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Monday, April 18, 2005 11:41 a.m. EDT
Fox's Chris Wallace Denies He's Dan Rather's Replacement
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace is dismissing a recent report in Florida's Sun-Sentinel suggesting that he's the front-runner to replace "CBS Evening News" anchorman Dan Rather after interim anchor Bob Schieffer steps aside.
"All I can say is that Edward R. Murrow and [CBS chairman] Les Moonves should be considered in the same league," Wallace joked Friday to WRKO Boston radio host Howie Carr, sounding as if he was sucking up to the man who has to sign off on Rather's replacement.
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Unsure if Wallace was serious, Carr asked, "Does this mean that you're not going to just pile onto Les Moonves because you believe this report" about you replacing Rather?
"Stranger things have happened [but] not much stranger," Wallace replied - leaving the door open to the possibility.
A few moments later, however, the Fox host cleared the air. "This is gonna put the final nail in this coffin," he told Carr. "If I become the anchor at the 'CBS Evening News,' you will be Eric Severeid; you will be the commentator and analyst for CBS."
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