For Bob Schieffer, the interim anchor of the "CBS Evening News" since March 10, no viewer's opinion has been more important than that of Leslie Moonves, the chairman of CBS and co-president of its
parent company, Viacom. It was Mr. Moonves who told a gathering of television critics in January that he wanted the permanent successor to the "CBS Evening News With Dan Rather" - whatever form it
ultimately takes - to avoid the "voice of God" tone that, he said, had long characterized the network evening newscasts.
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