Dan Rather Joining HDNet
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is joining high-definition channel HDNet to host Dan Rather Reports.
HDNet is excited to announce today that one of the most accomplished news journalists of our generation, Dan Rather, will produce and host “Dan Rather Reports,” premiering exclusively on HDNet this October.
A weekly news program, “Dan Rather Reports” will feature hard-edged field reports, interviews and investigative pieces. It will be one-hour in length and will be completely uncensored. It will reflect the signature qualities of its host with a focus on accuracy, fairness and guts.
We recall that Rather was the rather unfortunate victim of the incident (aptly dubbed “rathergate”) where politically-oriented bloggers outed some discrepancies in his reporting of President George W. Bush’s military record. This incident led Rather to resign his post as CBS News anchor. Hence, there’s probably some irony in this news, as Mark Cuban, owner of HDNet, also owns, and is highly associated with, IceRocket, which is a search engine specifically designed for blogosphere content.
In related news, CBS has announced that it is unlikely to renew Rather’s contract (he has stayed on even after his stint as news anchor and host). Rather has served CBS for 44 years to date.
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