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It looks like NBC "Today" co-host Katie Couric is headed for the more sober CBS Evening News. Something just doesn't feel right about it. It's kind of like wearing a black belt with brown shoes, or like hearing Toby Keith rap.
Anyway, it could be just me. Then again, here are some other options you might think make better sense:
The Obvious Choice
Maybe the old school news media conglomerate should just take the plunge into the now. It seems like The Daily Show's Jon Stewart is becoming one of the most revered names in news by the younger crowd. The jump to news that integrates real stories, real interviews and serious journalism wouldn't be that big a leap. A move like that would lock in younger viewers for years to come. The buzz factor would be off the charts.
The Next-Most Obvious Choice
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann -- Loved him on SportsCenter, he's great on Countdown. He's solid, but we're not going for reasonably obvious here.
The Less Obvious Choice
What about Roger Lodge? The guy at least has an incredible cult following thanks to his late night syndicated program, "Blind Date." Just think, one-on-one interviews with dignitaries like the president would never be the same. Lodge and the interviewee take to the streets of New York City for a night on the town, a little drinking, some hot-tubbing and a lot of hidden cameras. It has investigative journalism written all over it.
Plus, according to Lodge's bio on Wikipedia, he was also, at least at one time, the play-by-play announcer for the Gender Bowl. So clearly, he has some versatility. When news or sports are happening, he can absorb and digest developments on the fly. Of course, he may have other suitors down the line. Some TV pundits believe Lodge may be a candidate to replace the elderly Bob Barker on The Price is Right when he departs.
The Shot-in-the-Dark, Yeah-But-George-Mason-Made-This-Year's-Final-Four-So-Cinderella-Stories-Are-In Choices
Dan Rather (unexpected comebacks work on the soaps)
Larry King (only if he can negotiate a set with multi-colored light bulbs in the background)
Craig Kilborn (what else is he doing right now?)
Craig Ferguson (he already replaced someone else on CBS)
Norm MacDonald (of SNL Weekend Update fame; see Craig Kilborn above)
Paris Hilton ([reporter]: "...reporting live from Iraq, I'm so-and-so, back to the studio." [Paris]: "Thanks, that was hot."]
Andrew Adams (hey, why not--my blog entry, plus I'm at least a fair-to-partly-decent presenter)
