Good morning, Washington. You should check out DCMatt’s photos of last night’s lightning. The flashes prompted me to race home from a happy hour, hoping to escape what seemed like an inevitable deluge — but the downpour never came. And, looking at the forecast, it seems that it’s not about to: the weather should continue to be pleasant through the end of the week. VA Loses More Veteran Data: It’s happened again. WTOP reports…
It is a sad morning for news professionals and news junkies here in the District, as it was reported late last night that ABC “World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings has died after a struggle with lung cancer. “Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways,” ABC News President David Westin said in a statement. “None of us will be the same without him.” Weather today will see highs…
Dan Rather leaves the anchor chair at CBS Evening News tonight after 24 years. His final broadcast is at 7 p.m. and while DCist hasn’t watched a network news broadcast in, say, years, we feel bad for the guy that’s apparently been brought down by bloggers. Will this DCist miss him? Um, probably not. Of all the high profile media anchors that have been jumping ship recently, we have to say it was Bob Edward’s…
OK, we admit it. We watched Peter Jennings’ news special last night: “The UFO Phenomenon: Seeing is Believing.” We were curious. Theories were explored, conspiracies debunked, history explained. Fortunately, living here in the nation’s capital, we have missiles at the ready, super ray guns, or something like that, which will shoot down any extra terrestrial saucers that dare tread into our protected air space. But we thought it’d be good to revisit an episode in…
Major networks across the board will sacrifice a crucial night of the November sweeps period in the name of civic duty. Election Night coverage starts at 8 p.m. on most broadcast networks and presumably continues on through the wee hours of the morning. Here’s your handy-dandy guide to Election Night viewing. ABC News: Peter Jennings anchors Vote 2004 with the help of George Stephanopoulos and Terry Moran. Former Salon.com writer Jake Tapper will have regular…