Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr.is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel AXS TV. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy about a disputed news report involving President George W. Bush's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth31 October 1931
CityWharton, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Lest anyone have any doubt, I have read the report, I take it seriously, and I shall keep its lessons well in mind,
This race between Dick Swett and Bob Smith is hot and tight as a too-small bathing suit on a too-long car ride back from the beach.
I feel terrific. I had been cautioned by a lot of people that the transition was going to be extremely difficult. I haven't found it so.
I don't want to be argumentative, Mr. Vice President.
What I hope will not change is the understanding that news needs to serve the public interest as its primary goal. That is its greatest calling, to keep freedom and independence alive, and keep it honest.
To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.
He comes across as a man absolutely convinced that it's his destiny to survive,
He left us far too soon ... with so much good work to do.
He had the looks of a leading man, ... He was a scholar and correspondent and he had the bravery of a knight.
He got his life together and is putting it on the line for his country.
Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.
We are the "can do" country. We adjust to situations better than any people in the history of the world... We adjust to change.
What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.
International coverage will continue to shrink unless those of us who believe it's important can make the case to the leadership and ownership that this is a public service. It may not help the demographics, it may not help the ratings. But it's the kind of coverage you have to have if you want to be a quality operation.