Saturday, January 22, 2005
Anchor Value
Source: Broadcasting and Cable As CBS continues it's search for a replacement for Dan Rather, media buyers are busy rating the value of Dan Rather's anchor replacements in ratings and ad dollars. Reaction is mixed on CNN's Anderson Cooper, although ad insiders believe he'd register a marginal rating and revenue increase. Media buyers seem to think Katie Couric is the one that can restore order—and ratings. MORE
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New Poll: Hard News OR Newstainment?
Okay a new poll is up. This go around we are asking if you prefer hard news programs OR news talk programs. The poll will stay up for a week and the results will be posted when the poll is closed. I do ask that you only vote ONCE!
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Friday, January 21, 2005
Who's Business Is It Anyway
Source: Washington Blade.com One of Dish’s spies says that Vanity Fair is calling around asking questions about CNN anchor ANDERSON COOPER’s sexual orientation for an article in an upcoming issue. The timing of their snooping is noteworthy, given that Time magazine this week reported that Cooper is on the short list of journalists being considered to replace Dan Rather at CBS.
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Bush's Day A Winner For Fox
Source: Broadcasting and Cable Fox News won the coverage of George Bush raising his hand hands down.
According to Nielsen ratings figures supplied by Fox, FNC's coverage of the inaugural ceremonies (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) on Thursday averaged 705,000 viewers in the key 25-54 news demo, over four times that of CNN, which averaged 168,000 during the same time. CNBC averaged 141,000.
Fox's coverage was up 30% over the 2001 Bush inaugural, while CNN was down 63% and MSNBC down 68%. In total viewers, the numbers were FNC, 2,251,000; CNN, 779,000; and MSNBC 438,000.
>Additional Info-Multichannel News
Fox News Channel drew 2.6 million viewers with its daytime inauguration coverage Thursday, up 30% over the same festivities in 2001, according to Nielsen Media Research data supplied by network officials.
In primetime Thursday, Fox News racked up 2.4 million viewers, up 57% over 2001. CNN had 1.4 million viewers, a 14% drop from 2001, while MSNBC had 385,000, down 47%.
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Amanpour To Be Honored
Source:Business Wire (registration required) CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour will be honored by the New York Women in Communications for excellence in Broadcasting. The 2005 Matrix awards' 35th anniversary event hosted by The New York Times, will take place at a luncheon at The Waldorf-Astoria on "Matrix" Monday, April 11, 2005.
Thanks to blog reader Denise for the tip.
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CNN Founder Named to Ad Hall of Fame
Source: Broadcasting and Cable Cable News Network founder Ted Turner has been elected to the American Advertising Association Hall of Fame.
The award is for executives "who have raised the standard of advertising excellence." Turner, one of four honorees, was specifically cited for "alter[ing] the course of broadcast history by single-handedly building a dynasty of cable broadcast stations and inventing the 24-hour cable news format."
Turner will be unducted March 15 at a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York
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CNN Asia Pacific Website Gets Makeover
The website providing programming info to CNN-International Asia Pacific viewers recently got a new look.
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Grace Ready To Give Her Opinion
Source: TV Guide It's hard to imagine that Nancy Grace has ever met a defendant she didn't think was guilty. Fair and balanced she's not, and the prosecutor-turned-Court TV legal commentator (and victims' rights advocate) freely admits it.
"I've never pretended that I do not have an opinion," she says. "And people who pretend they don't are deceiving you." Now Grace is expanding her pulpit, with a book this spring (Objection!, written with TV Guide contributor Diane Clehane) and, starting Feb. 21, her own nightly show on CNN Headline News.
After successfully filling in for Larry King the past few years, Grace will lead a new lineup of programs aimed at bringing appointment viewers to CNN's ratings-deprived sister channel. Though she promises the series will include opposing views, she cautions, "Can I help it if they're wrong? No, I can't."
