Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw. Who was your households network news anchor?

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YamAggressive7623@reddit

Dan was the man 90% of the time but I liked all three.

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KinkMountainMoney@reddit

Jennings. If it was serious Sam Donaldson or Ted Koppel might show up. God help us if it was all three.

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SodaGrump@reddit

Seeing old clips and hearing his voice just makes me feel safe.

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In the 80’s I was at a friend’s house and Dan Rather came on tv. Her Dad got up and left the room abruptly. It was odd- we had all just been talking and joking around. The girl then explained her Dad had seen Dan Rather (war journalist) in Vietnam take an evac spot on a helicopter instead of making space for a wounded soldier. I’ve never been able to watch him since then.

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uncertia@reddit

Definitely Dan. My parents still to this day are all CBS all the time.

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ElectricLego@reddit

I haven't kept up with Steady lately but it was pretty good. Level-headed as one might expect from the man, may he carry on for many years to come
https://steady.substack.com/

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Perdendosi@reddit

Our local CBS affiliate's news was the best in the market (and had better ratings than the NBC and ABC affiliates, combined), so we watched Dan because he was the lead up to the 6 o'clock local news.

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PenelopeRupert@reddit

Us too; my dad would watch Andy Griffith, then the local news, then Dan Rather. Or maybe Andy was on in between, who’s to say.

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Sensitive-Review-712@reddit

That's the same reason we were a Dan Rather house. My mom preferred our local CBS anchors to ABC, and our NBC wasn't really local.

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tarzanacide@reddit

I grew up in Texas so it was always dan rather.

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leeloocal@reddit

My parents were from Texas, so we always watched whatever network he was on.

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Revolutionary-List32@reddit

Dan

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amoneyshot34@reddit

Tom. I was in kindergarten during desert storm.

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itsagoodtime@reddit

Peter Jennings, then Dan Rather, then Brokaw.

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keen_observer34130@reddit

Scott Pelley was my guy for the evening news, when I used to watch. For him, it was no-nonsense, honest news.

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Subject-Relevant@reddit

Jennings

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SonataForm@reddit

Brokaw

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genXbison@reddit

Jennings all the way

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MistahOnzima@reddit

Wow, the first photo is a little off.

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ray_kyle90@reddit

Dan Rather, the man 😎 —WLKY was my hometown CBS affiliate station growing up.

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CruisingForDownVotes@reddit

Ted Koppel

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EVOBlock@reddit

Tom

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SameMathematician378@reddit

All of them, but Peter Jennings by far. I can only imagine the dismay they would all have at seeing 'murica in its current dumpster fire hell.

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wiscoguy20@reddit

Actually, Rather and Brokaw are both still alive.

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pfunkk007@reddit

PETER

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ZealousidealPound460@reddit

Peter Jennings #1

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ohreally35@reddit

We were a Peter Jennings household 100%

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Embarrassed_Quote144@reddit

+1

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MathNo6329@reddit

Peter Jennings because Benson was the lead in for it, and I didn’t have a reason to change the channel

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Chocolate-Pie-1978@reddit

Same!

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but_does_she_reddit@reddit

same! We also watched all the ABC soaps lol!

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Maleficent_Ad_5175@reddit

Our local news channel was an ABC affiliate so Jennings was the guy in our part of the country

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WheelLeast1873@reddit

Every night followed by jeopardy

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Gian_Luck_Pickerd@reddit

Wheel of Fortune came between World News Tonight and Jeopardy where I lived

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WheelLeast1873@reddit

Hmm you might be right. Can't remember the order.

NYC area

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Gian_Luck_Pickerd@reddit

When I was younger, our cable company used to have DC and Baltimore stations. The DC station still goes News-Wheel-Jeopardy, and the Baltimore station had the same as your comment

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Negative-Wrap95@reddit

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glaciers4@reddit

Peter Jennings. No question

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beanie0911@reddit

Yes - he was on before Jeopardy!

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FernX02@reddit

My grandma and I watched him for hours when he covered 9/11. He was amazing.

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Strange-Insurance848@reddit

I didn’t have a tv but listened to him on the radio and I’ll never forget it.

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Prior-Grapefruit7662@reddit

Yeah, it was me and him right after 9/11 for days

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trustme1maDR@reddit

I had just moved to a new town on 9/11 and basically had no one to talk to or be with. Peter really got me through. I will always be grateful to him for that. RIP.

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FernX02@reddit

I love that. His voice was very calming.

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Unpainted-Fruit-Log@reddit

I still remember him like a steady captain at the helm after 9/11. I think he pulled something like 36 hours straight.

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ZealousidealPound460@reddit

He was married 4 times???

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DafniDsnds@reddit

Jennings was the best. I miss him still.

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Unlikely_Tea_2038@reddit

My mom thought he was handsome.

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mosfunky@reddit

Same!

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CrouchingDomo@reddit

Unironically one of my very first crushes 😍

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Shakarix@reddit

He used to drive Dan Harris (now the 10% happier guy) nuts. Gave him panic attacks and all.

I also remember Jennings smoking while reading the news.

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ToeJam_SloeJam@reddit

He talked about finally quitting smoking but the stress of 9/11 pushed him back to it. Our whole house mourned when he passed away.

