Who should be the next ABC World News anchor?

[bluestateguy]

[rzemanfl]

1. Cindy Sheehan then * would have to talk to her. n/t

[DanCa]

2. Ron Regan Jr

Seriously he's wasting his time with msnbc.

[Island Blue]

9. I like your idea of Ron Reagan Jr.

The only problem with that though is that he would have to remain nonpartisan. I think he is too good a spokesman for the left not to be allowed a forum where he can express his opinions. I do really like him though!

[DanCa]

13. Thanks I wish he'd run for President

I'd vote for him in a heart beat. And I say that as a regular church goer who knows he's an aethiest. Ron your too cool for msnbc. Please get your own show.

[cdsilv]

3. Dan Rather...(n/t)

[SoCalDem]

4. Don't know, don't watch, don't care

I am saddened that peter J died, but I have not watched "national evening news" for YEARS !!

[Fovea]

5. Sam Seder

or Randi Rhoades.

[Inspired]

6. David Gregory

I'm liking this guy a lot lately.

[Booster]

17. I'm with you. David Gregory here, too.

[kliljedahl]

29. Beat me to it, hire him away from NBC

Keith’s Barbeque Central

[jsamuel]

51. same here

[Kadie]

52. He would be a great choice.

I would even watch the nightly news again.

[funky_b0ss]

7. Anderson Cooper (n/t)

[bbmykel]

8. Pamela Anderson

We should do away with any pretense that their program has anything to do with "news" or "journalism".

[NoSheep]

12. y'know..I can think of a lot more folks to ridicule right now other than

Pamela Anderson. :eyes:

[bbmykel]

15. I wasn't ridiculing Ms. Anderson

But the concept that ABC actually airs a "news" program.

[NoSheep]

19. I think I see your point bbmykel! You are correct. You weren't ridiculing

her. I am really quite sensitive to the "blond bimbo" thing. My fault entirely. Use Michael Jackson as a reference next time! I think he's been in the news more lately!

[ConfuZed]

23. Not a bad idea who says she can't do the news?

[Eric J in MN]

10. Sam Seder (nt)

nt

[Octafish]

11. MoPaul

...or any other DUer who gives a damn about the Truth.

[RetroLounge]

14. Damn right

or any of the 1000's of DU'ers who care about truth.

But instead it will be some semi-conservative hack with good hair...

RL

[Swamp Rat]

28. YES!!! MoPaul!!!

Let him design the studio set as well.

I would donate some pix for the cause. His first broadcast could be about BFEE, with Octafish as the guest. :D

[kliljedahl]

32. Damn Swampy, that's scary

Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Swamp Rat]

45. I wish I had more room to add other lizards.

I might have to remake that pic someday.

[NNadir]

16. Karl Rove. The news media just repeats what he says anyway.

I must say that I didn't watch ABC, NBC or CBS in the lead up to the war in Iraq, but they all repeated mindlessly this bullshit about "weapons of mass destruction," uranium, whatever. I certainly don't recall any questions from ABC about labeling the war for Halliburton as part of the "War on Terror."

Bullshit.

In 2000, they all bought into the lie that "Bush won" and Gore was merely being a sore loser.

I'm not into Jennings worship.

Not one member of the modern news media would have the right to wipe Walter Cronkite's ass.

The news media has zero credibility and it is the news media's own fault.

[Jack_DeLeon]

18. Vargas...

she is woman, hispanic, and nice to look at.

[gizmo1979]

20. Lou Dobbs

I think he'd do a good job.

[Pharlo]

21. Vargas and Gibson are annoying as hell.

I always like Carole Simpson when she anchored on weekends.
Ted Koppel would be good also.

But Jeez! I hope not Vargas or Gibson.

[bbernardini]

22. David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Jello Biafra

[undeterred]

24. The job will probably go to Charlie Gibson.

But I wouldn't mind seeing Ted Koeppel in the job for a few years. Of all the ABC news team, he is the one with the "gravity" to be an anchor.

