08|| Front Page Top

#8 But she has the ~~medical reporter~~ Proctologist she wants, and isn't that important?

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-09-14 14:14|| 2006-09-14 14:14|| Front Page Top

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