SEPTEMBER 11, 1987—DAN RATHER, UPSET AT THE EVENING NEWS BEING DELAYED BY A U.S. OPEN TENNIS MATCH, WALKED OFF THE SET AND WHEN THE MATCH WAS OVER, CBS WAS LEFT WITH NOTHING BUT DEAD AIR FOR SIX MINUTES.
FLASHBACK: DAN RATHER WALKS OFF THE SET OF THE CBS EVENING NEWS…(SEPTEMBER 11, 1987)