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Covering The Coverage
Source: Washington Post DC Post Writer Tom Shales has a good write up about how the various news organizations covered the inauguration. Shales did write a small bit about Fox and CNN:
Fox, which can be a tabloid circus at times, was scrubbed-up and dignified yesterday, even banishing the news ticker, or "crawl," that normally runs along the bottom of the screen. CNN, however, impolitely let the intrusive thing go on well into the ceremony that preceded Bush's taking the oath of office, finally shutting it down temporarily at about 11:30.
CNN executives also found it necessary to give the inauguration a name, as if it were first and foremost a television show. Thus, a special logo dubbed it "George W. Bush: The Road Ahead." Everybody else just called it what it was.
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Where Are They Now
Today we feature Allan Dodds Frank. Frank was an investigative correspondent for CNN Business News, New York. Frank, a 10 year CNN veteran, won an Emmy for a story he helped with only months before his termination in December of 2002. Frank joined CNN from ABC News in 1994 and was an investigative correspondent for CNN Business News and appeared regularly on Lou Dobbs Moneyline. SO what's Frank doing now? He's still an investigative reporter and can be found on Bloomberg TV.
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
Warning: Virus hooks onto CNN headlines
Source: CNET A PC virus has started to spread through e-mail, luring potential victims by disguising itself as a headline newsletter from CNN, an antivirus company said Thursday.
E-mails laden with the virus, dubbed "Crowt.A" by Sophos, do not have a typical subject line and other characteristics, Sophos said. Instead, the virus sends out e-mail messages with subject lines, message content and attachment names drawn from the latest news headlines on CNN's Web site, which it gathers as it spreads. Very few Sophos customers have reported that they been affected by Crowt.A so far, the company said.
"Virus writers are always looking for new tricks to entice innocent computer users into running their malicious code. This latest ploy feeds on people's desire for the latest news," Carole Theriault, a security consultant at Sophos, said in a statement.
If a news-hungry PC user opens an infected e-mail attachment, the virus will install a program to allow remote intruders to rummage through the victim's PC and grab sensitive information. A program that records information entered into the infected computer, known as a keylogger, could also snare a victim's log-in information, Sophos said in its description of the virus, which it is referring to as a worm.
Other computer viruses have incorporated real-time elements in a similar manner to spread faster. The Santy worm, for example, used a real-time search of Google to find vulnerable computers.
The last time attackers targeted CNN was in 2000, when the Time Warner company fell prey--with other online sites--to a series of denial-of-service attacks.
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CNN Drops F-Bomb
Source: Drudge CNN AIRS PROTESTER SHOUTING 'F#%& BUSH' SIX TIMES... NETWORK DOESN'T CUT AUDIO FEED OF PROLONGED JEER...
Dang and I missed THIS! Glad the the FCC can't touch CNN. Maybe CNN is getting a attitude afterall.
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Inauguration Coverage Analysis
Source: AP Here's some inauguration coverage analysis from Associated Press Writer David Bauder:
Television cameras frequently sought out Democratic Sen. John Kerry, Bush's vanquished opponent in last year's election, whose smile indicated his awareness at being watched.Fox News Channel's Brit Hume said some cynics couldn't understand how bitter partisanship could be put aside for an event like an inauguration."John Kerry would prefer to be there in a different capacity," Hume said. "But he seems to be in good enough spirits and no doubt is."
CNN's American Morning suffered from its attempt to be close to the scene. Bill Hemmer's words were occasionally inaudible due to wind gusts.
ABC appeared to relish history, enlisting Cokie Roberts to give a tour of the Capitol rotunda. Anchorman Peter Jennings also observed the crowd's interest in Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, making his first public appearance during his fight with thyroid cancer to administer the oath of office."Frankly, he's looking a lot better on television with that smile on his face than a lot of the raw speculation we've been reading in the press," Jennings said.
"We've come a long way from the open horse carriage," Brian Williams said while watching the heavily fortified motorcade transporting Bush from the White House to the Capitol.He was flanked by Tim Russert and two historians. One of NBC's "inauguration minutes" flashed back to the first President Bush's inauguration, with cameras catching his son, the future president, on the podium.Russert remarked that Bush's demeanor appeared more relaxed than it was in 2001, when the anxiety and tension of the 2000 disputed election was evident.
