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#1

Katie Couric - expensive, unfixable mistake

Posted: 4/23/07 at 12:40pm

"CBS executives deny it, but there's a growing feeling within the network that Katie Couric is an expensive, unfixable mistake.

So unfixable that Couric - the first woman to anchor a network nightly newscast solo - may leave CBS Evening News, probably after the 2008 presidential elections, to assume another role at the network, CBS sources say.

Despite her A-list celebrity, her $15 million salary, and a promotional blitz worthy of a Super Bowl, the former star of NBC's Today has failed to move the Nielsen needle on No. 3 Evening News since her debut seven months ago."
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#2

re: Katie Couric - expensive, unfixable mistake

Posted: 4/23/07 at 12:41pm

"there's a growing feeling within the network that Katie Couric is an expensive, unfixable mistake."

I could have told them that for free before they hired her.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

Updated On: 4/23/07 at 12:41 PM

#7

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 2:30pm

I LOVE Katie Couric!!!!

...

Whatever!!!! She is great reporter

Do you watch her show on CBS?
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#8

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 2:30pm

Two words..... Katie Cupcake!
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#10

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 2:41pm

I liked the broadcast where they didn't time the show correctly and she was left standing there for two minutes of awkward silence.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#12

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:18pm

Funny how CBS has been third on the ratings forever, but now it's Katie's fault? Do CBS and the producers bear no responsibility?
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#13

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:21pm

No matter how much she tries to overcome it, she lacks the sort of gravitas and seasoned journalistic professionalism that the job requires. Cronkite, Chancellor, Brinkley, Rather, Jennings, and Brokaw had it and projected authority with ease -- in part because they had spent decades in the field, in war zones honing their craft. Couric still strikes me as combination kindergarten teacher, den mother and drum majorette and I can't take her (and her moony sorrowful eyes whenever there's a tragic story) seriously. And this isn't about gender -- plenty of women from Linda Ellerbee to Christiane Amanpour to Candy Crowley project as much authority and "gravitas" as any man in the business. Frankly, I don't have any plans to watch CBS until Couric is replaced with a more seasoned anchor.
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#14

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:30pm

"No matter how much she tries to overcome it, she lacks the sort of gravitas and seasoned journalistic professionalism that the job requires."


Says Who????? I think she is extremely personable and gets the information over in a professional manner. Guess its just a matter of opinion!
#15

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:47pm

"And this isn't about gender -- plenty of women from Linda Ellerbee to Christiane Amanpour to Candy Crowley project as much authority and "gravitas" as any man in the business."

I completely agree with that. Unfortunately I think these women don't measure up to the "beauty" standard that they want for head anchor.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#16

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:56pm

The problem I have with Couric is that she reports everything with the same demeanor - it is the whole "gravitas" thing. I remember Walter Cronkite being horrified to realize that when he had to announce JFK's death on the air he had failed to put on his jacket and appeared in his shirtsleeves which seemed so inappropriate to him. What you heard in his voice, though, was what Couric cannot seem to muster - sincere humanity.
#17

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:56pm

And that's a shame Gotham. I personally could care less what an anchor -- male or female -- looks like as long as long as they can present the news in a strong and professional manner.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#18

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:25pm

If I remember correctly Peter Jennings first try was not well received. He went out in the field and then came back a much improved anchor. Perhaps this is what Katie Couric needs.
#19

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:30pm

"I personally could care less what an anchor -- male or female -- looks like"

Same here. Especially since I'm usually multi-tasking while I have the news on and never actually look at the tv screen past the opening story.

I've always wondered, if Jessica Savitch could have dealt with her personal demons, would she have been the first woman anchor?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#20

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:45pm

I miss Peter Jennings.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

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#21

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:50pm

"I've always wondered, if Jessica Savitch could have dealt with her personal demons, would she have been the first woman anchor?"
First woman anchor?
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#22

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:55pm

Margo said everything I was thinking of saying, only better. Particularly this phrase: "Couric still strikes me as combination kindergarten teacher, den mother and drum majorette..." Hit the nail right on the head!
#23

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:58pm

pab, Walters was the first to sit in the main chair, but she was not considered the "permanent" anchor, just the substitute. IMO, Walters was too metallic to be permanent anchor. Plus her speech patterns are annoying.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#24

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 5:02pm

"pab, Walters was the first to sit in the main chair, but she was not considered the "permanent" anchor, just the substitute."

That is not correct. She had full co-anchor status, with Harry Reasoner, and was NOT a substitute. A fact that is easy to find out.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#25

re: Katie Couric - a bargain at twice the cost.

Posted: 4/23/07 at 5:17pm

"She had full co-anchor status, with Harry Reasoner"

You are correct. Katie was the first woman to single handedly anchor.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

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