Charles Gibson to anchor World News Tonight — alone
posted at 10:25 am on May 23, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Update: So many questions, so few people who care what the answers are. The only interesting angle is that they’re dumping a female minority co-anchor so that a white guy can go it alone — and this, just as Katie Couric’s about to take over at CBS. The official line is that Elizabeth Vargas wanted it this way, but me, I’m hoping she’ll play it. Playyyy itttt…
Update: NewsBusters rounds up Gibson’s greatest hits.
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What ever happened to the Cynthia McKinney mess? Was she ever indicted (right, not likely to happen) and what is the current situation there? Anyone know? It disappeared, like the bigmouthed idiot did.
clyde on May 23, 2006 at 10:38 AM
Nothing has changed in the liberal, far-left dying broadcast media. The alphabetical networks better stick to their stupid game and “reality” shows! It’s more profitable.
These so-called “anchors” think they are gods for 20 or 25 minutes (if we remove the commercials) for five days a week.
In fact, only the idiots who watch their shows are inflating them with so much ego you could see your TV screen bursting!
The new media, uncensored, complete, detailed and available any time of the day is the Internet: Blogs and Alternative News sites. The rest is history and as old and fake as the “cast” of 60 Minutes!
CatholicConservative on May 23, 2006 at 10:46 AM
Aside from older people who might not be in tune with the blogosphere etc., or have access, it’s unimaginable that anyone would rely on the evening news in order to know what’s happening. By the time it hits the airwaves, the blogosphere’s taken every morsel, torn it apart & examined it. The evening news is irrelevant.
BillLalor on May 23, 2006 at 10:55 AM
Just get rid of the sit-down anchor (Gibson, Couric, Williams et al) and do something really innovative like no anchor. The “anchor” position may have been necessary back in the old days when viewers still didn’t really understand television, but we get it now: Television lets you see things that are far away. We don’t need a parental figure leading us in and out of reports. News consumers are generally very familiar and comfortable with personality-free sources like the internet, so get rid of the “celebrity” news presenter and just give us information!
Sorry Charlie — we just don’t need you. Maybe Starkist is looking for some chunky white meat to can.
withoutfeathers on May 23, 2006 at 11:39 AM
I think you guys are being a little hard on the “alphabetical networks.” I watch the local newscasts to “keep my enemies closer.” Besides, my doctor said my triglycerides were a little high so I need more exercise even though it’s limited to jumping up and down and screaming at the moon bats on the local news shows.
RolandHall on May 23, 2006 at 12:07 PM
Who really watches the network evening news? Save for BIG FOX.
dallas94 on May 23, 2006 at 12:13 PM
You know what’s funny? I never thought of Elizabeth Vargas as a minority until I read it here. News readers on the morning shows are not as “worshipped” as the Hosts; it seems strange that the news readers (same job, different hours)on the evening news have always been respected as ‘wise and knowledgeable’. It’s TV hype. Notice that Rather and company were listed as “Executive Producers/Editors”-more hype to stroke their egos, which is also the purpose of the “million dollar salaries”–as if any news reader from Dubuque wouldn’t do just as good a job reading the network news for 30 grand a year. “But it’s the Network! It’s the Big Deal!” Hype. When Rather cracked the 6 million dollar mark for news reading, people tuned in to see what 6 million dollars worth of news reading looked like. Hype.
And Charlie Gibson? He’s being rewarded for decades of service to the company-Elizabeth Vargas still has decades ahead of her. So give him the slot for a year or two before he retires. it really makes no difference who looks into the camera and reads the teleprompter.
Doug on May 23, 2006 at 12:13 PM
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz what Channel is ABC on? If it’s one of those above 14, I don’t watch and don’t honestly know anyone who does!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on May 23, 2006 at 12:20 PM
I don’t know what Vargas’s politics are, but I could easily have better stood watching her deliver the news than some white, pasty, saggy old dude.
Mark V. on May 23, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Who the heck is Charles Gibson, and what the heck is a Kattie who??? I’m way behind the curve on this, maybe someone can help me…
birdman on May 23, 2006 at 1:39 PM
Yawn. I’ll start watching network news again when Michelle starts anchoring.
Wouldn’t that be a hoot!
CrazyFool on May 23, 2006 at 1:40 PM
The MSN is losing viewership every year to Fox, conservative talk radio, and the internet. I heard somewhere, I belive Rush that it was rumered, or maybe fact that CBS once the highest ratings of the three network news divisions was considering dropping their news division.
birdman on May 23, 2006 at 2:01 PM
The alphabet news is what most people want. Not the content so much as the “cnn” machine gun version of all the days news in 12 minutes, plus weather and sports. This way they can hold a ‘cnn’ version of conversation at the water cooler. They have headline conversations with no real insight. The problem is, what they heard was only the headline, and a one-sided headline for the most part. The Leftist MSM likes it this way, no depth.
The Dems think everyone outside of political office is ignorant or stupid, and when they surround themselves with the left, they’re quite possibly correct about what they see.
But then some of us see more to a story and investigate, or catch Fox and stay tuned there for the possibilty of real truth. (hence the huge growth)
There will always be the headline conversationalists that think they know what is going on, but with more shake-ups and shake-downs at the big 3, more people just might realize the garbage presented to them is not the only view.
We can only hope. And blog.
shooter on May 23, 2006 at 2:25 PM
FYI Charles Gibson is Mel Gibson’s cousin! Go figure.
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on May 23, 2006 at 2:27 PM
Michelle Malkin and Co.,
A message board here wouldn’t be better?
Just a thought.
CatholicConservative on May 23, 2006 at 2:32 PM
PLAY THE RACE CARD!! PLAY IT!!! AHHHH-AHHHHH-AHHHHHHH!!!!!!
(the spirit of Sam Kinison lives again)
EFG on May 23, 2006 at 4:11 PM
It will be like watching paint dry.
Think I’ll stick to the net,radio,Dobbs and Foxnews.
lizzee on May 23, 2006 at 5:14 PM
Boring lib, he is. Now ABC will have him reading the DNC talking points instead of Elizabeth Vargas. So, what’s really changed? Didn’t watch Liz, won’t watch Charlie. I prefer the former ABC’er Brit Hume on Fox News Channel.
doingwhatican on May 23, 2006 at 6:52 PM
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