I miss Tom Brokaw

[marym625]

And Walter Cronkite, Fred Friendly, Fahey flynn.

Sigh

[hollysmom]

1. not tom brokaw, I don't miss him.

[marym625]

5. I liked him

The others more so. And Bill Curtis.

Still would prefer Brokaw over most out there now.

[kwassa]

12. Bill Curtis is now on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" on NPR.

[marym625]

14. I never get to listen to that

He had a great series on PBS about justice for a while. Was really a great show. They dug deep into some stories that others just scratched the surface

[kwassa]

19. I remember him as a local anchorman in Los Angeles.

I remember Pat Sajak as a local weatherman who was quite witty.

I remember Keith Morrison as another local news anchor.

I remember Harvey Levin, pre-TMZ, another local news reporter.

[marym625]

21. All in L.A.?

When news was news. Truly, the loss of real news is a big part of why things have gotten so bad

[kwassa]

22. Local news: if it bleeds, it leads.

True in all local markets. It hasn't gotten any better or worse in the last 30 years, although you might not find the new reporters as cute as the old ones.

LA has an obsession with new helicopters. Great for drama.

[marym625]

24. I'm talking pre Reagan

So more like 40 - 50 years

Chicago local news was actual news done by actual journalists. Absolutely nothing like what is on today

[marym625]

30. forgot about a bunch of stuff he did

Was reminded down the thread. So I take back the Brokaw part

[CincyDem]

2. Chicagoan ?

Can anyone say Ray Rayner and Friends?

[marym625]

3. Yes

And yes.

It was Fahey, right?

[CincyDem]

7. Absolutely - and then he turned it over to Joel Daly and John Drury.

Ahhhh...those were the days. He even looked trustworthy.

[marym625]

10. Bill Curtis on 2

John Drury! Damn. When news was actually news.

Chicago had the best anchors and they were all actually reporters.

The world would be so different if news was still news.

[spanone]

4. chet huntley & david brinkley

[marym625]

6. THANK YOU!

Was trying to think of their names and just wouldn't come to me.

Yes, Huntley and Brinkley!

[CincyDem]

8. Good night David - Good night Chet

Had dinner with them every weekday evening for ages. IIRC they started out with a 15 minute broadcast ???? Anyone remember ?

[marym625]

13. Don't remember that

But I remember the "good night. "

Who was on 5? They were on ABC, right?

[CincyDem]

28. My memories are of Frank Reynolds at ABC

Huntley/Brinkley were on 5 (nbc). That's all we had in our house.
Cronkite was on 9 (cbs) and Reynolds was on 7 (abc).

Pretty sure that's right but I've heard there are three things that start to go when you get old. Memory is the first and I can't remember the other two.

[marym625]

29. LOL!

Me too. I can't believe I forgot all the bad stuff about Brokaw!

Frank Reynolds, he is another one. I didn't like him as much as some others but they're hands down better than most around today.

If you remember the other two, please let me know. Actually, if you remember what the other 2 things were about, please let me know.

What were we talking about?

[HERVEPA]

9. Brokaw???

[marym625]

11. I liked him.

No, he wasn't as good as the others but he was still good. Better than most around now

And he was cute

[kwassa]

15. well, if he was cute ...

My dad, WWII vet, lambasted Brokaw's "Greatest Generation" book as total bullshit.

My dad said there were all kinds of people serving, good, bad, and indifferent, and that this generation was no better than any other generation.

[marym625]

17. I have heard that

But I have also heard many that agreed with Brokaw.

I'm sure there's truth in both statements. We haven't faced something that huge since. Hopefully, we won't. But I think that was really what it was about. How they handled the adversity and attack on the nation

Sorry, I was a teen when he came around. Cute helped

[marym625]

32. forgot about a bunch of stuff he did

Was reminded down the thread. So I take back the Brokaw part

[marym625]

31. forgot about a bunch of stuff he did

Was reminded down the thread. So I take back the Brokaw part

[spanone]

16. mike wallace was an asset to journalism. 60 minutes was powerful...

[marym625]

18. so very true

That was an excellent show back in the day. Fred Friendly produced it, I believe

[arthritisR_US]

20. Walter yes, Tom no. nt

[elias49]

23. I liked Harry Reasoner too.

Black and white TV days.

[marym625]

25. YES!

Harry Reasoner! Was he national? I can't remember

[Oilwellian]

26. Brokaw was the epitome of what is wrong with our media

Have you forgotten his relentless reports on Bill Ayers to help McCain during the 2008 campaign? Did you also forget his obvious support of Bush's Iraq war campaign? He was particularly nasty toward the antiwar protesters. Remember how defensive he got when McClellan's book came out accusing the press of not doing their job and asking the right questions in the lead up to the war?

Brokaw did the bidding of the oligarchy and was paid handsomely for it. He is a traitor to his profession and to the people who trusted him. He may have been decent in his early career, but then he became an elitist.

[marym625]

27. Actually, yes, I did

OK, I no longer miss him

But I miss the rest of them

Wow, I really did forget all that. My second wishful dementia today