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Yankee6Actual@reddit

And Frank Reynolds before him.

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CloudClean4676@reddit

Funny that the face of the news on the AMERICAN Broadcasting Company was a Canadian.

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Swimming_Sink277@reddit

I miss this dude so fucking much

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Small_Collection_249@reddit

Surprise Canadian!

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katie_cat_eyes@reddit

It was definitely Peter Jennings in our house too, if only because I remember the prank phone call that Al Michaels had to explain to him during the OJ situation.

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Relevant_Leather_476@reddit

Grew up with my dad watching Jennings giving us our news.. watching him during 9/11 was tough but comforting

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Dakaf@reddit

Nobody came close in our generation.

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Sean_theLeprachaun@reddit

He used to drunk dial the news room staff at night too.

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InterestingTry5190@reddit

I never knew that

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stamata_tomata@reddit (OP)

Agreed, he was also our guy. He had a certain kind of charisma like he was a Canadian James Bond or something, god rest his soul

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InterestingTry5190@reddit

I agree

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steve_dallasesq@reddit

Yep all the way.

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PopsiclesForChickens@reddit

Yep. My dad worked for an ABC station, barely heard of the other guys.

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csonnich@reddit

Yep. He's the sound of the news to me.

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Old_Benefit1238@reddit

Def!

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Larry_McDorchester@reddit

Brokaw in my house.

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Significant-Deer7464@reddit

Brokaw. Walter Cronkite before that. Back when news wasn't opinion, misinformation and downright lies

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dear_omar@reddit

wtf is wrong with Dan’s head here lol

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pdxgod@reddit

Tom

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iminmy39thyear@reddit

Peter Jennings

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NYCphilliesBlunt@reddit

Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutell

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djangobliss@reddit

We only had one station with a clear reception, so NBC & Tom Brokaw it was.

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middlebird@reddit

They were all great. Didn’t matter which one I was tuned into.

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patelj27b@reddit

Growing up, my family always watched Peter Jennings.

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

First Walter Cronkite and then really a mix of these three. A lot of Jennings and then Dan Rather but also Brokaw plenty too.

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ssaall58214@reddit

Peter! Then tom. Dan could suck it.

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KingdomOfFawg@reddit

McNeil and Lehrer.

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NINgirl1@reddit

Dan Rather

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captainmidday@reddit

Every single time I see Tom Brokaw I immediately think of Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw

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One_Cryptographer940@reddit

When I was really young, Peter Jennings was my family's main anchor of choice, but sometimes we had Dan Rather on. As a teenager, I gravitated toward Tom Brokaw for a while, but looking back I think Dan was the best of the lot.

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CatLadyAM@reddit

My family just read the local newspaper…

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phillysleuther@reddit

Tom Brokaw until our NBC and CBS switched stations in the 90s. Then it was Peter Jennings.

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WarpGremlin@reddit

In our house we watched the local ABC station's 6 o'clock news because they were out of Sarasota rather than Tampa

Network news was all Tom Brokaw on NBC.

Then it was over to CBS for Wheel and Jeopardy.

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phun-key@reddit

Peter Jennings had GOAT-level delivery with a sprinkle of Canadian inflection.

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MuddyPig168@reddit

Peter Jennings always

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DjCyric@reddit

My parents routinely watched NBC news so Brokaw it was.

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Ok-Concert-6475@reddit

This was us. Local news was NBC as well. But all 3 were good and respected.

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Iamthegreenheather@reddit

It was usually Peter Jennings but sometimes Tom Brokaw. It depended on what time my dad came home from work.

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Dphippo@reddit

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?

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el_pimpernel@reddit

Jennings !

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Pheeline@reddit

Peter Jennings, 100%.

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Cael_NaMaor@reddit

We didn't watch the news

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Leather-Squirrel-421@reddit

All three. But Brokaw was the got to. Then Jennings. Rather next. They gave the vibe that they weren’t just reading a teleprompter but were actually journalists.

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Extreme-Guitar-9274@reddit

Tom Brokaw.

Speaking of, was anyone in the NYC area in the late 90s when Opie and Anthony was on the radio, Anthony had a "Tom Brokenjaw" character. A really great Tom Brokaw impression but saying the most outrageous stuff. Would never fly today but HILARIOUS at the time.

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GutsAndBlackStufff@reddit

Kurt Loder

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BulimicMosquitos@reddit

And sometimes Tabitha.

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NopeNotConor@reddit

Tabitha “Who is the the Lonliest Monk” Soren.

My friend used to nanny for her. Did not have nice things to say.

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hoopstick@reddit

Can’t forget my dude John Norris

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csonnich@reddit

Haven't thought about that in years.

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StillhasaWiiU@reddit

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Charger2950@reddit

They were all great, but Peter Jennings was definitely the evening national news GOAT back then.

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mrskeetskeeter@reddit

Brokaw and Koppel were the main players for me.

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masawyer911@reddit

Peter Mansbridge

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Ok-Courage798@reddit

Peter Jennings for the win🇨🇦

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Hungry_Yard_9789@reddit

Jennings!

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geekesmind@reddit

Miss Peter Jennings

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prix03gt@reddit

Why is Dan Rather's head twice the size of his fucking body? Did you photoshop that?

