I was a confirmed NightLine junkie, because Ted Koppel was a junkyard dog in search of the meat of the matter.
He's absolutely right about all those clowns at Faux Spews, and increasingly on all the rest of the major 'news' channels.
His passing and the drivel that replaced him exemplifies the decline of American journalism, coinciding with the corporate takeover of the news business and its subject matter.
No damned wonder people don't watch the news anymore; there isn't any left!