Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather wasn't too familiar with The Young Turks Network when he took a meeting with the online progressive news network's founder and chief executive officer, Cenk Uygur. On Monday, Rather will premiere "The News With Dan Rather," a 30-minute show that The Young Turks Network is billing as an "untraditional evening newscast," made available weekly at 5:30 p.m. That said, Uygur told CNN that The Young Turks Network doesn't need Rather to be "progressive on the network." The addition of Rather's show is the latest in a series of moves that The Young Turks Network has made to expand its programming. The Young Turks Network is also helping to produce a 16-part documentary series focused on environmental issues.

Source: CNN January 21, 2018 23:26 UTC