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Dickrubin14094@reddit

Peter Jennings, RIP

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Better_Quarter8045@reddit

No one has Ted Koppel?

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nyclovesme@reddit

I’m still wondering about what the frequency is, Kenneth.

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Ufinknowwho@reddit

Tom Brokaw

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bringmethesampo@reddit

Peter fucking Jennings. THE most level headed journalists during 9/11.

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Bar-Tailed_Godwit@reddit

Brokaw

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Bidcar@reddit

Harry Reasoner

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PromiseToBeNiceToYou@reddit

Dan Rather.

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vbcbandr@reddit

Tommy B

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BreadfruitOk6160@reddit

Peter

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reillan@reddit

Dan.

We watched the local news before and after, and in those days in Tulsa, there was only one respectable station.

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Turbulent_Studio3405@reddit

Tom brokaw. For real

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Motherboy_TheBand@reddit

Peter Jennings >> Tom >> Dan.

My dad was sitting on a bench in Central Park one day and heard Peter Jennings walk by having a casual conversation w another person and Dad said it was the most surreal experience.

I recall Dec 1 2004 watching Tom Brokaw’s last anchor signoff on the same day my childhood cat died and I failed a midterm and ken Jennings lost on jeopardy (taped from the day before). I did cry that day.

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CrazyHuge2998@reddit

Peter Jennings. I miss him.

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Steelerswonsix@reddit

I am answering this not necessarily to cast a vote but to explain why….

Peter Jennings, because for the first 13 years of my life were pre cable, and ABC was the channel that came in the clearest.

As great as I heard Cronkite and Rather were, that cbs affiliate where I lived was real poor reception

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Commies-Fan@reddit

ABC all day every day. Always my go to growing up. CBS & NBC could suck a fat one!

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raisedbytelevisions@reddit

TOM all the way!!!

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varment72@reddit

Walter Cronkike

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extzed@reddit

I grew up with Dan Rather, probably because my Dad grew up with Cronkite - I’ve been a CBS news person by default since then, which is ending with the new direction since they were bought. I miss when the media was more independent and wealthy people didn’t buy up everything

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purpleteenageghost@reddit

Is Sam Donaldson an option?

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Great_Produce4812@reddit

Peter Jennings all the way.

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gingagirl23@reddit

Elaine Corral, Leslie Griffith, and Dennis Richmond.

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linkerjpatrick@reddit

As someone who is in remission for Multiple Myloma I’m a Brokaw NBC man and good too see him still alive. Before him loved Chancellor and Brinkley

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Conscious_Home_4253@reddit

Tom Brokaw. My parents have always been big NBC fans.

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daytripperOH@reddit

Brokaw

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pac4@reddit

Peter Jennings was on tv every night while my family ate dinner.

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MorningNorwegianWood@reddit

Mostly Brokaw but Rather and Jennings sometimes too

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Thors_hmr@reddit

All great, but loved Peter Jennings

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Justkeeptalking1985@reddit

I think it was Jennings, my dad didn't like Brokaw's voice, and my mom didn't like Rather for some reason...Jennings wasn't complained about.

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Ben-solo-11@reddit

Dan Rather. When I was little, I actually thought he was the president.

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Special_Beautiful107@reddit

None they’re liars

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HighSeasArchivist@reddit

Jennings.

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Sarabean77@reddit

The good old days. We alternated!

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blissadmin@reddit

Having an undiagnosed mildly AuDHD Dad meant we watched all of them.

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Shameless522@reddit

I use to have this gut feeling that one of these guys would tell me the Russians have launched nuclear missiles at the US. I pictured them being as calm as could be during the newscast.

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tmanarl@reddit

Tom. Can still hear his voice in my head.

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Dear-Relationship666@reddit

Jennings died of lung cancer in 2005.... rather is still alive at 91 and brokaw still alive at 85

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Neither-Principle139@reddit

Yes

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Dear-Relationship666@reddit

Peter jennings... it really sucked when he died .... followed by Dan rather. Tom brokaw? Couldn't stand his snobbish accent

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nighmeansnear@reddit

Tom Gibney CFTO

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Bbadmerc99@reddit

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FI-Engineer@reddit

Lol. I have some STORIES about this dude.

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ImTheHollaBackGirl@reddit

Good EEEEEEvening!

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FI-Engineer@reddit

We didn’t watch network news all that much, but we listened to Bob Edwards just about every time we were in the car.

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SubBass49Tees@reddit

Dan Rather

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Batrocker@reddit

Jennings was the GOAT.

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lava_monkey83@reddit

Dan

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salledattente@reddit

Peter Mansbridge, of course! 🇨🇦

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Onionbot3000@reddit

Aka Peter Moosebridge (Zootopia)

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canadiantaken@reddit

Beat me to it!!! Lol

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Roderto@reddit

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brazilliandanny@reddit

Right! Thought I was in r/USdefaultism

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Eve_N_Starr@reddit

And Lloyd Robertson!

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MrsMoonpoon@reddit

Holy cow I just found out he is still alive. I remember him being old back in the days.

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Onionbot3000@reddit

None of the above. Canadian here…it was Peter Mansbridge.

