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Dan Rather Once Walked Off-Set, Leaving Nothing To Air For Six Minutes

Late in 1987, the Pope was visiting the United States, and CBS set up a special temporary studio in Miami so Dan Rather could cover the event. September 11, 1987, also happened to be the day for the semifinals of the US Open for Women’s Singles in tennis, and we don’t know how big a deal that sounds today, but CBS was committing to broadcasting it live.At 6:15, fifteen minutes before the evening news was supposed to start, CBS Sports called the Miami studio to say the match …