To me, this is latent racism. Do you notice all of the newsanchors are white? And these are the same people that for years, all through the Civil Rights era, that brought us the stories on how wrong racism is?
All these New York "sophisticates" don't even seem to see their own racism. This promo was in 1989, how many years after the Civili Rights movement? I question their reporting on racism if they even looked at themselves. "Do as I say, not as I do" philosophy?
I don't mean to be horrible, but I find so sad that Ted Koppell has no-one with whom to talk -- Jennings talks with Brinkley, Walters talks with Downs, and Donaldson talks with Sawyer.
Note that Charles Gibson and Joan Lunden, then co-hosts of "Good Morning America," are missing from the list of ABC News personalities -- probably because that program then was produced by ABC-TV's Entertainment division.
R.I.P, Jennings and Brinkley.
FutureNewsAnchor 1 year ago
ABC has black anchors, why weren't they asked to be in this commercial of "world class journalists?
bosodi444 1 year ago
To me, this is latent racism. Do you notice all of the newsanchors are white? And these are the same people that for years, all through the Civil Rights era, that brought us the stories on how wrong racism is?
All these New York "sophisticates" don't even seem to see their own racism. This promo was in 1989, how many years after the Civili Rights movement? I question their reporting on racism if they even looked at themselves. "Do as I say, not as I do" philosophy?
bosodi444 1 year ago
I don't mean to be horrible, but I find so sad that Ted Koppell has no-one with whom to talk -- Jennings talks with Brinkley, Walters talks with Downs, and Donaldson talks with Sawyer.
WorldNews92 4 years ago
Don't be silly. He can talk to anyone he wants to. If necessary, he can go to the other networks and chat with Letterman and Leno.
palmercomm 3 years ago
Hugh Downs retired from 20/20 in '99, leaving Walters to solo host the show. She left in '04 but still contributes on a timely basis.
gameshowguy2000 4 years ago
Was the Magnificent seven promo? They did all types of them at the time.
dgendvil 4 years ago
Aww, this is sweet.
chibicelchan 4 years ago
I miss the old world news
dingding3109 4 years ago 2
Peter Jennings and David Brinkley are gone.
ghostchantxx 4 years ago
Koppel is also retired, too.
dgendvil 4 years ago
Koppel is still active, even though he is retired from ABCNEWS.
tnawcwvictoria 2 years ago
Note that Charles Gibson and Joan Lunden, then co-hosts of "Good Morning America," are missing from the list of ABC News personalities -- probably because that program then was produced by ABC-TV's Entertainment division.
jaybee1973jaybee 4 years ago
Diane was there probably because she does PrimeTime (Thursday/Live).
FaysalAA21 4 years ago