"LONDON — The longtime broadcaster
David Frost, who won fame for his interview with the former President Richard M. Nixon, has died. He was 74."
"His death, which was announced in a statement by the Frost family to the BBC, was confirmed by a spokesman for Al Jazeera, where Mr. Frost hosted an interview program."
A new season of Mr. Frost’s program, titled “The Frost Interview,” began in July with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The season was scheduled to continue through mid-September.
But Frost is best remembered for his interviews with Mr. Nixon in 1977. Recorded after the Watergate scandal and the president’s resignation, they achieved the largest audience for a TV news interview in history.
So, who is going to interview Obama now?
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Dick Cavett.
Cavett was much better. He is not nearly the guy he was when you listen to him. He was on Imus regularly. But, he writes pieces for the NYT that are often good. At least he did.
He was originally a satirist.
his show "that Was The Week That Was" (or TW3) was a hit in Britain for many years.
He only became known as an interviewer after he did a talk show here for about 5 years.
So glad that Al Jazeera is the go to authority for verification of a media person's death.
I guess since Cameron last the Parliamentary vote to attack Syria; the NYT can no longer trust the BBC outright and so turns to Al Jazeera.
74? I thought he was much older. That'd make him 30 something when he interviewed Nixon. He was a good interviewer, but he's comedic skills left a lot to be desired.
Cavett was good at interviewing celebrities, but he was awful at serious interviews. He graduated from Yale, but with a degree in drama. Politically, he's a snotty, close-minded, liberal zombie. He not only writes for NYT, I doubt he's ever disagreed with a word they wrote.
BTW, "Smart" liberal in Entertainment and Sports are hysterically liberal and usually dumb as rocks.
Examples: Ebert, Olbermann, Cavett, Letterman, Lupica, Lipstyle, [insert any Hollywood Celebrity]
wikipedia: Cavett wrote for Paar the famous line "Here they are Jayne Mansfield,"
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa
Cavett was glib, not smart.
"was" = "is". I guess. I assume he's still alive.
Deb, He is still alive. He's actually less glib now. He's battled severe depression. I always considered Dennis Miller his counterpart on the right. I consider both smart, Cavett a bit more maybe.
But Frost is best remembered for his interviews with Mr. Nixon in 1977.
Not by me. British Merv Griffin.
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