Now that they've been beating NBC Nightly News as the #1 rated network news cast by essentially removing most world news from "World News Tonight" (in favor of more light feature fare), ABC News has parted ways with four longtime news veterans, who essentially formed the last iota of credibility the network's news division had left.
Gone are national correspondent Dean Reynolds (a 23-year veteran of the network and son of Frank Reynolds, the anchor of "World News Tonight" prior to Peter Jennings); Bill Redeker, a 32-year international correspondent with the network; Mark Litke, ABC's chief Asian correspondent, who has been with the network for 27 years; and Bob Jamiemson, who has been with ABC since 1990 after spending 20 years at NBC News.
"World News," which has now virtually stripped its ranks of veteran foreign correspondents, on Tuesday night had three sports-related stories and no international news.
Memo to the powers that be at ABC: Don't you think it's time to change the name of your product? You don't exactly specialize in international news anymore now do you?
If you listen carefully you'll hear Peter Jennings rolling over in his grave.
