I wonder if Les Moonves wishes he hadn't picked Katie?

[young_at_heart]

Bob Schieffer was great and they had some good people already there, such as Russ Mitchell. Our family had watched CBS News for many years....we no longer do!

[valerief]

1. Maybe she was picked for him by the powers that control Bush and CBS. nt

[young_at_heart]

2. I've been looking on Google for this info......all it says is "they"

It does make one wonder!

[valerief]

3. Moonves works at the pleasure of the CBS shareholders. nt

[Clyde39]

4. Some comments about Katie last year on a blog:

Make no mistake: hiring Katie Couric as anchorette of the CBS Evening News will destroy CBS News. Katie’s not a newsreader. She’s a personality. She’s spoiled. She’ll be very competitive with the younger pretties CBS has been showcasing as serious network newswomen.

And if they assign her to 60 Minutes, she'll bring it down, as well. She’s a tabloid lightweight when she appears on Dateline.