why we need Carrol Cox!
At 12:06 PM -0500 2/3/06, Poynter Institute wrote:
National Journal William Powers says the crabby, morose oldster — think Ted Koppel — plays a dual role: 1) repository of genuine worldly wisdom, and 2) foil for the fresh ideas and optimism of those coming up behind him. Newness isn’t worth much unless it has some moldy oldness to bump up against, he says. “If anyone in TV today deserves to be called wise, Koppel does.”