"The Fourth of July is a celebration of America's freedom," Dan Rather said as cameras captured the pomp and circumstance. "Inauguration day is a celebration of America's democracy."Rather, 73, became emotional quickly, his voice breaking as he listened to a patriotic song being played. "If you cannot feel it deep in your heart, I don't know what to say about you," he said.The sixth and last inaugural for Rather as CBS' anchorman comes with a painful backdrop. He was criticized for his role in CBS's ill-fated story last fall on the president's National Guard service and, this week, CBS chief Leslie Moonves talked about dramatically changing his beloved "CBS Evening News" when Rather exits in March.With bags under his eyes, Rather appeared subdued and suffered with a few technical glitches: interrupting one speaker for an anticipated entrance by President Bush that didn't come for five minutes, for instance, and appearing angry when he had to abruptly halt one discussion for a commercial break.But he still rendered one of the folksy lines that has become his signature, in introducing old colleague Bob Schieffer.
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NewsNight Times Two
A special two hour edition of NewsNight will wrap up CNN's Inauguration Day coverage. The program will begin at it's regular time,10pm eastern, and wrap up at midnight.
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Where Are They Now
Jan Hopkins is in the "Where are they now" spotlight today. Hopkins joined CNN in 1984 and had been host of CNNfn's Street Sweep, as well as the substitute anchor for CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight and Moneyline with Lou Dobbs. So what is Jan up to these days? Well in late 2003 she left CNN to become Managing Director and Head of Client Communications at the Citigroup.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Let The Parties Begin
The picture above is from Wednesday night's coverage of pre-Inauguration ceremonies. Wolf Blitzer, Judy Woodruff and Jeff Greenfield hosted the afternoon pre-Inauguration activities while Paula Zahn and Anderson Cooper braved the freezing weather Wednesday night to host a two hour special, Defending America, from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Defending America, continued with Aaron Brown at 10pm eastern also out in the frigid temps on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Pic from CNNFan.com
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Monday Prime-time Ratings...Help Needed FAST
These numbers are from Drudge. Jon Klein has his work cut out for him.
FNC O'REILLY 2,719,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,730,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,626,000
FNC GRETA 1,470,000
FNC BRIT HUME 1,445,000
CNN LARRY KING 1,442,000
COMEDY DAILY SHOW 1,049,000
CNN ZAHN 535,000
MSNBC MATTHEWS 530,000
CNN AARON BROWN 467,000
CNN COOPER 363,000
MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 349,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 342,000
* Word has it a Fox employee leaks the numbers to Drudge and TV Newser just "every once in a while." With that said, that's why we don't see the numbers each and everyday, just when Fox wants them to be seen.
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CNN/MTV Team Up for Tsunami Benefit
Source: Broadcasting and Cable MTV Asia Aid, will tape on Feb. 3 in Thailand's IMPACT Arena and will feature live performances from Good Charlotte, Hoobastank and Simple Plan. CNN will provide nine original vignettes about the tsunami to air during the broadcast.
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Blitzer, Woodruff to Anchor Inauguration Kickoff Special Today
Source: CNN Pressroom CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Judy Woodruff will anchor a special broadcast today, Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. from the site of one of the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s events, “A Celebration of Freedom.” The special is part of CNN’s “George W. Bush: The Road Ahead,” the network’s extensive coverage of the presidential inauguration.
Paul Begala, Jeff Greenfield, Bill Schneider, and Robert Novak will join Blitzer and Woodruff during the broadcast to offer commentary on the event and the upcoming inauguration. In addition, White House correspondent Dana Bash will rove the audience, delivering interviews and reports.
>2:30pm: an e-mailer asks, "What's Aaron doing during his time in Washington?" Aaron will be hosting News Night from DC on Thursday night, other than that it's not known. On another note, the usual prime-time lineup will be pre-emted tonight. In it's place, CNN Special Report: Defending America, will air beginning at 7pm eastern. The program description at CNN.com says the program will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and Paula Zahn. BUT CNN is airing "slide promos" with pics of Anderson, Paula and Aaron. UPDATE: It seems Aaron will get to do the last hour of the program solo.
