Barring a miracle, CBS will not renew Dan Rather's contract when it expires in late November, reports the
Philadelphia Inquirer. But don't expect him to leave first: "I don't quit. It's not
in me," says the 74-year-old Rather. "As long as there's any chance I can stay and do meaningful work, that's what I want to do. Not every day can be bliss." Rather was pushed off his perch atop the
"CBS Evening News" in March of last year after 24 years in the anchor slot. Some colleagues think he should have been fired because of his involvement in "Memo-Gate" and according to the
Inquirer, "at '60 Minutes,' where Rather is a full-time correspondent, some staffers still resent his presence." He has not done that much for the weekly newsmagazine, with an output roughly
half that of the other correspondents--but "perhaps the most damning sign: Since being named in October as CBS News President, Sean McManus has not had a single conversation with Rather."
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