All I can say is that it's relatively few (candidates), just because there are relatively few people out there that have the profile and the reputations and the experience to do the job. So,de facto, it's a very, very small number of people. |
because he wants to be part of the NBC committee that picks Sunday night games. |
Bob is respected. He's trusted, and he's very, very comfortable giving the news. We think at CBS News that the news should be delivered in a respectful and a comfortable way, not as if you were preaching the gospel from Mount Olympus. |
Bob Schieffer is having a resurgence. Bob is respected. He's trusted, and he's very, very comfortable giving the news. People are starting to appreciate that, and that's part of the reason for our improved numbers. |
For me, coming into this job now, having Bob there was an enormous asset and luxury. |
For us, sports is a very challenging but successful business. |
Having a roster of the best on-air talent in the business remains a top priority at CBS Sports. James Brown is a viewer favorite in terms of knowledge, credibility and likeability. |
Having a roster of the best on-air talent in the business remains a top priority at CBS Sports. James Brown is a viewer favorite in terms of knowledge, credibility and likeability. His return to CBS Sports improves the team in the studio and in the field. |
I always enjoy watching the machinations of the television sports industry. But I do it with a feeling of relaxation because we have gotten our guys lined up for the next six years. We went through the same process NBC and FOX are still going through, only we did it six months to a year ago. |
I have tremendous respect for Jim's talents and his accomplishments as leader of the broadcast, and he should be very proud of the job he did, ... Jim and I will continue to discuss his future role at CBS News. |
I hope to prove these people wrong very, very quickly. |
I know that covering a Super Bowl is not the same as covering a convention or an election, but I think there are probably more similarities than there are differences. |
I think our schedule is better than it's been in the past. We kept the quality events we wanted to keep, and we upgraded our schedule. |
I think that having one person as your primary anchor is the way to go. I give ABC a lot of credit for trying a lot of new things. Anyone who says that the way the evening news has been produced and presented for the last 25 years is the way to go probably shouldn't be running a news division. Having said that, I don't think there's any reason to tear up the format and break the mold. |
I think we can invigorate the place, just like we did at CBS Sports eight years ago, |