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I posted a thread on this in "Entertainment," but also wanted to post it here simply to say that not all anchor people get their jobs simply because of a pretty face...
Some, including Couric (my opinion) and the gentleman below have a few other solid reasons.
..from West Point, New York and the Associated Press...Tom Brokaw Honored with West Point Award:
Tom Brokaw became only the second journalist to be honored with a prestigious West Point award Thursday.
Past recipients of the Sylvanus Thayer Award include Gen. Douglas MacArthur, former President Ronald Reagan and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
"To be - in just a small way - in that company means a great deal," Brokaw said Thursday.
The award, named for West Point's fifth superintendent, is given to a U.S. citizen who exemplifies the ideals of the academy's motto, "Duty, Honor, Country." It has only been given to one other journalist - former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite.
Brokaw, 66, was an NBC news anchor for more than two decades until his retirement in 2004.
He was honored partly for his contribution to the public's understanding of World War II through his books "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Generation Speaks" and his work reporting from war zones.
It also occurred to me that Couric takes a lot of flack because of her TODAY show role which included doing "fluff" interviews, etc. Why isn't Charlie Gibson held to the same standard? He came from GMA.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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