MRC Marks 20 Years of Liberal Bias From CBS Evening News Anchorman Dan Rather

Published: 3/8/2001 1:00 AM ET

the Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications

MRC Marks 20 Years of Liberal Bias From CBS Evening News Anchorman Dan Rather

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Twenty years ago tomorrow, March 9, 1981, Dan Rather took over the most coveted job in broadcast journalism, the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News. He replaced broadcast news icon Walter Cronkite and then proceeded to give his viewers 20 years of liberal bias so pervasive it inspired bumper stickers reading "Rather Biased." Today the Media Research Center marks Rather's anniversary with his Top Ten most biased quotes.

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