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Prior-Grapefruit7662@reddit

Peter Jennings

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Gregory_GTO@reddit

Tom Brokaw only because my father has met him a few times so he forced it on the rest of us.

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Jagg811@reddit

Dan Rather. My family always watched CBS. No more.

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herpderpley@reddit

I was raised to be a Dapper Dan man!

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GoodMourning81@reddit

Peter Jennings

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jennylou303@reddit

Pretty sure my parents and grandparents households had Peter Jennings on. Tom Brokaw went to the same college I did, but I'm a Dan Rather gal.

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oronder@reddit

We were a PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour household, but when we did turn to corporate news, it was usually Brokaw.

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No_School765@reddit

Jennings.

Come to find out recently he was also big fan of the Grateful Dead!

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AshDogBucket@reddit

I just don't remember my family ever sitting down to watch the news. Was not a thing in my house. I learned who these white men were by pop culture referencing them.

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UraniumRocker@reddit

Jorge Ramos

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leighalan@reddit

Peter Jennings because he called Henry Kissinger a war criminal to his face and that’s the kind of behavior I can get behind.

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AmericanWanderlust@reddit

We watched all of them, but damn I loved Tom's voice.

I miss the days when everyone just watched the same three networks and got the same, vetted news from trustworthy sources.

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superjonk@reddit

Tom Brokaw. But honestly, you could not miss with watching either of these three

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Tony_Tanna78@reddit

My late material grandmother watched Peter Jennings. Later whenever I was in the mood to watch the news, I usually watched Tom Brokaw.

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guyuteharpua@reddit

Gerald Ford dead today at age 83.

https://youtu.be/1tX6jdoruH8?si=JCrlOArVbLYMeB6q

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bknight1983@reddit

Came looking for this specific thread, was not disappointed

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Hans_Wermhat666@reddit

They said he was delicious...

(Ate by wolves)

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Hans_Wermhat666@reddit

Came here for this!

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SameMathematician378@reddit

That is exactly what was running through my head. Dana's "Gerald Ford" voice cracks me up on shitty days.

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dvoecks@reddit

The various deaths, too! The plane icon where you assume it's a small plane crash. Nope! Chopped into little bits by the prop.

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bdm6985@reddit

Came here to say exactly this! Literally my first thought when I saw this post. Anytime I hear the names Tom Brokaw or Gerald Ford, I think of “Gerald ford dead today”

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skeptical_hope@reddit

"Work the word 'senseless' in there" "OK, ok. Gerald Ford dead today, at the senseless age of 83."

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TelevisionUnusual372@reddit

Can we all just pause and take a moment to embrace how this question hasn’t even been remotely relevant for almost 20 yrs. REALLY not projecting but WTF happened to media?!? Besides the “social” part.

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Jsmith0730@reddit

Chuck Scarborough/Sue Simmons

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deadmallsanita@reddit

I love seeing them pop up randomly when watching old commercial breaks on YouTube

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Jsmith0730@reddit

To this day I’ll always remember during a news promo during a commercial break for Medium, Sue Simmons being caught on a hot mic off camera asking someone “ The fuck you doing?!” and ending her career right there.

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Roaminsooner@reddit

I liked Brokaw and Jennings. RIP real journalism

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Greybinson@reddit

Rather. Every time.

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yourcousinfromboston@reddit

Tom Brokaw. Sometimes Dan Rather. Always 60 minutes until recently. I honestly dont think I’ve ever watched ABC news

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ekydfejj@reddit

With this and the Cobain post earlier, i think you're just pushing xennial a little to far to my side, '72

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RanchHere@reddit

Back in the day where it didn’t really make a difference because they were all saying the same shit. A blissful time.

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kellinatorjones@reddit

Tom Brokaw. On September 11, I remember my mom muttering that she needed Tom to tell her it was gonna be okay.

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PembrokePercy@reddit

I’d love to lick a lemon lollipop in Lillehammer.

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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

😢

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Dav82@reddit

Peter Jennings #1 Tom Brokaw #2 Dan Rather #3.

Still a shame how Dan was treated before his retirement from CBS.

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morganford78@reddit

We only got in one channel, NBC so Tom Brokaw was all we knew.

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spazmcgraw@reddit

Peter Jennings dying from lung cancer is what triggered me to quit smoking.

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Spitecrawler@reddit

Dan Rather, solely for doing “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” with R.E.M.

https://youtu.be/1zY1LPBNfmc?si=pCCQ91oV1YkJsCvD

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LeftHandStir@reddit

Chris Berman

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West-Birthday4475@reddit

Peter Jennings was the Mr. Rogers of the nightly news set.

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furtyfive@reddit

My parents loved Dan rather. I was a precocious toddler and loved peter jennings and used to try and negotiate for us to change the channel. 😂

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drklib@reddit

I remember Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, and Charles Gibson when I was a kid.

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Gian_Luck_Pickerd@reddit

I remember when Diane Sawyer was on 60 Minutes

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Kickatthedarkness@reddit

Canadian Peter Jennings CM

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Life-Finding5331@reddit

Peter Mansbridge?

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Kickatthedarkness@reddit

Peter Mansbridge is a Canadian treasure, but Peter Jennings is also Canadian.

