Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather wished his successor luck Monday, but said Katie Couric will need to be a leader and demonstrate a passion for news to succeed in the anchor chair.
Could Jon Stewart, host of a satirical cable news show, ever replace CBS' "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney? That was the hypothetical scenario presented to former anchorman Dan Rather at a Harvard University forum.
Veteran CBS News White House correspondent John Roberts, snubbed by his network during the long and continuing search for Dan Rather's successor, is joining CNN.