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...next time you hear Tom Brokaw or David Brinkley accusing the candidates of being shallow and vague on the issues and of not providing realistic solutions to the deficit, think about Gail Sheehy and the premium (or lack thereof) she seems to put on important policy questions...
...Brokaw: Would you agree that it's the working thesis of the Dukakis campaign this time that they have to . . . avoid at all costs phrases like "liberal...
...news and documentary field is more rewarding. NBC has produced 1987: The Unforgettable Year, a 75-minute review of such major news events as the stock- market crash and the downfall of Evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker, anchored by Tom Brokaw. An ABC-produced cassette on the 1988 Winter Olympics is a well- edited recap of the Games' emotional highlights (and no Dick Button commentary!). And The Confessions of Bernhard Goetz is a surprisingly gripping tape featuring the New York City-subway gunman's actual confession in a Concord, N.H., police station...
...needed to cover a demanding beat. Hired to add some allure to , the news division's stodgy image, she was also expected to break stories on Capitol Hill and provide sparkle at numerous public appearances. She quickly foundered. "The people who brought her in here abandoned her," said Tom Brokaw. Yet even as she was being demoted for incompetence, the network flacks and a willing press continued to tout her as TV news' hottest new commodity...
...turned into an odd cross between PM Magazine and The McLaughlin Group, with Rather strolling around Red Square with his temporary co-anchor, Charles Kuralt, and sitting down each evening to gab with three correspondents about the day's events. Adding to the prepackaged, magazine- show look: Rather, unlike Brokaw and Jennings, taped his segments several hours in advance, so he could be seen in the bright sunshine rather than in the Moscow darkness...