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Where Are They Now
Today we continue on the subject of former sportscasters. Inga Hammond is put in the spotlight today. Inga was an anchor on the now defunct CNN/Sports Illustrated sports news network. She joined CNN in August 1996 from KNXV-TV in Phoenix. Hammond joined KNXV-TV as a reporter and weekend sports anchor in May 1995. In September 1995, she was promoted to anchor of the weekday sportscasts at both 6 and 10 p.m. Prior to joining KNXV-TV, Hammond worked as a news anchor at KSTW-TV, the CBS affiliate in Seattle, Wash.; news anchor and reporter at KSTP-TV, the ABC affiliate in Minneapolis, Minn.; a reporter at the ABC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio; and as reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate in Fort Wayne, Ind.
What's Igna doing now? Well it seems she is now a sports anchor at Fox Sports. Inga also contributes to USA Sports PGA Tour coverage as an on-site reporter. She joined NBC for her first Olympic assignment when she served as evening host on Bravo during the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
CNN "Stars" Will Shine on Inauguration Day
Source:CNN Pressroom (rehash of original post)CNN’s Inauguration Day coverage begins with American Morning, with Bill Hemmer and Soledad O’Brien broadcasting live from the western front of the U.S. Capitol building.
The network’s dedicated coverage for “George W. Bush: The Road Ahead” immediately follows at 10 a.m. with Wolf Blitzer anchoring along with senior analyst Jeff Greenfield from CNN’s Washington D.C. bureau and Paula Zahn anchoring from the western front of the U.S. Capitol, offering viewers a front row seat of President Bush taking the oath of office. Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary for Bush, and Barbara Kellerman, research director for Harvard University’s Center for Public Leadership, will join Blitzer and Greenfield to provide analysis.
Before and during the inaugural ceremony, Anderson Cooper will report from the crowd gathered in the National Mall area; senior political correspondent Candy Crowley will report live from inside the Capitol rotunda; and senior White House correspondent John King will report from within the official VIP seating area of the Capitol building. Throughout the day, Judy Woodruff will report from Lafayette Park north of the White House along the inauguration parade route.
CNN’s Carlos Watson will report live from a key Ohio precinct, where he will be watching the Inaugural ceremony with a cross-section of the community to get a sense of how the “heartland” is responding to Bush taking the oath of office for his second term.
That evening, Cooper and Zahn will co-anchor live coverage from the Inaugural Ball at Union Station from 7-9 p.m., providing live reports and in-depth profiles of key movers and shakers in the new Bush administration. Larry King will host Larry King Live from Washington, D.C. for both his Wednesday, Jan. 19, and Thursday, Jan. 20, programs airing at 9 p.m.
In addition to live inauguration coverage, CNN International’s Jonathan Mann will examine U.S. foreign policy and its impact on global affairs in an hour-long special to air on CNNI at 10:30 a.m.
David Bohrman, CNN vice president of news and production and Washington bureau chief, will produce inaugural coverage from the Washington, D.C., bureau.
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CNN International Is The Choice in Taiwan, Asia
Source: CNN Pressroom Effective January 2005, CNN International has moved to Channel No.5* on cable systems in Taiwan. With the endorsement by the Government Information Office (GIO) and major system operators, CNN International is the only global news network that has secured a fixed position amongst the top tier channels on cable systems.
This is a result of the recent re-shuffling of channel positions by the Government Information Office in a move to better serve viewers' interests.
"We are pleased that CNN International is selected as the only international news network amongst the top tier channels. The new arrangement not only reaffirms CNN's leading position in the market but also gives the network an even more competitive edge in reaching the viewers," said Ringo Chan, vice president, Greater China for Turner International Asia Pacific Ltd.
