The Evening News Author:Arthur Hailey The setting is network RV news. Alex Hailey, as always the master storyteller, takes us inside the studios, newsrooms, back rooms and worldwide bureaus of CBA-TV where two major news figures--anchorman Crawford Sloane and correspondent Harry Partridge--compete, and sometimes feud, with each other. Their lon-standing rivalry beins in Vietnam wh... more »ere both are ambitious TV correspondents and in love with the same woman--attractive, strong-minded Jessica, a U>S> information officer. In the end, Sloane wins Jessica and the CBA News anchor desk. The story continues across countries with intrigue and suspense.« less