Who's the Anchor? Quiz | TV Mixture

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1. This political commentator began hosting a show commonly known as "The Factor" on FOX News in 1996. In December 2000, the show became the top-rated cable news show and held that title for over 100 consecutive months. Who is this master of the "No Spin Zone"?

Answer: Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly began working in the news industry in Scranton, PA (where he also did weather reports), before later moving to Dallas, Denver, Portland, Hartford, and Boston. His first anchoring job came in New York City for WCBS-TV. He later joined ABC News as a correspondent.

In 1991, he began working on "Inside Edition," where he famously covered the fall of the Berlin Wall. O'Reilly has also written several books, including "Who's Looking Out for You?," "Those Who Trespass," "Culture Warrior," and "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir."

2. "NewsNight" on CNN aired from 2001-2005 with this man anchoring the show. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the time slot was expanded and Anderson Cooper was given some hosting duties, which led to its eventual replacement by "Anderson Cooper 360." Who was this anchor, who left the network following the cancellation of his show?

Answer: Aaron Brown

Aaron Brown's career at CNN was defined by terrible dates in American history. His first day was September 11, 2001, and the beginning of the end of his career at the network was with Hurricane Katrina. Even though Brown was under contract with CNN until 2007 (which kept him from hosting another show until then), his replacement by Anderson Cooper led to his resignation.

He would later return to the air on PBS in 2008.

3. Before it changed its named to "ABC World News," "World News Tonight" was hosted by the same man for 22 years. Who was this man, who left the foreign desk anchor position to become anchor and senior editor in 1983, and stayed there until his death in 2005?

Answer: Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings dropped out of prep school after he failed in 10th grade. His first radio hosting position was at the age of 9 for CBC Radio. By the time he was 24, he co-anchored a Canadian national news program, and was the first Canadian journalist to cover the John F. Kennedy assassination in Dallas. By 1983, Jennings had taken over ABC's "World News Tonight" when Frank Reynolds fell ill and soon after died of bone cancer. On April 5, 2005, he announced in a taped broadcast that he had lung cancer. Just over four months later, he passed away on August 7.

4. This native Canadian made his way around local shows in his home country and the US until he began hosting "Canada AM" in 1990. Who is this man, who became a co-anchor of CNN's "American Morning" after being passed over as anchor of "CBS Evening News"?

Answer: John Roberts

While Dan Rather hosted "CBS Evening News" on weekdays and Russ Mitchell held down the fort on Saturday, John Roberts took over on Sundays. He was also a substitute anchor for "Face the Nation" and used to hold the Saturday anchor position for "CBS Evening News" until he was assigned the White House post.

After being passed over in favor of Bob Schieffer to host the weekday "CBS Evening News," he moved to CNN. In early 2009 Roberts entered the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.

5. This NBC host was named "America's Best Interviewer" by Reader's Digest in 2004 for his work on "Meet the Press," but he couldn't enjoy the honor for very long. Who was this man who passed away in June of 2008?

Answer: Tim Russert

Along with "Meet the Press," which Russert took over in 1991, he also anchored "The Tim Russert Show" and held the position of political analyst for "NBC Nightly News." On June 13, 2008, he suddenly collapsed while working and never regained consciousness. That night, "NBC Nightly News" dedicated nearly its entire show to Russert.

6. This host spent the late 1970s working under Jimmy Carter as a presidential speechwriter. Who is this man, who got his own show, "Hardball," in 1997 on CNBC (later on MSNBC) and a self-titled show in 2002?

Answer: Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews was always somewhat of a political mystery. Though he worked for Jimmy Carter, he once stated that "I voted for George W. [Bush] in 2000." After Hillary Clinton won a 2008 presidential primary in New Hampshire, he said, "The reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around." Later that year rumors swirled that Matthews may run for a Democratic Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

7. This BBC host won the Sony Silver Award for Talk/News Broadcaster of the Year in 1998, nine years after he started with the network. After initially working on "Newsstand," "Stop Press," and "File on 4" among others, he later focused on "The World Tonight and "Newshour." Who is this man, who "The Times" called "arguably the best news presenter anywhere in radio after John Humphrys"?

Answer: Robin Lustig

Robin Lustig began his career working for Reuters across Europe, until he started working for "The Observer." In 1989 he started working for BBC, where he was a key part of reporting from the major happenings across the globe - from the fall of the Soviet Union to Princess Diana's death to the Iraq War.

8. From 1996-2008, "Special Report" on Fox News was hosted by this man, until he was replaced by Bret Baier. Before that, he was ABC News' chief White House correspondent from 1989-1996, but couldn't pass up the opportunity for his own show. Who is this man, who earned an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Gulf War?

Answer: Brit Hume

Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume joined Fox News at its inception in 1996, and began hosting "Special Report" that year. In late 2008, Hume announced that he would step down as host and (fittingly) Fox's chief White House correspondent Bret Baier would take his place. Hume did not leave the network entirely though, as he remained a senior political analyst and part of "Fox News Sunday."

9. This woman worked for CBS, NBC, and PBS before getting the hosting duties for "Inside Politics" on CNN in 1993. In 2005, the show was cancelled in favor of Wolf Blitzer's "The Situation Room." Who is this host, who went back to working on PBS the next year?

Answer: Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff worked as NBC's chief White House correspondent from 1977-1982 in her first major national posting. While and after working on PBS's "Frontline" from 1984-1990, she was also the chief Washington correspondent for the network. Woodruff did not renew her contract in 2005 and "Inside Politics" was consumed by "The Situation Room," a three hour politics and news program.

10. After working at Bloomberg Television, this man anchored "Bullseye" (beginning in 2003) and "On the Money" (beginning in 2005) on CNBC. In 2009 he left the network despite having also worked on "Closing Bell" and "Fast Money." Who is this man, who got a self-titled show on MSNBC in January 2010?

Answer: Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan helped create and then hosted Bloomberg's show "Morning Call," and then took his creative juices to CNBC. He helped institute "On the Money," "Bullseye," and "Fast Money." After his contract ended in early 2009, he began contributing to several NBC programs, and in June he launched "Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan," which was later renamed "The Dylan Ratigan Show" in January 2010.

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