Lack of Depth in the Anchor’s Chair?
Jon Stewart was on Charlie Rose last night. In discussing the upcoming US election he was lamenting the lack of depth and knowledge typically displayed by the network anchors.
Many networks seem to hire anchors based more on looks than anything (it is television, after all) — but I couldn’t help thinking that the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge is a major exception. (Not that many don’t find him attractive; recall the fuss his beard made during the Blackout in August, 2003?)
Mansbridge’s extended performance on September 11, 2001, was deeply impressive, and kept me switching back to CBC each time I momentarily switched to CNN/NBC/ABC/CBS. No one on these other networks matched his knowledge of the middle east or Al Quaeda.
