On CBS This Morning, correspondent Lee Cowan ran a lifetime achievement profile of disgraced anchor Dan Rather that seemed weirdly valedictory. But the profile omitted the most significant detail of Rather’s legacy at CBS.
Watch as Cowan and Rather whitewash the document controversy that led to Rather’s downfall at CBS, and established him as the father of Fake News- as aired on CBS Sunday Morning on Sunday, April 28th, 2024 (click “expand”):
DAN RATHER: Dan Rather, CBS News, became sort of all part of my name. A part of my identity.
LEE COWAN: And you have interviewed how many presidents?
RATHER: I’d have to count. Every one since Truman.
COWAN: Gosh!
This is the first time he has appeared on this network since.
RATHER: Without apology or explanation. I miss CBS. I’ve missed it since the day I left there.
COWAN: Even at 92, how and why he…
