Thursday, January 19, 2006

Is it Katie?

Two of the nation's top TV writers (that's print journalists who cover TV) are declaring today that CBS's new news boss Sean McManus seems awfully sure of landing Katie Couric as his new nightly news anchor. They are the Philadelphia Inquirer's Gail Shister and Bill Carter of the New York Times.

You could certainly understand Couric's motivation. After a career of flashing that toothy smile at a bunch of B-list celebrities and tackling countless news-lite topics on the chatty morning shows that make big bucks for the networks, she'd like to round out her resume and silence the doubters with a "serious" journalism job -- and they don't come any more serious than network news anchor.

As for CBS, it desperately wants to reshuffle the deck, and what better way than with a marquee free agent? (I can't wait to read the quotes from Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite if and when Couric is hired as their successor.)

In any event, CBS will have one serious logisitical issue if it hires Katie. How do you show those gams off sitting behind an anchor desk? Or could she become one of those "walking around" anchors?

1/19/2006 10:41:20 AM by Mark Jurkowitz | Comments [6] |

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:28:04 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Did you really write "gams?" Faux pas!

mike_b1

Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:53:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Maybe mark's been reading too much Mickey Spillane.

adam

Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:03:09 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Yeah, Katie's a journalistic force. That "special" she did for NBC a little while ago about teens and sex was enlightening.

Paul

Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:24:58 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Mark is more senior than appears it seems.

Doubt that KC can raise/lower ratings for more than the 90 days curiosity period.

Wes

Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:15:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

As long as McManus doesn't himself become an issue..

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Rick

Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:26:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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maki

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