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DetroitsGoingToWin@reddit

Unfortunately my dad was a right winger, we had Brit fucking Hume, before that it was Crossfire

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toomuchtv987@reddit

When I hear Tom Brokaw’s voice I suddenly smell and taste meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

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West-Birthday4475@reddit

Oh wow, an evening of meatloaf and mashed potatoes with Tom Brokaw’s voice in the background would be so great about now.

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Life-Finding5331@reddit

Make is so

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SirArthurCurry@reddit

Cronkite transitioned to Rather

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cidvard@reddit

Jim Lehrer on PBS

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longlivelevon@reddit

WHATS THE FREQUENCY KENNETH????

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CHASLX200@reddit

I loved dan man

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mercerjd@reddit

Peter, that was a farcical call.

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gatesartist@reddit

The lady from Headline News

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mydeadface@reddit

Somehow all three of them.

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DandyLionsInSiberia@reddit

Peter Jennings.

He came across as disarmingly decent, curious rather than condescending, engaged rather than embalmed or posed.

He seemed to listen with genuine curiosity which made his interviewees feel less like specimens and more like human beings - which is no small feat under studio lights.

Was he Canadian? He seemed to have that Canadian quality.

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PenelopeRupert@reddit

We were a CBS household but I specifically remember watching Jennings on 9/11. 😭

He’ll forever be tied to that in my mind.

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HopBewg@reddit

Who gives a shit? You think any of these 3 would lie to us like we’re being gaslit now? All eyes on Minneapolis.

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right_protected@reddit

Depended on the day of the week, Monday through Thursday it was Tom Brokaw, Fridays was Peter Jennings followed by TGIF then 20/20 with Hugh Downs & Barbara Walters

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JMU_88@reddit

Definitely Peter Jennings. He came across as less sleazy than the others

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Cute-Calligrapher-50@reddit

Dan rather

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youdoyou12@reddit

Dan Rather and then Tom Brokaw; never really Peter Jennings.

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right_protected@reddit

Depended on the day of the week

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Dimplefrom-YA@reddit

right now my mom be sweating david muir

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PutPuzzleheaded5337@reddit

Tony Parsons (British Columbia)😉

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Leakyboatlouie@reddit

Hawwy Weasoner.

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shivaswrath@reddit

Peter Jennings and Dan Rather.

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PenguinHawk13@reddit

My Dad was a CBS Dan Rather (and Commie Chung briefly) viewer. All three were great though.

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ButterscotchNo7362@reddit

My dad loved Connie Chung

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chipsandsalsa3@reddit

Tom…. I used to wish he was my dad…

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Soundwave234@reddit

We had all 3 equally, but Jim Lehrer was the goat for real.

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danelle-s@reddit

Yes.

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Juice_Willis75@reddit

We need to get this band back together...just one more time.

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deadmallsanita@reddit

Oh honey I hate to break it to you

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magsli@reddit

we were an NBC household.

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Impossible_Memory_85@reddit

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deadmallsanita@reddit

Damn you went old skool

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cnunespdx@reddit

I actually watched all of them. That’s when we had real news anchors. I never had to question them.

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USWolves@reddit

Why no Ted Koppel?

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deadmallsanita@reddit

He wasn’t on at six thirty he was a later on in the evening guy

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KudosOfTheFroond@reddit

Peter Jennings alllllllll the way. My house had CNN on 24/7. Now network news is straight garbage. They’ve all gone to the dark side as far as I’m concerned.

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ProBuyer810-3345045@reddit

Strictly NBC news man here, Brokaw all the way!

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Windford@reddit

Tom Brokaw. But I also liked Dan Rather and Peter Jennings.

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West-Birthday4475@reddit

Depended on the night and who was covering what, but we watched the news every night.

But one of my favorite stories is from when I was 16 or so- I was in Manhattan with 2 friends one night, and we walked past a very familiar man standing waiting for his car. One of my friends very excitedly started saying “oh my God, it’s Tom Brokoff! It’s Tom Brokoff! Oh my god, Mr. Brokoff my family watches you every night! I can’t believe it, it’s Tom Brokoff!” & the lovely gentleman in his beautiful coat, scarf, and gloves graciously smiled, blushed a tiny bit, waved and chuckled, & said “You kids have a good night! Be safe out there!” I hung back a beat, stepped a little closer and quietly said “Thank you, Mr. Koppel.” & he winked it me. That Ted Koppel is a class act.

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SittlersRippedC@reddit

The Canadian in the middle

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hutch01@reddit

All three to be honest. My grandfather was Dan Rather and when I started paying attention it was Tom and then graduated to Peter. I even remember Sam Donaldson. But my main dude was Brian Williams. Wrapped up many a day with him telling me what was going on in the world.

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camergen@reddit

Brian should know- he was there.

(Jk, I get what you’re saying)

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hutch01@reddit

I chose to forgive him. I watched him on the 11th Hour the most.

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deadmallsanita@reddit

If someone told me 20 years ago that Brian would be let go from his news show I wouldn’t have believed them.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Brokaw and Jennings. The older relatives in my family preferred Rather.

