Walter Cronkite

Short Takes: Naked Danny Bonaduce? O.J. Innocent?

• Nov 29, 2007 01:56 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

My eyes! They're burning at the thought! Danny Bonaduce has posed for Penthouse, TMZ reports.... On Thursday at Germany's Bambi Awards — Bambi? Seriously? — Tom Cruise will be given a "courage" prize for the way he makes risky business of choosing films. Yeah, I thought he was out on a limb with Cocktail, too.... O.J Simpson and his two (alleged) partners in crime have pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges stemming from their (alleged) attempt to retrieve his sports crap at gunpoint.... At the History Makers' Gotham conference in January, Walter Cronkite will receive the group's first lifetime achievement award.... Thanks to Josh Groban's Noel, for the first time in 13 years, a Christmas (cheese) platter holds the No. 1 spot on the album sales chart. — Ben Katner read more

Short Takes: Retirement Calls Cronkite Back to Work

• Nov 16, 2007 02:19 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Former CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite has signed on to tape a series of seven-to-10-minute editorials for a new network called Retirement Living TV. Oddly, from the sound of it, the bits, called Cronkite's Commentaries, sound suspiciously like Gramps has just figured out how to video blog... Rumer "Daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce" Willis has been named Miss Golden Globe for this year's 65th annual award show, airing Jan. 13. The starlet's credits include such features as Mom's Striptease and Dad's The Whole Nine Yards... Ossifying Playboy playa Hugh Hefner has given $2 million to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, saying, "I've always believed that following one's dreams is very important." Whether said dream's name is Heather or Tiffany or Penny. No, wait, make that Hope. — Ben Katner read more

I have seen a few criticisms ...

• Nov 9, 2007 03:00 AM ET
• by Matt Roush

Question: I have seen a few criticisms of Brian Williams' decision to host Saturday Night Live, people saying that as a newsman he would be denigrating his integrity, Edward R. Murrow would be spinning in his grave, yada, yada. I normally don't watch the show, but as a (print) journalist, I was curious to see Williams' performance. I think there's a line between pandering yourself for cheap laughs and showing an ability to poke fun. In my opinion, Williams did a great job of demonstrating the latter. He was really entertaining and showed comedic ability, and it's not like now I'll no longer find his news reports credible. Perhaps this would've been unthinkable in the days of Walter Cronkite or even Tom Brokaw. But even if this was just a gimmick for NBC Nightly News to reach out to a "hipper" audience, I can't help but be happy and relieved for Williams. It must have felt like Lorne Michaels approached him to try skydiving for the first time. And to know he survived it without serious ... read more

Brokaw Has a Global Warming Warning

• Jul 13, 2006 04:00 AM ET
• by Joseph Hudak

Since leaving the NBC Nightly News anchor chair in 2004, Tom Brokaw has been anything but "retired." As host of Global Warming: What You Need to Know (premiering Sunday at 9 pm/ET on Discovery Channel), the newsman posits some reasons for our planet's higher fever.

TV Guide: Why'd you get involved with the documentary?
Tom Brokaw: I've been watching [the issue] for some time, and like a lot of people I've been trying to figure out the difference between fact and fiction. The scientific consensus is now pretty overwhelming. There are still scientists out there who will be dismissive of it, but more and more are signing on. What's been so striking to me is that more read more

COURIC'S REPLACEMENT NAMED

• Apr 6, 2006 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News

At the top of Thursday's The View, Meredith Vieira announced that she is leaving the talker to fill the vacancy being left by Katie Couric at NBC's Today, effective this September. Couric, meanwhile, may face an uphill battle as the just-christened anchor of CBS Evening News. In a poll conducted by TV Guide and the Associated Press, 49 percent say they prefer Couric as a morning-show cohost, versus 29 percent who say they'll prefer her in the evening. But Couric has the vote of no less than venerable news vet Walter Cronkite, who tells the New York Post, "I think she's highly capable and I'm absolutely delighted that she's come over to CBS." read more