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No Changes For Katie Show Says CBS Exec

Broadcasting & Cable, Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:45 PM

The head of CBS News and Sports says that "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" may have started off "a little soft," he is happy with where it stands today and plans no big changes. "There was talk in the beginning about the nature of the show and it being a little soft, and we may have started off a little soft," says Seam McManus. "But I think, if you look at the show now, the mix is where it should be, and it is as hard as any other newscast at 6:30."

McManus adds that gender may play a role in Couric's dim ratings, as there are people uncomfortable having a woman anchor the news. He notes that Couric also has to worry more and about different things than her male counterparts, particularly how she looks and/or what she is wearing.

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