• Philadelphia Inquirer, Monday, July 10, 2006 10:31 AM

Dan Rather “is still hotter than a Laredo parking lot about CBS,” writes Gail Shister in the Philadelphia Inquirer, pointing out that the legendary anchor was not identified on screen with the network on recent CNN appearance. Last Wednesday, Rather was on “Anderson Cooper's 360” to discuss his recent trip to North Korea, and he didn't want CBS in the picture. In an in-house memo sent from a “360” staffer, CNN producers were told to feel free to use taped snippets from Cooper's interview with Rather the previous night, but with a caveat: "Mr. Rather requests that his font not associate him with CBS News. So no 'Former CBS Anchor.' We thank you and Dan thanks you." A CNN rep confirmed the authenticity of the e-mail to Shister, who adds that Rather had no issue with being verbally identified on the show.

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