Dan Rather Says He’s Never Been Angry About His CBS Firing. But a New Documentary Restores Some Justice to His Lengthy Career
variety.comDan Rather isn’t often rendered speechless. The TV news icon is always quick with a quip or a turn of phrase. There’s even a word for them: “Ratherisms.” Anyone who ever watched the anchor during a live news event knows them well; things like, “This race is tight — like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.” But on this mild March afternoon in Austin, Texas, Rather is rather tongue-tied.
The producers and director behind the upcoming documentary “Rather” have just screened the completed film for the former anchor and his family and friends.
Turns out it’s not easy to articulate what it’s like to witness the span and scope of your life’s work on the big screen. “It’s going to take me a while to really process what we’ve just seen,” Rather says to the small audience gathered for the private first look. “Probably the best thing I can do is wait until I can take a poll with my family, particularly my wife, Jean.
They’re very good at telling me the truth.” But ever the professional communicator, Rather later shares a few more thoughts with Variety.
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