Bill Gates off the air (video)
First documented swearing by the nation's richest man. Memo to Bill: The master tape is available, for $1,000,000,000.
Harry Shearer
Found Objects
If I had to proclaim my philosophy of humor, it would be: Comedy is good, reality better.
After all these years and all that videotape, I still adore television's ability to transmit unvarnished depictions of human behavior. The problem is that most of those depictions are sliced and diced to an incoherent julienne before you ever see them. Like the best chefs, I search out the exotic raw materials, then do minimal processing. More are being added as we sit here, so check back often--every click helps save a child.
Brokaw Anticipates (video)
Tom Brokaw, never one to be scooped, tapes two versions of a news story months before it actually happens: standing and sitting. Also, he gets the cause of death wrong.
Brokaw Promotes
Distinguished NBC anchor Tom Brokaw attempts to ad lib a promo for a new NBC cable channel in Asia.
Sam and Diane Rehearse
The potent chemistry between PrimeTime Live co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer didn't just happen -- it was nurtured. The nurturing started back when they were asked to begin the pro.ra by walking onstage and ad-libbing, two things news anchors aren't trained to do. The people who think up ideas like this are paid big money and called "producers." Here they are, before Show One, being produced.
"Meltdown in New Hampshire"
Celebrating his fifteenth anniversary as anchor of the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather gave speeches bragging about his organization's renewed dedication to world-class coverage of the election campaign, and gave as an example the excellence of CBS's New Hampshire primary coverage. Here, from unnamed sources, the audio of Dan in the midst of that excellent coverage.
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