[BC] President Ford dies

[Mike McCarthy]

If it came as a surprise to the media, it's likely the network was 
operating in background mode and didn't have any camera ready reporters 
able to go live...anywhere. ABC was "live" depending on which version of 
Nightline was on the air. (A number of Nightline's are taped, plus they run 
a CNN type news feed overnight.) NBC has CNBC.  CBS has no real 24 hour 
news outlet to base any of it's reporters.  Sad...Morrow must be spinning 
in his grave.

As so well satirized by Don Henley,  the Ford's weren't a party to a media 
"death watch".  Very consistent with their lifestyle. I thought of Pres. 
Ford very highly and voted for him in my "first election" at high school. 
That despite him pardoning Nixon in a very dark period in our nation's history.

MM

At 11:20 PM 12/26/2006 -0600, Alan Kline wrote
>FrankGott at aol.com wrote:
>>ABC just reported the death of the 48th President of the United States 
>>Gerald Ford.  He was 93.
>>It happened during Nightline.  Anchor Terry Moran announced they'd just 
>>learned of his death, and would pause so the remainder of the network 
>>could join so he could tell the remainder of the country the sad 
>>news.  They then had a countdown for the network join.
>
>Apparently no one at CBS thought it was worth interrupting "Stupid Pet 
>Tricks" to have an actual reporter announce the death of a President.
>
>ak
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