Tomorrow’s it for Katie at Today. They didn’t weep like this for Tom Brokaw, for Bryant Gumbel, for Willard Scott… who’s not technically “gone” gone. I assume he shows when Al Roker has flu.
The images flicker across the screen: Katie with Nancy Reagan. Katie at Ground Zero. Katie singing with Tony Bennett. Katie meeting Elmo and hugging Mister Rogers. Katie flying through the air as Peter Pan. Farewell messages from Hillary Clinton, Karen Hughes, Bill Gates, Ben Affleck, Paula Abdul.
Sorry I missed it.
But at least she’s perky about her new anchor role at CBS News:
“I’m going to give it my best shot,” she says. “I’m not going in there saying I’m going to change the face of the evening news or I’m going to be a huge success. Right now it’s a question mark. Hopefully I’ll have the opportunity to contribute something positive.”
Courage, Katie. (Although who knows what the term means at CBS News anymore?)
