You'd think that having a network anchorman in the vicinity would inspire the winds to blow with extra gusto.

Little information was forthcoming, and many viewers found themselves sympathizing with the Vice President for being picked on by so formidable a figure as a network anchorman.

He was also a mentor and role model because, at ABC News, he was the first black network anchorman.

Peter Jennings, the network anchorman, has since apologized because viewers were told too late that the footage was a "simulation."

True enough, the network anchormen are no John Waynes.

All three network anchormen were on hand in Europe to add lift.

He is nearing 60 and musing over a possible face lift, worried about both his job as network anchorman and his dignity.

"After 9-11, viewers looked to the network anchormen to help knit the fabric of the nation back together," Mr. Heyward said.

The network anchormen made their own judgments.

The screen flickered momentarily, then the smooth smiling face of a network anchorman appeared.