Talk:Dan Rather

message: He was the first PA anouncer for the Houtston Colt 45's it needs to be in here.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.57.146 (talk) 01:49, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cold 45's 

message: Should some mention be made of the impact of Dan Rather's reporting from Afghanistan, specifically in regards to Charlie Wilson and eventual US secret involvement? By all accounts, like this for example, it was Rather's televised reporting that moved Charlie Wilson to maneuver the US government to  secretly arm the Afghan rebels, which apparently lead directly to the Soviet's eventual defeat. This seems not a small matter. The current article entry, "During the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Rather was on camera wearing a traditional Mujahadeen headdress and garments while reporting from near the front lines. These reports helped Rather gain prominence with the Evening News audience (and the nickname "Gunga Dan"; Rather's reports were also spoofed by the comic strip Doonesbury)," not only makes no reference to any of this, but seems to trivialize Rather's Afghanistan reports. -BC aka Callmebc (talk) 13:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Do the book Charlie Wilson's War, the movie, or historians consider Rather's report to be significantly influential?  Or is a Pakistani refugee camp  considered a significant influence?  -- SEWilco (talk) 06:14, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes. Apparently Charlie Wilson first became aware of the plight of the Afghan rebels when he saw one of Dan Rather's reports, and that was what got him motivated to look into matters further. It would appear then that Afghanistan bit in the article needs to be updated a wee bit. Actually the entire article is a bit of mess, but I have too many things on my plate already to spend much time on it. I'll correct the Afghanistan stuff, though, in a couple of days if there is no substantial objection. -BC aka Callmebc (talk) 02:46, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dan Rather, Charlie Wilson, and the Soviet Afghanistan War

message: And it shouldn't be degraded as such by being associated with him.  I'd bet it's older, but the GySgt. at Parris Island, as portrayed by (R.) Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987).Steven (talk) 16:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a common phrase, not one notably by Rather.  Removed.  -- SEWilco (talk) 18:07, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The horseshoes and hand grenades remark is NOT a "Ratherism" 

message: Mabye there is more than one, but that is a newspaper comics outfit, somebody's idea of a joke, it needs to be deleted, Dan Rather likey is not writing for the funny papers.
71.114.181.145 (talk) 22:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Follow the link to the Syndicate's article and read about what they do.  -- SEWilco (talk) 22:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: King Features S.

message: Could those two pictures be moved down into the biography section. I think the page would look better if they were placed below the content box.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Starrymessenger (talk • contribs) 13:14, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures of Rather's childhood home 

message: There was some activity on the Rather-CBS lawsuit last April, when a judge removed the three executives named. But there
seems to be nothing substantial since then. The section at least should include this, as well as any info for 2009. (I am
still looking.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.230.222.18 (talk) 00:31, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  No CBS Lawsuit update? 

message: How is the "ra" of "Rather" pronounced? Like (1) the "ra" of "rat" or (1) like the "ra" of "rah" or "trance"? I thought it was the former(1), but then I don't understand how the name "Rather" could be a pun on the word "rather" (which I pronounce with the second "ah" type of sound). But perhaps this is because I am British. Perhaps Americans prounce the word "rather" with the "ra" of "rat"? Anyway I would like to know how to prounce this man's name.--133.62.200.185 (talk) 06:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: The Houston Press "Hairballs" section is not a WP:RS. 
In the 3/16/2011 online edition, it has articles with cartoons with errect penises] and is a free weekly paper that supports itself with ads for thinly-disguised prostitution. On its 
http://www.houstonpress.com/adIndex/ page it has a link to "Adult Entertainment(8,920)" where that seemingly is the number number of classifieds in that category. Also, the link to the LSD claim is broken.
--Javaweb (talk) 17:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreliable source 

message: I linked "re-education" (which grammatically modifies "camp") to the Dab re-education, on the plausible assumption that the contributor intended to be ambiguous, and AGFing that the contributor had what i lack, a reasonable familiarity with the film. I urge those better disposed than i to determine what the director intended the audience to understand about said camp, which In My Ignorant Opinion is likely be brainwashing disguised or euphemized as rehabilitation (penology).--Jerzy•t 22:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-education 

message: At the start of a Cougar Town episode "A Woman in Love (It's not me)", Courtney Cox's character, after being asked "Which celebrity would you have sex with for 15 minutes?" answered "Dan Rather.". She than quickly added "Long story."
I'd like to suggest this be added to the "In popular culture" section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.43.182.107 (talk) 08:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cougar Town episode 

message: I forget what novel it was in, but the "What is the frequency, Kenneth" is used
as a McGuffin.  I think it was a spider robinson novel.  
--Patbahn (talk) 04:28, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  what is the frequency kenneth in popular culture 

message: "Rather called the incident "a rather minor thing""
It was definitely a Rather thing. ---Dagme (talk) 17:36, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chicago cab ride 

message: The "Criticism" section says:
"Rather has, however, been the object of criticism from people who accuse him of having a liberal bias.[62]"
[62] is a reference to an article from the MRC. The Wikipedia article on the MRC at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Research_Center starts off:
"The Media Research Center (MRC) is a politically conservative content analysis organization ... Its stated mission is to "prove—through sound scientific research—that liberal bias in the media does exist and undermines traditional American values" and to neutralize what they perceive as liberal bias in mainstream media"
It goes on from there. I don't see this as a "criticism" of Rather. Rather (NPI), it is an indictment of his right wing detractors.
In the subsequent section, the same point is made, using references to an article with a far right slant from The Economist, an unprincipled, essentially right wing publication, and an article from the Christian Science Monitor which mentions Rather’s far right detractors.
So it would be good for a NPOV to say just who the people are who accuse Rather of having a liberal bias --- namely, Far Right zealots. ---Dagme (talk) 19:04, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Liberal Bias" 

message: "In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery and published a photo of the alleged assailant, William Tager."
I would propose that this be reworded -- the identity of Rather's assailant was alleged and ultimately charged & convicted, but the mystery about the meaning of "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" remains.
Prgcnt (talk) 12:49, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  TV Critic solved the 'Kenneth' mystery? 