[julialnyc]

26. I don't think

they would replace him with someone older like Koeppel............ they like to groom someone to be a recognizable face for years (like Brian Williams.......... who by the way is sooooooo bland)

[undeterred]

35. Well, that's their loss

I'm all for seeing women get the big jobs, but none of the ABC women other than Barbara Walters, are really up to it. Barbara Walters has pretty much made a joke of herself with "The View" and she's too old anyway. Carole Simpson and Elizabeth Vargas just don't have big enough personalities to pull it off.

Gibson is just so bland and inoffensive, even when he's asking a tough question. He's ok delivering the news but I don't see him as much of an interviewer. Koeppel is tough, brilliant, known all over the world, and still in his sixties. In my opinion they'd be a fool not to use him, but hey, ABC does lots of foolish things.

There is nothing appealing to me about Brian Williams- I can't even get through a half hour. At least Rather and Brokaw had personality.

[julialnyc]

39. I agree with you

It is a shame not to use the best person you have,but unfortunately with the huge corporate ownership everything becomes about branding....... so they need to have "their face" that will be working for a while.


The only good thing about that is that Koeppel will stay with Dateline which is more gritty and honest show (too bad most people aren't watching)

[undeterred]

48. You mean Nightline!

Actually I had the pleasure of being in a "town hall meeting" that Koeppel led in a University auditorium over ten years ago in Chicago. There were 1000 people there, including VIPs from the State of IL and the Health Care industry and lots of students. The topic was health care. The show was so good they kept it on air for about two hours longer than it was supposed to be. He was thoroughly knowledgable on the topic, knew how to warm up an audience, found a way to include or refer to all those VIPs, and had no problem with going on and off air for commercials. It was a pretty impressive performance!

He has that depth of knowledge in world affairs as well. Too bad most people don't care enough to watch him that late at night.

[julialnyc]

63. that sounds like it was an incredible experience!

I love Nightline!

I agree it is sad people don't watch that show... it is the last thing out there that really dissects complicated topics (in this complicated world)

[julialnyc]

25. christiane amanpour

n/t

[Beaverhausen]

30. Love her. But she does so well with international reporting

then again Jennings spent nearly 10 years living and reporting from the middle east. That definitely gave him an edge when reporting on that part of the world.

[etherealtruth]

57. Until I saw your post I thought ...

don't know and don't care. Christiane Amanpour would be incredible!

[julialnyc]

62. thank you!

that was really nice of you to say :)

[Theduckno2]

69. Good thinking! Christiane Amanpour got my vote!

Ted Koppel would be good too and I don't watch Nightline often enough.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. Jon Stewart, He might bring us more truthful fake news than whom ever

they select.

[Johonny]

31. He gets my vote

Imagine their rating surge if he delivered the news daily show style to a mass audience.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. It would be a beautiful thing to see!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

33. Christiane Amanpour - a JOURNALIST.

[SharonRB]

36. David Gregory or Keith Olbermann

[Mr_King]

61. I like David Gregory too as an Anchor

[Warren DeMontague]

37. Is Bill Hicks Still Dead?

Damn.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Okay, I vote Michael Stipe.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

40. Kent Brockman

[Cha]

41. I didn't know Peter Jennings had

passed on..I saw your poll and googled Peter Jennings..

snip~I found this bit interesting..

"For two decades he and his rivals from NBC and CBS defined the importance of a story by their very presence and their self-confident and slightly ponderous style.

But the networks' ratings have plummeted as viewers turn to blogs, 24-hour cable news and more partisan sources, abandoning their parents' ritual of sitting down as a family to watch their favourite anchor every evening.

Underlying the flood of commentary and hagiography was the sense that Jennings's death formally ended that era. In seven months the grand old trio has departed the studio: NBC's Tom Brokaw retired in December and CBS's Dan Rather resigned in March after broadcasting a report based on forged documents."



