C'mon, fess up! Do you really care if Brian Williams returns to the anchor seat at NBC?

bwA more relevant question: When was the last time you watched the newscast?

Even better: when was the last time Williams watched the news?

Bryan Burrough's 8,500 word-plus epic in Vanity Fair reports Williams is more interested in logistics (planes, trains and helicopters) than world events—much to the chagrin of his mentor, Tom Brokaw.

That lack of interest in hard news speaks volumes about the worth of anchors at NBC and corporate parent, Comcast. Williams views himself more of a entertainer than news hound.

The VF piece of corporate intrigue, backstabbing and tossing others under the bus is a must-read in the media hothouse that is Manhattan. It rocketed across the Internet today.

But Beyond Oz, the topic doesn't amount to much—unless there is a human-interest concern about whether the suspended anchor is suffering from a brain tumor.

Williams suggested a tumor might be the reason for his exaggerated tales about helicopter attacks, bodies floating in post-Katrina New Orleans and inability to say, "I made it all up."

Burrough offers a soft landing possibility for Williams. CNN's Jeff Zucker could emerge as a white knight and give Williams Larry King's job.

For my money, Frank Rich has a better piece on the role on anchors in the current New York Magazine.

Simply headlined "A Dumb Job," Rich asks how is it possible for "the inane institution of the anchorman" to have endured for more than 60 years.

He uses a quote from penultimate source Walter Cronkite to make his case that the anchor position should be retired.

Uncle Walter said: "I think that it would be absolutely splendid if you got rid of the anchorperson entirely and found some other way to do the broadcast."

Case closed.