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By DAVID BAUDER, September 7, 2021

Fire and smoke billow from the north tower of New York’s World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center. Both towers collapsed within hours of being struck. (AP Photo/David Karp)

https://anchor.fm/drweb/embed/episodes/On-TV–911-was-last-huge-story-for-Big-3-network-anchors-e17584s

NEW YORK (AP) — “Turn on your television.”

Those words were repeated in millions of homes on Sept. 11, 2001.

Friends and relatives took to the telephone: Something awful was happening. You have to see. Before social media and with online news in its infancy, the story of the day when terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people unfolded primarily on television.

Even some people inside New York’s World Trade Center made the phone call. They felt a shudder, could smell smoke. Could someone watch the news and find out what was happening?

Most Americans were guided through the unimaginable by one of three anchors: Tom Brokaw of NBC News, Peter Jennings of ABC and Dan Rather of CBS.

Source: On TV, 9/11 was last huge story for ‘Big 3’ network anchors

Film & Movies, Memories & History, Television, Web & Technology

Has Everyone Forgotten What Star Trek Is Supposed to Be?

September 15, 2017 DrWeb

There’s a weird problem that keeps popping up with Star Trek: Discovery and I can’t tell whose fault it is. Is it journalists writing about the show who don’t know its background? Is it that the people involved in the show are bad ambassadors for it? Is it the way the show’s being promoted? Is it just the news cycle? Whatever the cause, the effect is that Discovery is constantly marketed as groundbreaking when it should be marketed as following in Star Trek’s footsteps.

Source: Has Everyone Forgotten What Star Trek Is Supposed to Be?

Current Affairs, Food & Drink

Greek diners run in their blood – CBS News

November 16, 2016 DrWeb

These family-run restaurants with over-stuffed menus are meeting places for those with gossip to share and a hearty appetite

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/greek-diners/

Source: Greek diners run in their blood – CBS News

Television

David Letterman To Host Final “Late Show” May 20, 2015 « CBS Los Angeles

December 10, 2014 DrWeb

“NEW YORK (CBS) – David Letterman will host his final broadcast of the “Late Show” on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on CBS, it was announced today by CBS and Worldwide Pants Incorporated, Letterman’s production company.”