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ABC went out on a limb yesterday, choosing the blizzard that blanketed Denver as its lead. On its second day NBC joined in. The ripple effect of the closure of Denver Airport on the start of the Christmas holiday travel rush qualified winter weather as the Story of the Day. CBS was still a holdout--leading with Iraq and spending most time on one widow's grief.

NBC led with Kerry Sanders thigh-deep in snow--Robert-Hager-style he measured the 22-inch drift in front of our eyes. With air flights canceled, Sanders offered us a Pittsburgh Steelers' fan driving 1,400 miles from Montana to catch a game. ABC's Dean Reynolds (subscription required) offered the reverse commute, as Chicago's Lewin family headed west in its SUV for Colorado Christmas skiing.

Andrew Tyndall 12/22/06 4:44:40 pm

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