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« Did A State Senator Use His Position and Tax Dollars to Enrich Himself? | Main | Get a $250 iTunes Gift Certificate or an iPod For One Dollar » March 9, 2005Great Scott! Dan Rather Retires...In one of those weird coincidences of timing, less than 12 hours after Dan Rather retires tonight on the 24th anniversary of becoming the CBS Evening News anchor, long-time NBC weatherman Willard Scott celebrates the 25th anniversary of his affiliation with the Today Show. Rather exits the CBS Evening News anchor desk after tonight's broadcast, on the 24th anniversary of his taking over that slot from Walter Conkrite. Rather long coveted Cronkite's informal title - "The Most Trusted Man in America" - but in the end Dan got only Walter's job, and he leaves that job under a cloud of mistrust stemming most recently from the forged-documents debacle known as "RatherGate" or "Memogate." Willard Scott, on the other hand, remains beloved. I don't know if Scott is "the most trusted man in America" on the networks today, but he's certainly closer to it than is Dan Rather. In both longevity and trust, Dan, you've been beaten by the weatherman. Courage. Posted in Journalism & Media
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