Read more CBS Evening News stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28805/cbs-evening-news.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70584/court-dismisses-dan-rathers-suit-vs-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS is all but over after an appellate court in New York dismissed his case today. Rather's lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling in the breach of contract suit. Rather initiated the suit following his ouster as Evening News anchor in the wake of...http://www.newser.com/story/70584/court-dismisses-dan-rathers-suit-vs-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69904/against-odds-katie-couric-perseveres-at-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast year, it seemed Katie Couric’s days in the CBS anchor chair were numbered. Now, she not only plans to stay there until her contract expires in 2011, she's starting a weekly Charlie Rose- esque webcast—and her destinations post- Evening News could include 60 Minutes or CNN. “Her really...http://www.newser.com/story/69904/against-odds-katie-couric-perseveres-at-cbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 12:23:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68534/sawyer-faces-uphill-battle-backstage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiane Sawyer finally has the job she’s been waiting for, Rebecca Dana writes for the Daily Beast: “anchor of World News , the once towering, now considerably diminished evening broadcast.” But her renewed rivalry with Katie Couric and her struggle to hold on to Charles Gibson’s ratings will likely provide a...http://www.newser.com/story/68534/sawyer-faces-uphill-battle-backstage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 13:15:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64856/cbs-cronkite-will-keep-introducing-evening-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe voice of the late Walter Cronkite will continue to introduce the CBS Evening News , the New York Times reports. The network’s decision marks a reversal after talks with Cronkite family members, who were “very clear that if we continued to use his voice, they would consider it an honor,...http://www.newser.com/story/64856/cbs-cronkite-will-keep-introducing-evening-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:02:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64708/cronkite-spoke-for-the-nation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tributes are pouring in for Walter Cronkite: Howard Kurtz, Washington Post : His "passing, in the end, is the passing of an era, an era of black-and-white television, of mass audiences, of a slower time when the country waited for the headlines at 6:30 in the evening. No anchor—...http://www.newser.com/story/64708/cronkite-spoke-for-the-nation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 7:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64690/iconic-newsman-walter-cronkite-dead-at-92.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman who revolutionized television news for a generation, died today at age 92, CBS News reports. He had suffered a long illness and was at home in New York with his family. Cronkite helmed the CBS Evening News throughout the 1960s and '70s, guiding America through...http://www.newser.com/story/64690/iconic-newsman-walter-cronkite-dead-at-92.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 19:38:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60710/in-princeton-address-couric-rips-palin-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKatie Couric today delivered the Class Day speech to Princeton graduates, and posted the speech on the Huffington Post. Some highlights: "I’ve been called a cougar lately in the tabloid press—today I’m very happy to be an honorary tiger! Coming here was a real no brainer! After all, I...http://www.newser.com/story/60710/in-princeton-address-couric-rips-palin-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 17:21:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49338/tough-times-are-boon-for-courics-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKatie Couric’s comforting style is perfect for tough times, or so a 5% uptick in the ratings for CBS’ Evening News suggests. In Couric’s hands, economic catastrophe, Mideast violence and terrorism become “news you can warm up to,” Tom Shales writes in the Washington Post . After the election cycle’s most-hyped...http://www.newser.com/story/49338/tough-times-are-boon-for-courics-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:38:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45588/old-boys-networks-no-more-tvs-new-female-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world of television news can be a journalistic proving ground during tumultuous times, and three women have bubbled to the top of the white-guy-dominated realm. Vogue takes a look at one veteran and two up-and-comers who have caught the mag's eye: Katie Couric—After months of ridicule and low...http://www.newser.com/story/45588/old-boys-networks-no-more-tvs-new-female-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 12:14:00 CST