According to the latest Pan Asia Cross Media Survey (PAX 2003/04) results, conducted by Synovate, CNN is confirmed to be a clear leader among international news and business channels in Asia for the eighth consecutive year. CNN International is consistently the most effective news and business channel in reaching the top management group and business decision makers.
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News Networks On The Decline
Source: The BG News This article talks about CNN's recent decision to do away with Crossfire and focus on news versus talk shows. U-Wire Service Writer Lian Vance seems to think that Larry King Live should be the next program to get the axe:
I agree one hundred percent with CNN's decision to take "Crossfire" off the airwaves. They have the right idea and the right attitudes about news. But, it would be better if they actually followed their own rules on "head butting debate shows." "Larry King Live" has been on the airwaves for years, and I understand that. I also understand that it is not exactly a show where tempers flare often. But, "Larry King Live" is a show where King and a guest discuss and often debate a broad range of news topics. And yes, there is some occasional head butting.
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CNN Connects: CNN Launches Global Discussion Forum Jan 28
Source: AME Info CNN is launching a new global programming initiative to mark its 25th anniversary year with 'CNN Connects', a live round table discussion programme recorded live in front of an international audience. 'CNN Connects' debuts in Europe on January 28 at the World Economic Forum in Davos with 'Freedom to Choose', a one-hour discussion on the emergence of democracy in the Middle East.
The live edition of 'CNN Connects: Freedom to Choose' broadcast from the World Economic Forum in Davos focuses on forthcoming elections in the Middle East. It brings together some of the most powerful and influential names from across the region, including Amre Moussa and Saif al Islam al Gaddafi. Hosted by Jim Clancy, the hour-long programme looks forward to 2005 as a benchmark year for the democratic process in the Middle East.
CNN will also be featuring extensive coverage from Davos throughout the week of the World Economic Forum from January 26-30 inclusive. Programmes include two editions of the evening news programme, 'World Business Today', broadcast live from Davos on Thursday January 27, followed by a live edition of 'Business International' at 11.00pm. The weekly media show, 'International Correspondents', will also feature guests from Davos while interviews, packages and special reports from Davos air across CNN programming from January 26-30 inclusive.
You'll find an complete of guests for the program HERE.
This is the first of four landmark live debates for 2005 in a new format to be unrolled by CNN around the world with round-table discussions on topical issues, bringing together different points of view and interacting with live audiences.
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Where Are They Now
Today we feature yet another former sports anchor for CNN. And this man could also fit into the "Did you know" category as well. Keith Olbermann served as a National sports anchor/reporter for CNN from 1981-1984. Then from CNN Olbermann went WCVB-TV in Boston. He has also worked at KTLA in LA, KCBS-TV in Los Angeles , THEN he went to ESPN. SO what's Keith doing now? Well he is back on cable, doing a news(?) program on MSNBC, Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
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Monday, January 17, 2005
CNN Blast From The Past
Have you ever wondered what CNN looked like the very moment it went on the air nearly 25 years ago? Here's a video clip of the very moment CNN went on the air on June 1, 1980.
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The Results Are In...New Poll Now Available
It's apparent the majority of the folks who participated in last week's blog poll agree with me, in that CNN-US SHOULD air CNN-International overnight versus re-running the prime-time programs. The results of the poll show 90.9% OR 60 people say CNN-US should program CNN-I overnight while 9.1% OR 6 blog readers say NO. So how 'bout it CNN execs, be different and air LIVE international news overnight!
Now, lets have your input on a new poll. Who should be "the face" of CNN? Anderson Cooper, Heidi Collins, Paula Zahn, Aaron Brown OR no one, Let NEWS be the star?
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Should Reliable Sources Be The Next Program Axed
Source: Infoshop News Christian Christensen, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Communication at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey seems to think Reliable Sources should be the next program to get the axe. Christensen writes: For those of us interested in seeing an end to vacuous punditry masquerading as serious journalism, CNN's "Reliable Sources" should be next on the chopping block.
