Public Comment
Good Night, and Good Luck to Jon Stewart
In an age when network ‘news’ is becoming increasingly irrelevant, more and more young people are seeking alternative news sources and comedy to escape the highly repetitious FOX, MSNBC, CNN . . Talking points. It hardly seems that 16 years have passed since Jon Stewart took over the "The Daily Show" anchor desk. His quick wit and biting satire made a complete mockery of network news exposing their journalists as shallow and witless.
The program won Peabody Awards in 2000 and 2004 for its election coverage and has won numerous Emmys. It was no accident that the producers of ‘Meet The Press’ requested Jon to host the program validating his well-deserved reputation as being one of the best interviewers on television. Jon occasionally suspended his comedy monologue when he thought it would be appropriate to do so. The murder of nine people at a black church in Charleston, S.C. revealed a somber and immensely sad Stewart. Jon has also been at the forefront of demanding justice for 911 first responders and has worked quietly running a training program to place veterans in television and movie jobs. Good luck Jon in your ongoing career – you will be sorely missed.