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SubMikeD@reddit

MacNeil/Lehrer

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deadmallsanita@reddit

Oh yes, Ike from South Park’s favorite show. 😹

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Morriganx3@reddit

Thank you! I can’t believe I had to go so far to find this - they were the absolute best. I still miss them

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AldusPrime@reddit

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Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, John Nash, and Alison Stewart.

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SexyWampa@reddit

Jennings all the way.

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Bauertackla1@reddit

3 lying losers

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deadmallsanita@reddit

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AldusPrime@reddit

As a kid, I never really noticed any difference between Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, and Tom Brokaw. It was all just "news."

I miss that, actually. The news seemed to be presented on it's own, without a lot of personality marketing and editorializing.

As a teenager, my news was from MTV News. Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, John Nash, and Alison Stewart were the anchors I followed.

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Katerade44@reddit

All of them. My parents were obsessive about news. Also, Charles Osgood, David Brinkley, Robert MacNeil, etc.

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CloudClean4676@reddit

Marceles Parsons on Channel 3 WCAX, the CBS station for Vermont and part of northern New York.

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Cthulhus-Tailor@reddit

I thought these were the same person.

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mega_man1625@reddit

Tom Brokaw because NBC and Fox were the only reliable stations on our rabbit ear tv.

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JPMoney81@reddit

Peter Mansbridge

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GnomesStoleMyMeds@reddit

And Lloyd Robertson

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CloudClean4676@reddit

I wonder if that's why the guy from Barenaked Ladies goes by Ed instead of Lloyd (Ed Robertson's full name is Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson).

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CloudClean4676@reddit

You friggin' Canucks... /s

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PatchworkGirl82@reddit

Linda Ellerbee. My parents watched the news in their room, and my brother and I mostly watched Nickelodeon.

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CloudClean4676@reddit

Nick News W/5!

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Geechie-Don@reddit

Tom Broke-off! Dude became a slang in our home and ‘hood.

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Proud_Midnight7096@reddit

Peter Jennings

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Jdojcmm@reddit

Rather.

"What's the frequency, Kenneth? What's the frequency?"

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Ledezmv@reddit

Jorge Ramos from Univision

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SplakyD@reddit

We were a Peter Jennings household. RIP

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DoctorFenix@reddit

Brokaw

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CloudClean4676@reddit

My grandma watched both Brokaw and Rather, because NBC news was on at 6:30 and CBS at 7:00. My mom preferred Jennings. By the time I was an adult I was more into online liberal and left-wing news and commentary.

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spoung45@reddit

No Ted Koppel?

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Writeforwhiskey@reddit

Tom for events and specials Peter for when shit got real Dan whenever the other two were out

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TurdFerguson2OOO@reddit

MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

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Noahsmokeshack@reddit

Rather because my parents watched him but I switched to Brokaw.

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Happy-Shake-926@reddit

Brokaw

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Own_Tonight2145@reddit

Awe Peter Jennings 😟 still remember when he disclosed his Cancer diagnosis on air.

we tended to semi watch all three because I hated commercials and would channel hop around during.

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Upvoteexpert@reddit

Tom for the house, Dan when I got my journalism degree (that I don’t use).

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-worryaboutyourself-@reddit

Tom brokaw is the name I know but for some reason Peter Jennings is the face I know.

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HMTMKMKM95@reddit

Peter Mansbridge or Lloyd Robertson. We alternated.

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AlchemistMustang@reddit

Jennings. Not even close. His cast when the Berlin Wall fell was intense

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Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit

Tom

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ParticularLower7558@reddit

Walter Cronkite the most trusted man in America.

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texan01@reddit

We were an ABC house so Peter Jennings.

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harrilal@reddit

Dominic Kalipersad.

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Frosty_Occasion_8466@reddit

Connie Chung!

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat@reddit

Peter Jennings because we watched the local ABC affiliate. In fairness there wasn’t much to watch on CBS in the ‘90s unless you were a 50-plus who liked “Murder, She Wrote” or “Matlock.”

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LadyAsharaRowan@reddit

Between Tom Brokaw and Dan rather.

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SomethingFunnyObv@reddit

Peter Jennings, 100%

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Ok-Equivalent-7483@reddit

All 3. Now ABC is a fucking joke. Fuck ABC

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BossDjGamer@reddit

And cbs

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love_is_an_action@reddit

I’m a Peter Jennings guy.

When 9/11 happened, I was a teenage runaway, living with some out-of-state folks who took me in.

I’d fled a white nationalist cult, and had been quite sheltered, so I was still coming to grips with the secular world.

I didn’t know what to make of the attacks on 9/11, having had next to no understanding of geopolitics, but I was incredibly anxious about it.

Peter Jennings tirelessly anchored for hours, and was such a comfort to me. I just watched and listened and learned.

He’ll always be my favorite.

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PracticalPut2183@reddit

We were a Brokaw house. If we got caught watching Rather or Jennings, the punishment was severe.

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DarksunDaFirst@reddit

Jim Gardner in Philadelphia/Tri-State Area.

Legendary Mustache.

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BossDjGamer@reddit

Mad I had to scroll so far for this

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Zbrchk@reddit

Brokaw squad stand up!

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carmineragu@reddit

Peter Jennings. Loved him.

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Dry-Breakfast-4018@reddit

Tom we were an NBC family.

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boygirlmama@reddit

All three.

