Thought this comparison by Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News was interesting.
"Anderson Cooper: The newscast version of Bob Costas, he managed to weave in an army of CNN analysts and was fair to them all." http://www.buffalonews.com/185/story/485581.html I guess I've decided that this is about right. Costas has been, for more than 20 years now, without dispute, the best sports "desk guy" in America. Every single day he shows up, he earns an A+, an A or an A-. He's always, always good, and he's never bad. AC seems to have settled into the same role at CNN. The potentially bad news is that, like Costas, Anderson's probably never going to be a dial-mover, a ratings blockbuster. But if you want a consistently watchable, trustworthy professional -- a grown-up who can referee analyst disputes and deliver breaking news in a measured, appropriate way... Anderson Cooper is perfect. From CNN's perspective, he's Bernard Shaw, only with fewer annoying quirks, or Wolf Blitzer, only a little bit smarter. To the extent that CNN's brand value has always been tied to having people like Bernard Shaw and Wolf Blitzer -- the employee and the employer here are a perfect fit. -- AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau :: :: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Science without humanity. Knowledge without character. Politics without principle. Commerce without morality. Worship without sacrifice. --Gandhi's seven deadly social sins :: :: "Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania...." --King :: :: "Any time you have the opportunity to accomplish something and you don't, you are wasting your time on this earth." --Roberto Clemente --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
