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Rather Goes HD
UPDATE
DAN RATHER may have been replaced at CBS Evening News by Katie Couric, but he hasn't signed off. Next month the veteran journalist will again take an anchor seat, as host of the weekly news program Dan Rather Reports on HDNet, a high-definition TV network that airs in 3 million homes. The one-hour show will draw heavily from the Rather repertoire: field reports, investigative stories, interviews. "I want Dan Rather to be Dan Rather," says Mark Cuban, sports mogul and chairman of HDNet. To that end, he named Rather the show' s producer and gave him full editorial control. For Rather, that means he can pursue stories without worrying about what the suits upstairs think. "Free people in a democratic system need hard news," says Rather, who plans to roam the country in pursuit of serious stories and heavy hitting interviews. "I am an all-day runner and a long distance hunter." The Ratherisms too are back.
With reporting by Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Clayton Neuman and Elizabeth Salemme, Liz Smith, Carolyn Sayre
