The sooner, the better

[blacbird]

Katie Couric apparently to leave CBS news three years before the end of her contract:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24038645

Let us all celebrate, especially Walter Cronkite. Katie Couric is without question the most dreadful choice ever made for a major network news anchor, a smiley cute face from morning TV utterly unqualified by background or ability to handle a major news operation. This lack of ability became apparent about two minutes into her public appearance in the job, and deteriorated from there. Worse yet, CBS has a long history of good female correspondents at high levels (Leslie Stahl comes to mind), whom they passed over to hire somebody with really good teeth and a cute haircut. Let's send Katie back to interviewing celebs about the devilish antics of their pet ferrets.

caw

[brittanimae]

I hate to say this, I really do. Because I was very excited to see a woman as an evening news anchor. But I have to agree that CBS made the wrong pick. I hope they replace her with another woman--I like that side of it--but Campbell Brown, Diane Sawyer, Christiane Amanpour all seem like more appropriate choices.

Bye Katie! Hugs! I hope you find a better fit in your next position. :)

[blacbird]

Christiane Amanpour is fabulous. She's so good as a field reporter, in fact, that I think I'd not like to see her become an anchor. She's simply the best there is at what she does now. Nobody else, male or female, is even close.

caw

[Dale Emery]

Worse yet, CBS has a long history of good female correspondents at high levels (Leslie Stahl comes to mind), whom they passed over to hire somebody with really good teeth and a cute haircut.

And Leslie Stahl ain't exactly a dog.

The only problem I have with her is that during the 1992 Republican Convention, Larry "Bud" Melman reported on Letterman that "Leslie Stahl came up and pinched me on the ass!" So now when I see her, that's what I think of.

Actually, I think she's better looking than Katie Couric. Not that I ever consider such things...

Dale

[benbradley]

I've always liked Connie Chung, she's both smart AND hot.

[small axe]

I always liked Ms Couric in her previous work ... but I have to agree she was wrong as a news anchor. The role made her stiff and overly formal, where before she could be friendly, relaxed and conversational ...

I wuv Lara Logan ...

http://www.daltonator.net/durandal/blog/wp-images/images/logan2.jpg

But ... she probably likes being action-scene dangergirl, where they shoot a her and the jihadists are afraid to look her in the eyes when she interviews them ... she'd probably pine away reading the teleprompter news from behind a desk ...

G'day, Katie Couric. Brave try. Just not your wheelhouse (?) maybe the wrong wheelhorse? The wrong dog-and-pony show for you!

[SHBueche]

Meredith Viera? Also, there was another woman in line for the job, but she was pregnant at the time, name?

[SHBueche]

Got it, she was Elizabeth Vargas.