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/09/wjenn09.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/08/09/ixworld.html

[Kadie]

42. re: Elizabeth Vargas - Her husband, singer Marc Cohn, was shot today

Singer Marc Cohn Shot In Denver Carjack Attempt
Singer Survives Taking Bullet To His Temple

POSTED: 2:00 pm PDT August 8, 2005
UPDATED: 4:04 pm PDT August 8, 2005

DENVER -- Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn survived being shot in the head during an attempted carjacking early Monday in downtown Denver.

Police said they have an arrest warrant out for Joseph William Yachteen, 26, the suspected shooter.

According to police, Cohn was in a van when he was shot. The gunman tried to stop the van and fired into it. Cohn was struck in the temple, police said.

Police said the gunman had attempted to carjack another vehicle without success before the shooting.

snip...
The Grammy award-winning singer is married to ABC News Anchor Elizabeth Vargas. She flew to Denver Monday afternoon to be with her husband. They were expected to return to New York City when he is able.

more...
http://www.thekcrachannel.com/entertainment/4824932/detail.html

[Poiuyt]

46. Strange coincidence. I'm glad I'm not an ABC news anchor.

[cry baby]

43. Olbermann nt

[VADem11]

44. Terry Moran

He would be a great anchor. He is already at ABC and sometimes substitutes.

[undeterred]

49. He's too young and bland.

Give him 15-20 more years.

[Mr_King]

47. Co-Anchors

"ABC World News Tonight"
with Charles Gibson & Elizabeth Vargas

and for CBS

"CBS Evening News"
with John Roberts & Lester Holt

Rest In Peace Mr. Jennings, we'll all miss you.

[devilgrrl]

50. ABC News correspondent Michele Martin

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/News/story?id=128711

Why not? She's smart, competent, her reports interesting and informative. Hire her.

:popcorn:

[journalist3072]

53. A somewhat different perspective here.....

I don't want to "place the race card" but I would really like to see the next anchor be an African-American.

The last anchors of the major three networks were all White men. When I turn on the news, I really don't see anyone who looks like me.

I would like to see someone who looks like me, reporting the news from a perspective that affects my community.

[devilgrrl]

54. In my previous post I nominated Michel Martin

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/News/story?id=128711

She's more than deserving.

[journalist3072]

55. Yep, I totally agree with you. I missed your post!

I think she would be an excellent anchor.

[Mr_King]

59. I also said...

Lester Holt from MSNBC/NBC News should become anchor or co-anchor of the "CBS Evening News."

[Hubert Flottz]

56. Al Franken!

Anyone who will tell the truth for a change!

[MODemocrat]

58. Mike Malloy

He was at CNN, but he would be good at ABC.

[stevedeshazer]

60. Mickey Mouse, from the Happiest Place On Earth n/t

[Spirochete]

64. William Pitt n/t

[undeterred]

65. Some nice posts about PJ on the ABC website

http://forums.go.com/abcnews/WNT/thread?threadID=191953

I had forgotten that he did a show to explain September 11 to children- it evidently made a big impact on a lot of people.

[Pharlo]

68. Any 'Peter Jennings Reporting' special was

incredibly informative. I always watched them. I got hooked on these specials when he explained the Bosnian conflict. He really broke it down and made it understandable. And, considering the history of Bosnia, that's saying something. And each one I saw after was of the same caliber.

[Chichiri]

66. I should do it.

Seriously. I have a bachelor's degree in mass communications, on-air experience in both TV and radio, a charismatic presence from what I've been told, and perhaps most importantly, my head is screwed on right.

[yurbud]

67. muppet/sock puppet (truth in andvertising)

[spuddonna]

70. Christian Amanpour or Ted Koppel

Yeah, yeah Ms. Amanpour isn't ABC... who cares? She's awesome! And what about Mr. Koppel? He holds himself well against Jon Stewart! :)

[paineinthearse]

71. Bill Moyers

Hands down.