Dan Rather Reports is a weekly news television show hosted by former CBS news anchor Dan Rather. The show premiered on November 14, 2006 that on HDNet, when Rather was 75 years old. As host, correspondent, and narrator, Rather had been given full creative and editorial control over the new program. Rather planned to focus the show on field correspondence news, investigative journalism, and politics. Its longer format allows for more in-depth presentation of issues. In 2008, Dan Rather Reports was awarded a News and Documentary Emmy. The show was also nominated for Emmy awards in 2007 and 2009.