As much as he would like to recover from the blows his reputation has suffered recently, Dan Rather may not have a chance to work very long on the program that he expected would be his next professional address.
The future of CBS’s “60 Minutes Wednesday” – the program that broadcast Mr. Rather’s report, now discredited, about President Bush’s National Guard record – is in doubt, both the top CBS executive and the program’s new executive producer acknowledged yesterday.
Leslie Moonves, the chairman of CBS and co-president of the network’s parent company, Viacom, said in a telephone interview that Mr. Rather was expected to continue his career at CBS on the Wednesday edition of “60 Minutes” after he steps down as the network’s primary anchor in March. But Mr. Moonves added the phrase, “provided the show continues.”
The program is guaranteed to be on the air through May, when the current television season ends, Mr. Moonves said, but “they are not exactly tearing it up in the ratings over there.”..
Sorry, Dan, we don’t have a show for your hard-hitting journalism… But we’ve got a few fun game shows on during the day…enjoy ‘em.





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