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9. Larry Spivak practically invented Meet The Press

Reply to True Blue American (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 02:31 PM

Jan 2022

He liked to be the center of things to a lesser degree. He made sure he got his own questions in, but he always let the three journalists ask their questions uninterrupted. Under his direction, the politician guest really DID meet the press, and so did the TV audience.

Under Russert and his successors, the show was "Meet The Host," and it went downhill, never to recover its original intent.

Although I never agreed that Russert was "tremendous," Letterman nailed it best about Chuck Todd:
http://legacy.buzzflash.com/videos/video/letterman-needles-chuck-todd-for-bad-mtp-obama-interview

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This is quite literally what you do with a toddler... [View all] Soph0571 Jan 2022 OP

In the States, they took our worst TODDler DFW Jan 2022 #1

I would not say True Blue American Jan 2022 #2

I thought Larry Spivak's format was the best DFW Jan 2022 #5

I never cared for Russert. True Blue American Jan 2022 #7

Larry Spivak practically invented Meet The Press DFW Jan 2022 #9

I watched little TV back then. I appreciate True Blue American Jan 2022 #10

We watched TV a lot in those days, so I understand perfectly if you didn't DFW Jan 2022 #11

That part I understand. True Blue American Jan 2022 #12

When we were that age, the venue didn't much matter DFW Jan 2022 #13

Those were the days! True Blue American Jan 2022 #14

...that filthy piece of toe rag elias7 Jan 2022 #3

Gotta child proof our governments. ancianita Jan 2022 #4

Staff used suitcase to ferry booze quietly into Downing Street 'for years' before James Slack party T_i_B Jan 2022 #6

His reported behaviour in Downing Street is borne out by how he carried on during a hospital tour Emrys Jan 2022 #8