Thursday, December 29, 2005

McCarthy still manages to divide us

Comment: I don't have to watch PBS, but I do, regularly, for "Frontline," "Great Performances," "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," "American Experience" and specials. Widely beloved by seniors, Welk isn't the problem. It's stations like Channels 10/36, which rerun dog-eared entertainment shows endlessly.

A column on CNN replacing newscaster Aaron Brown with the younger, buffer Anderson Cooper stirred angry comment.

Their competitor, Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren, thanked me for calling her "the pride of Appleton."

"I'm very proud to be from there," she e-mailed. "I brag about Appleton and Wisconsin all the time and for good reason. Also, I miss living in Wisconsin."