If you want to watch a motley crew congratulating themselves for pretending to be "critical" about the industry in which they work, nothing beats it. The first alarm bell should ring about the time that you hear that the program is fronted by none other than Howard Kurtz: the media critic for The Washington Post. You don't have to be Kant to see the massive conflict of interest here: the man hosting a program that purports to turn a "critical lens on the media" works for both The Washington Post Company (owners of The Washington Post and Newsweek magazine) and Time Warner (owners of CNN, HBO, TIME magazine, etc., etc, etc.). It's not a good start, and it gets worse.
The real problem with "Reliable Sources" is that it purports to be "critical" about the news business, all the while acting as a veiled cheerleader for a corporate media system that has surrendered to the Bush administration over everything from WMDs in Iraq to social security. The genius of the program is that it manages to give the impression of critique while staying completely milquetoast: the guests say how reporting was bad, how editors failed and generally give the news media a black eye. The logic of the system, however, is never questioned: critiques are almost always at the individual, not the systemic level. It is pre-packaged and commodified dissent. MORE
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Inside Politics Moving To GW?
Source: GW Hatchet This looks to be a rehash of the article printed earlier this month when the word came down Crossfire was being cancelled. BUT word has it CNN is still considering airing Inside Politics from George Washington University. The GW student paper says "Failing to land another CNN show would mark the loss of a valuable recruiting tool for the University. The 2005 Kaplan/Newsweek college guide dubbed GW the "hottest school for political junkies," partly because of its affiliation with "Crossfire." Dozens of students volunteer and intern for the show."
"Planning for the revised format of 'Crossfire' and ('Inside Politics') is in process," Tracy Schario, GW's director of media relations said. "We don't have a timeline. Mike (Freedman) remains in communication with CNN as the new program takes shape."
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Blacked Out
Source: Chicago Tribune Zhao Ziyang, the former leader of China's Communist Party who spent the last 15 years of his life under house arrest died in a Beijing hospital Monday at age 85. Zhao's death was reported without commentary Monday morning by the official Xinhua news agency in Chinese and English. It also was disseminated by a popular Chinese Web site, but it was missing from newscasts on state-run television in the initial hours after the announcement. Though very few Chinese have access to CNN, the government blocked the cable network's China feed from reporting Zhao's death.
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Where Are They Now
Today we feature another former CNN Sports anchor. Dan Patrick is just one of several former CNN Sports anchors that used CNN as a stepping stone to land at other cable outlets. Patrick was a sports anchor/reporter for CNN (1983-89), where his assignments included the World Series, NBA Finals and Winter Olympics. In 1997, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton in Ohio. So what's he doing now? Dan Patrick has become widely recognized for his poignant interviews and dry wit in his role as an ESPN anchor/reporter, primarily on ESPN's 11 p.m. ET SportsCenter. He also reports from major events such as the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals and Final Four, and has called play-by-play for select NCAA basketball telecasts since joining ESPN in March 1989.
Patrick writes for ESPN The Magazine. He authors "Outtakes," the magazine's most popular page featuring a no-holds-barred, question-and-answer interview with the sports world's most interesting figures. In May 2000, Patrick released a book entitled "Outtakes," published by Hyperion, based on the magazine column. Patrick served as the primary host of ESPN SportsCentury, the network's 30-minute, weekly series profiling the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century.
Additionally, he serves as host of The Dan Patrick Radio Show weekdays from 1-4 p.m. ET on ESPN Radio, which is carried by more than 600 affiliates nationwide. He also has his own Web page linked off of ESPN.com (espn.go.com/danpatrick) which serves as a vehicle for his musings on the sports world. In January 2000, Patrick was named the National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), making him just the second cable commentator to receive the honor.
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Sunday, January 16, 2005
More Rumors..Anderson Cooper to replace Rather? CNN-CBS Merger?
Source: Time Magazine Time writer Sean Gregory seems to think Anderson Cooper could be in the running for the anchor chair Dan Rather will leave empty when he leaves CBS in March. Gregory writes:
???Anderson Cooper The rising CNN star (who also works for 60 Minutes Wednesday) could be in the running, especially if the rumored CNN-CBS merger moves ahead.
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