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Murphy Martin Commentary
September 7, 2006
"Katie's Back, Legs and All!
An hour ago I watched Katie Couric's first day as lead anchor of
CBS-TV News at the dinner hour. New set, big EXCLUSIVE lead story
from a Taliban headquarters in the middle east and if anyone had
wondered if Ms. Couric's gorgeous gams would be featured as they
were during her Today Show days, the answer is a resounding yes.
Early in the newscast, Ms. Couric interviewed a reporter from the
New York Times from a spot away from the anchor desk and it was just
like Today Show days, Katie's crossed legs, short skirt and
questions for a liberal New York Times reporter.
We don't mean that will always be the dominant tone of the new CBS
effort. They did offer a feature called "Free-Speech" where people
with differing viewpoints would be heard. Of course the
entertainment news will apparently be a daily part of the program if
today's kickoff program can be used as a gauge. Something called
"Snap-Shots" featured "first" photos of Tom Cruise's new baby.
Give Katie Couric credit for effort. She smiled often and dressed
stylishly even though her make-up seemed to make her appear "harder"
on camera. We wonder if a softer look would not be more beneficial
for Ms. Couric and could be accomplished with a "softer--warmer"
makeup job.
Only Katie Couric knows how tense she was in this first program and
perhaps tomorrow, and as the days go by,she will loosen up a bit
more and be as comfortable as she was for such a long time on the
Today Show.
Tomorrow, she says she is going to do an exclusive interview with
President Bush. Will she be reaching for hard, in-your-face
questions? We will be watching as I am sure many of you will. Even
if you are not a Bush fan or a Couric fan, who wants to miss a check
of how many gorgeous gam shots of Katie's crossed legs they use!
It's the new look at the dinner-hour news. A look much closer to
MTV-thinking than Bob Schieffer thinking!
We'll keep you informed, and who knows--those leg shots may allow
her to dance UP in the ratings and stay around a lot longer than
some believe possible.
Good luck Katie!
Murphy Martin
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