If Katie Couric leaves, will it be possible for the CBS Evening News to remain perky?

Amerigo Vespucci

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Thu Apr-10-08 05:55 AM
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Poll question: If Katie Couric leaves, will it be possible for the CBS Evening News to remain perky?

Edited on Thu Apr-10-08 05:57 AM by Amerigo Vespucci

CBS News, Katie Couric Are Likely to Part Ways
Barring a Change, Departure Could Follow the Election; A Successor to Larry King?

By REBECCA DANA

April 10, 2008

After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the "CBS Evening News" anchor is likely to leave the network well before her contract expires in 2011 -- possibly soon after the presidential inauguration early next year.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120778369100203247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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taterguy

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Thu Apr-10-08 06:01 AM
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1. I'd like for Katie Couric to be smellin' my glove

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sarge43

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Thu Apr-10-08 08:07 AM
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2. CBS could keep the perky if the suits agree to

use for the Evening News intro theme Tufnel's haunting Mach piece, "Lick My Love Pump".

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Thu Apr-10-08 08:31 AM
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3. what possessed them in the first place? never did understand

this one.

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LynneSin

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Thu Apr-10-08 08:58 AM
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4. But clearly we're sexists for not fighting for Katie to keep her job

:eyes:

I want a successful evening news female newscaster but one who will present the news seriously and now with perk & glee.

Hell maybe CBS will go for Kelly Ripa next to do their evening news

:eyes:

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Thu Apr-10-08 09:08 AM
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5. I have come to realize with this election that I am not only a

Edited on Thu Apr-10-08 09:09 AM by Tuesday Afternoon

sexist but, also a racist and an age-ist as well :eyes:

I just want the best PERSON for the job, be it President or be it News Anchor. Is that so wrong :shrug:

eta: check your PM...

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LynneSin

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Thu Apr-10-08 09:40 AM
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6. Got it - thank you!

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Thu Apr-10-08 09:49 AM
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8. y/w

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quip

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Thu Apr-10-08 10:23 AM
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12. What's wrong with being sexy?

:shrug:

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underpants

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Thu Apr-10-08 09:49 AM
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7. Katie Couric: hated by the left, hated by the right LOVED down the middle

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Aristus

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Thu Apr-10-08 09:57 AM
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9. So Katie's leaving CBS News? Like, what up with that?" *giggle, grin*

'Bout f*****g time!

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Orsino

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Thu Apr-10-08 10:08 AM
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10. I vote for the dwarfed monument.

Beats me what she ever had to offer the news.

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quip

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Thu Apr-10-08 10:22 AM
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11. This poll is flawed and should have been taken TOMORROW, which is the 11th,

better known as Spinal Tap Quote Day! :rofl: :hi:

But I enjoyed immensely your combining perky and Tap! :thumbsup:

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