"David and Victor have proven time and again the ability to take established shows that are good and make them great," Klein told The TV Column yesterday.
"Victor did it with '20/20' when that show was already 13 years old. David did the same in turning 'Nightly News' . . . to a dominant first."
And both men, Klein said, are known for "quality -- they did not rely on cheap tricks; they hunker down and do great journalism."
In other news news, "NBC Nightly News" executive producer Steve Capus has been upped to senior vice president of NBC News.
His No. 2 guy on "Nightly," John Reiss, has been named executive producer of the evening newscast.
Both announcements were made yesterday by NBC News President Neal Shapiro, who has been the subject of recent news reports that he might be working on his own exit strategy.
Capus succeeds Bill Wheatley, who announced his retirement in April.
Capus will be in charge of the evening newscast and will oversee the division's newsgathering and breaking news; he will be arbiter of issues involving ethics, style, standards, safety and other matters affecting the news division's journalistic bearing, NBC News said in its announcement.