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Funny_Science_9377@reddit

I appreciate Mr. Rather more since he left the Evening News. I found him a but odd on that show. Brokaw was so marble mouthed that I found him hard to understand. Ironically, the best American news anchor for me was the Canadian, Mr. Jennings.

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neckbeardsghost@reddit

Brokaw growing up, but Rather as an adult

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Melliorin@reddit

Tom Brokaw for us.

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VioletVenable@reddit

Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer!

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PickledPixie83@reddit

Tom brokaw family here

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Key_Permission_3351@reddit

I'm 1986. I have distinct memories of Dan Rather the most, but I do also remember Peter Jennings.

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Ted_Fleming@reddit

Dans head in that photo looks like it doesnt belong on that body

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Silly_Sherbet5543@reddit

I remember watching all of them, but mostly Peter Jennings

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ShaneSupreme@reddit

Definitely Peter

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Ted_Fleming@reddit

Jennings, but i liked all three

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pattybanjo@reddit

I would Rather not say...

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Dew_drop22@reddit

Fiona Bruce

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beekaybeegirl@reddit

Danny, which is ironic since my parents are quite conservative 😹

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Redgenie2020@reddit

We watched all three in our household.

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InNausetWeTrust@reddit

Jennings…..🐐

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SnooPaintings5597@reddit

Bill Kurtis

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Prestigious_Secret61@reddit

What the hell happened. They may have been biased but were not bought and sold like gummy bears like our current “journalists”. I remember believing what these guys said most of the time. Cronkite was the king these three were the prince trinity. Brooke was my guy. But respected the other 2 as well. This is when we started to go off the rails.

If they were dishonest they were good enough to act like they were not.

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capitalcitycook@reddit

Yes

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Preston422@reddit

Dan Rather

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Suitable-Lawyer-9397@reddit

You forgot Walter Cronkite: "And that's the way it is,"

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes@reddit

Tom Brokaw - when he quit, I did too.

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gordonstsg@reddit

I’m Tom Brokaw. I’ll see you tomorrow night.

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mocitymaestro@reddit

Peter Jennings

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jones_qc@reddit

Brokaw was prevalent at my place.

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canadiantaken@reddit

Peter Mansbridge.

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h0tel-rome0@reddit

Jon Stewart

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GotWood2024@reddit

It was Tom Brokaw and second Peter Jennings for me.

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elcheapodeluxe@reddit

Robert MacNiel / Jim Lehrer

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noblewind@reddit

I was a new junkie as a child and watched all of them. The 1 hour news programs like 60 minutes, Dateline were my must watch TV. 😂

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brzantium@reddit

Not Brokaw. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING, TOM? LEMME SEE THOSE FOREAMRS!!

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AlgoStar@reddit

Jennings indisputably.

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RetroRandyGTFO@reddit

I was always a peter Jennings guy. Tom sounded to dry or drunk and Dan Rather was only cool on election nights or during space shuttle special reports when that was a thing

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HelpImOverthinking@reddit

Chet Curtis and Natalie Jacobson

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chadwickipedia@reddit

Tom Brokaw

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unik1ne@reddit

Tell me you didn’t have grandparents who watched all 3 channels’ news programs without telling me. We watched the 5 o’clock news, the 6 o’clock news, the 10 and the 11 (though I was long in bed by that time)

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Ok_World4052@reddit

Dan Rather was always our families choice; eat dinner on TV tables and watch Dan.

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daveashaw@reddit

Cronkite, then Brokaw after Cronkite packed it in.

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WorldChampionEAGLES@reddit

Tom Brokaw for me.

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SevyVerna88@reddit

Peter Jennings

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

None. Never watched the national evening news. I remember my grandparents watching kronkite.

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werlterns@reddit

Tom Brokaw. The NBC affiliate where I’m from was/is what’s up.

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pajerry@reddit

Peter Mansbridge.

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Seraph782@reddit

Jennings and Rather were our staples

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AdagioSilent9597@reddit

1984 here. It was Peter Jennings all the way. The others were acceptable if there were some circumstance making it impossible for us to hear from our main guy, Peter; we didn’t hate or doubt them. But Jennings was different. He was in the room with us, his eyes met our eyes, he felt our pain and asked the same questions we would’ve asked. God rest your soul, Mr. Jennings.

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Callimingo@reddit

Dan

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anima-vero-quaerenti@reddit

Tom

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Sweedy147@reddit

Peter - every night

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Same-Text8718@reddit

Dan Rather

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okmyguy1@reddit

Brokaw! And my grandma who didn’t speak a lot of English referred to him as Broccoli.

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FestivusRestOfUs@reddit

Tom Brokkkaaah

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NapoleonsDynamite@reddit

Dan Rather. Can't believe is still alive. He looked old to me when I was like 9 years old back in 93.

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Rivster79@reddit

Ah shit I thought this was the same guy.

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International_Mail44@reddit

My boy PJ.

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KinopioToad@reddit

Dan Rather and Peter Jennings

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DefiniteDooDoo@reddit

Peter Jennings and Brokaw after Jennings retired

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Whiticisms@reddit

Peter Jennings, my best friend and I thought he was foxy 😂

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Tdk1984@reddit

Tom Brokaw

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Mattimvs@reddit

Darryl Janz

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Dirt-Track_Pinto@reddit

Tom for the win!

