Oh, Dan. Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan.It's hard to tell if Dan Rather was a seasoned legendary journalist at CBS News. Just when you think the CBS brass had found every possible way to humilate the former CBS Evening News Anchor, yet another round of 'Dan who?' has popped up.
Thanks to a pre-season NFL game featuring the New York Jets, CBS' flagship station in New York, WCBS, will most likely pre-empt the one hour tribute slated to air about Rather on September 1. If the game ends on time, the Rather special has a shot at airing immediately following the game. But ... if there is an overtime ... it most likely will air during the wee morning hours when virtually no one is watching.
The special tribute was already a joke. It will air on a Friday night -- one of the graveyards of the broadcast television universe. Adding insult to injury, September 1st is a holiday weekend. I guess if you're a Dan fan, you'd better be glad we live in a DVR universe.
Regardless, the insignificant time slot makes Rather look less like a journalist and more like a joke. Is that Rodney Dangerfield in the background? Can anyone say 'I get no respect?'
Randy Gupton, fivesecondstoair.blogspot.com
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