Word: cbs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...true that Kalb, a former CBS and NBC diplomatic correspondent, has found a less visible role for himself at Harvard--indeed, his arrival at the Kennedy School last year coincided with his removal from Who's Who in America. Despite this fall from grace, Kalb has established himself as an oft-quoted and--pundit or not--an influential figure in the campaign which reaches Massachusetts tomorrow...
...former CBS and NBC correspondent ispessimistic, however, about the chances ofbringing a show like "Candidates '88" to a wideraudience through one of the major networks. "Theopportunities for serious, substantive journalismon the three major commercial networks today arelimited, severely limited," he says, and adds thatthis is a major reason why he left networktelevision...
When Vicki Gordon, a producer of CBS's trendy magazine show West 57th, opened this month's issue of Esquire, she was horrified. There on page 142 was a scorching picture of Meredith Vieira, one of the show's on-air correspondents, seated in a chair, head shyly hidden in folded arms -- and pink taffeta skirt hiked up, revealing an extravagance of thighs and a beauty mark on the inside | of her knee. Gordon promptly called the magazine to protest. To her chagrin, she soon learned that Vieira herself was unruffled. Indeed, the 34-year-old journalist had happily posed...
...provocative pose, however, immediately raised questions of both propriety and professionalism. "Coy, pretentious, self-conscious," sniffed Mademoiselle Editor in Chief Amy Levin Cooper. "It's about as appropriate as anchormen appearing in beefcake pictures," declared CBS News', Mike Wallace. Lamented Feminist Betty Friedan: "It reinforces the idea that to get ahead, women have to define themselves as sex objects...
...Maria Shriver, decked out in a strapless evening gown, dallied mischievously with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Vanity Fair shortly before their April 1986 wedding; this month the 32-year-old TV reporter's make-up routine is featured in a stunning photo sequence in Harper's Bazaar. And CBS Superstar Diane Sawyer, 42, radiated Hollywood-star presence in a set of sultry photographs in last September's Vanity Fair...