“There's a rumor that NBC is going to have Tom Brokaw fill in temporarily as the NBC News anchor. When asked why, a network spokesperson said, 'Because the only other NBC person we have is Bill Cosby.'” PersonsSaidNewsBillsTomsRumorAnchorsNbcNews AnchorsNbc News Author:Conan O'Brien
“The competition is very stiff. Brian Williams has proved himself as a credible news anchor (at NBC), and Bob Schieffer has done the same (at CBS). But as Peter and Tom (Brokaw) and Dan have always said about the competition, it makes us all better.” SaidDoneNewsCompetitionPeterBobTomsAnchorsCredibleBrianNbcNews Anchors Author:Bill Vaughan
“I started out as a television news anchor but I wasn't very good at it. I think I was too positive. I wanted to begin every newscast by saying, 'Good evening, in the news tonight...everything's great! Go to sleep. We'll let you know if anything important comes up.'” IfsThinkingKnowsImportantWantedSleepTelevisionNewsVery GoodCome UpEveningTonightAnchorsGoing To SleepTelevision NewsGood EveningNews Anchors Author:Bob Burg
“My life is a series of Hollywood orgies and Kabbalah center brunches with the cast of Friends. At least that's what my handlers tell me. I'm actually too valuable to live my own life and spend most of my days in a vegetable crisper to remain fake news anchor fresh.” Life IsMy OwnNewsHollywoodSeriesCastsValuableFakeVegetablesAnchorsMy Own LifeKabbalahBrunchNews Anchors Author:Jon Stewart
“I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.” PeopleI CanCharacterEnergySeriousTypeNewsFocusedLawyerSillyNosesAnchorsNews Anchors Author:Nicole Ari Parker
“The Fox News anchors are lovely. They have an incredible combination of brains and beauty. And I think that's one of the reasons people love watching them and listening to them.” PeopleThinkingReasonBrainListeningNewsIncrediblesLovelyCombinationFoxesAnchorsFox NewsBeauty And BrainsNews Anchors Author:Megyn Kelly
“CBS news anchor Dan Rather has interviewed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. When asked what it was like to talk to a crazy man, Saddam said, 'It's not so bad.'” MenSaidCrazyNewsDictatorSaddamHusseinAnchorsCrazy ManNews Anchors Author:Conan O'Brien
“The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.” FocusNewsAnchorsNews Anchors Book:Anchorwoman Source: Anchorwoman