Of course PBS is antiquated and old. The same ten people watch the News Hour every night, that won't change. For certain CSPAN types, that lethargic, plodding reportage is right up their alley. Don't mistake this for a lack of attention span, this is more about the certain stories that appear, and the way those stories are told.
Leher, God bless him. He needed to leave back when Robin McNeil left.