“Forr more than two decades, most Americans got the results of national elections from three men: NBC’s Tom Brokaw, ABC’s Peter Jennings and CBS’ Dan Rather,” USA Today says. But next week, when Brian Williams, Charles Gibson and Katie Couric “preside over the midterm results coverage, viewers will get to see how the new people handle their first election as evening news anchors.”
NBC’s Steve Capus notes that Williams has done more election night coverage than Couric or Gibson. Couric says she’s “going to be right with the viewers in some ways, learning as much as they are, going along.” More…
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