Lou wants to do something new and different for the newscasts, so he wants to hire a woman anchor. Were there no women in the anchors seats back in the early 70's??? Granted, he didn't want a partner for Ted Baxter, but a woman to do just "editorials."

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.


Do you remember when that was Sonny?

Do you remember when that was Sonny?
That was in 1976.

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.

I remember that, as well. It was a big deal at the time. And about 15 years later, CBS paired up Dan Rather with Connie Chung. That didn't work out too well, either. Of course Dan Rather had already been anchoring the evening news for years, then suddenly they stuck her next to him, which was unfair for both. I don't think it was until Katie Couric that a woman alone anchored the evening news for one of the major networks without a man by her side. Of course, there have been females anchoring news shows on cable, and locally, for many years.

That was in 1976.


okay, because this particular episode was 1974.

Of course, there have been females anchoring news shows on cable, and locally, for many years.


Before 1970?

okay, because this particular episode was 1974.
I don't know how many local anchorwomen there were in the early 70's. I don't remember any but I didn't pay much attention to the local news until the late 70's.

If Wikipedia's right, NBC claims that Kelly Lange was the first local woman anchor at an NBC owned station.. That was in 1971.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lange

If Wikipedia's right, NBC claims that Kelly Lange was the first local woman anchor at an NBC owned station.. That was in 1971.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lange


Wow that is interesting, I guess it makes sense now that Lou wanted to shake things up, by bringing in a female anchor.

Before 1970?

I don't know about before 1970, what I meant was there have been women anchoring local and cable news shows (without a man by their side) for many years prior to Katie Couric taking over the CBS Evening News in 2006.

In philadelphia the first woman news anchor was in 1971

In philadelphia the first woman news anchor was in 1971


I guess things were different in Minneapolis. LOL

In 1968 Sue Wylie became an anchor at WLEX-18 in Lexington KY.

WLEX is an NBC affiliate.

In 1968 Sue Wylie became an anchor at WLEX-18 in Lexington KY.

WLEX is an NBC affiliate.


Thanks for the info :)