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message: Anyone know his religion ? 47.201.178.44 (talk) 18:55, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Religion ?

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message: http://12160.info/video/dan-rather-cbs-news-anchor-dead-at-80Trish pt7 (talk) (talk) 22:57, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: 2012 death hoax claim

message: This entire article has no mention of Rather's deliberate blocking and censoring of the MLK Jr. FBI bedroom tapes?  He mentions it in his own book on pages 101-102 of The Camera Never Blinks (papaerback version ISBN 0-345-27423-7).  "I fault myself for not following up on what was a valid story."  This was a pure example of media bias (in MLK's favor).Starhistory22 (talk) 19:27, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Incidents and Controversies 

message: AFAICT, Rather did 21 episodes on the Young Turks, the last being June 18: Trump Policy Separates Migrant Kids From Parents, Throws Them In Cages Ep. 21 - Streamed live on Jun 18, 2018 No subsequent Monday live shows or YouTube videos AFAICT. Also, TYT Plus Android app, released mid-August, shows 20 programs but no News with Dan Rather. Can find no explanation - no hint of media covering parting of ways.
Doug Grinbergs (talk) 04:51, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Young Turks: summer hiatus/vacation or quiet parting of ways? 

message: The paragraph about "The Big Interview" is 3-5, mostly 4-5 years old, and lists "smaller" stars than recent shows. These shows are also right up there with "Charlie Rose quality," will be used by biographers forever as source material.  For example:
 
"Check out this season’s lineup:"<BR>
10/2	Ringo Starr
10/9	Rod Stewart
10/23	Lynyrd Skynyrd
10/30	Kansas
11/6	Joan Baez
11/13	Dan Aykroyd
11/20	Buddy Guy
11/27	Brian Setzer
12/4	Ricky Skaggs
12/11	Kenny Loggins"  —Cheers! <BR> --2602:306:CFCE:1EE0:3044:A2C3:2683:987B (talk) 21:33, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Big Interview 

message: Didn't the FCC assign frequencies for broadcast TV? What did a broadcast engineer named Kenneth Steininger have to do with it? AFAIK networks did not change frequencies according to news events. PapayaSF (talk) 17:42, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Assigning frequencies for national news events" sounds wrong 

message: "Cronkite also said that Bob Schieffer's succession was long overdue."
The phrase "Bob Schieffer's succession" can mean at least two different things that are virtually opposite to each other.
I hope that someone who knows how to write clearly will fix this with an accurate and unambiguous statement.50.205.142.50 (talk) 22:56, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I had to go to the source to figure out what it was supposed to mean. Hope the rewrite helps. Schazjmd (talk) 23:39, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous sentence 

message: Under the section "Books," the first one noted is The Palace Guard with a publication date of 1977.  However, in the fictional Rex Stout book A Family Affair, published in 1974, Nero Wolfe is reading The Palace Guard (page 15 of hardcover edition).  I cannot find verifiable data to determine why 1977 is listed. 50.26.139.162 (talk) 14:43, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Great catch! Checking the ISBN on Worldcat.org, the correct date is 1974. I've fixed it in the article. Schazjmd (talk) 14:47, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Books Section - The Palace Guard 

message: We need a proper lead paragraph, that summarizes his career and tells us why he is notable. What we have now is a "why he became popular 60 years ago." LK (talk) 06:04, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead paragraph 

message: Like many Wikipedia articles, I find this one seems like a hundred puzzle pieces glued together. Reading it through completely, the writing seems awful. Some things are out of sequence; some sentences are non sequitors, having no apparent connection to the rest of the paragraph. References are shoved in abruptly and seem to have no reason for being. 
This article badly needs rewriting—not so much because of individual pieces but because there is no holistic structure or theme. I believe bio articles ought to follow a general chronology, and section heads should be treated as subheads for example, instead of completely separate sections calling out in detail material that has been referenced in another section. 
I'd like to try a new write-thru to reorganize this article, without really changing much of the actual material. I'm not sure how to do that here, though, as opposed to editing a paragraph or section, for example. What do you think?   American Jackson (talk) 08:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , I'd suggest working on it in your user space. When you're satisfied with it, you can post a link to it here, inviting other editors to review it. When there's consensus on that version, the changes can be moved over to the main article. Schazjmd (talk) 14:46, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

text: American Jackson made a start at User:American Jackson/sandbox/New Dan Rather but did not finish. Please would an interested editor assess the material added there, incorporate what is useful, blank the draft as WP:COPYARTICLE, and leave a note here when done? – Fayenatic London 10:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overall article quality 

message: It should be noted that Mr. Rather’s incorrect interpretation of the Zapruder film where he stated that he saw JFK’s head fling forward after being shot was quickly followed by Rather’s promotion to the head of news for CBS. 92.12.2.157 (talk) 11:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Only if there are reliable sources that make that association. Schazjmd (talk) 14:15, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  False Representation of the Zapruder Film