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NicolasNaranja@reddit

Brokaw. NBC had the best over the air signal where I grew up

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weirdozarks@reddit

My parents always watched Tom Brokaw. I really liked Peter Jennings.

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Dapper_Pay_3783@reddit

Just like a light beer 🍻; they were all a different flavor of the same thing.. I don’t really watch national news on TV now, but I really thought all were very good and had a presence of respectability.. not making a comment now; but I think aside from the ‘newscaster’ most on the news are opinion related.. which would be fine, if they weren’t allowed to lie :(

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RockyRidgeRiver@reddit

Brokaw

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OriginalBad@reddit

Brokaw, was always an NBC house.

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Lurk_McGirt79@reddit

I personally liked and respected all 3.

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nitrot150@reddit

Me too! Hard to choose

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DarthBster@reddit

Yeah, my parents watched all 3. I remember them watching Jennings more in the 80s/early 90s and then Brokaw in the mid to late 90s and then Rather after I was in college.

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blove135@reddit

That's what I was thinking. I don't remember any particular one being better or watched more than the others. Although my parents weren't very big TV watchers except the local nightly news and it wasn't like my brothers and I were purposely watching these guys.

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Foxy-Knoxy@reddit

Tom Brokaw for nightly news, but Dan Rather for election coverage because of the Ratherisms.

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ShinyWolverine@reddit

We were a Peter Jennings household.

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mizlurksalot@reddit

Peter Mansbridge!

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Sweaty_Pianist8484@reddit

Brian Williams especially his war corespondents

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Throw-away17465@reddit

McNeil and Lehrer

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BalrogRuthenburg11@reddit

Peter Jennings

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SalukiKnightX@reddit

Went back and forth with Brokaw and Jennings

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Icculus80@reddit

We were a Tom Brokaw family.

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RedStar9117@reddit

I think we watched Brokaw

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NewToHTX@reddit

Peter Jennings was absolutely A#1. Jennings gave me a vibe that he lived in a America but somehow developed some sort of Transatlantic accent from going to an expensive Prep school everyday in England. A Giant right up there with Cronkite.

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leeloocal@reddit

Dan Rather for sure, followed up by Ted Koppell.

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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Tom Brokaw and everytime i read some fuckshit news over the past few months I say 'The Fleecing of America' in his voice

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lostmybackupcode@reddit

Dan Rather was like nighttime Mr. Rogers for me growing up.

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kathatter75@reddit

Tom Brokaw all the way!

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SeaSkimmer2@reddit

Brit Hume. Seemed the most fair & balanced.

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seminarysmooth@reddit

I think it was a toss up between Jennings and Brokaw. Then Jennings died of lung cancer and it was Brokaw. It was never Rather.

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P-R_Podcast@reddit

Brokaw but my personal favourite was Jennings

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Geek_Wandering@reddit

Brokaw, Jennings, Rather in that order

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Caftancatfan@reddit

Mc Neil /Lehrer

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SensibleBrownPants@reddit

Peter Jennings. Always.

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mrrunner1981@reddit

Tom was out nightly news guy in our household growing up. I also read the Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw later in highschool. I got my copy autographed when he swung by Albuquerque on his book tour.

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broke_fit_dad@reddit

CNS had the best signal and local news in the 90s. We changed to ABC after the Digital signal changeover

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WendyPortledge@reddit

Terry Seguin

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MrsMoonpoon@reddit

I know all these guys and the english Canadian anchors Lloyd Roberston, Peter Mansbrige and Dennis Trudeau too but since I grew up in French in Quebec we watched Pierre Bruneau, Simon Durivage and Bernard Derome.

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OldManClutch@reddit

Peter Mansbridge.

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PrincessSarahHippo@reddit

I remember all three gentlemen. But Peter Jennings was dad's favorite. Because the other two were too liberal.

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wrathofthewhatever2@reddit

It was Peter Jennings but Tom Brokaw was a close 2nd. Plus Dana Carveys impression of Brokaw was an all time classing. Teve Torbs

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Chakachavers@reddit

When I was little (like 3/4) I legit thought Dan Rather and Ronald Regan were the same person

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GnomesStoleMyMeds@reddit

Peter Mansbridge

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rem082583@reddit

Peter Jennings rip

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Fuckspez42@reddit

Tom Brokaw, but that was primarily because I only got two channels growing up: the local NBC affiliate and PBS.

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martymar2g@reddit

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If you said Dan Rather, you might need to set a prostate/mammogram appointment

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NighthawkCP@reddit

Dan Rather. I was born in the same very small town in Texas that he was. Hell the town museum was the home he was born in.

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SDNick484@reddit

Dennis Richmond (RIP) on KTVU Fox 2 in the SF Bay Area.

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TryTwiceAsHard@reddit

Peter Jennings absolutely 100%

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UtahItalian@reddit

Peter Jennings was who my parents liked the most. I always liked Dan Rather, something about his cadence and mellow voice made me trust his reporting.

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RussellAlden@reddit

Tom Brokaw - he wore a tutu on Letterman

Peter Jennings is a Canadian socialist and Dan Rather is a disgraced fabricator

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