dᵻspˈaɪt ðə ɹˈaɪvəl nˈɛtwɜːks ɛkspˈænʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ʌv ðɛɹ ˈiːvnɪŋ nˈuːzkæsts tʊ ɐ fˈʊl hˈæfˈaʊɚ, ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ˈiːvnɪŋ nˈuːz wʊd ɹˈʌn ˈoʊnli fˈɪftiːn mˈɪnɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ kˈɑːkɹənz tˈɛnjɚ; ðə nˈɛtwɜːk dᵻfˈɜːd ɛkspˈænʃən ʌntˈɪl pˈiːɾɚ dʒˈɛnɪŋz, hɪz səksˈɛsɚ, tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈæŋkɚz dˈɛsk fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɜːst stˈɪnt.
Despite the rival networks' expansion in 1963 of their evening newscasts to a full half-hour, ABC Evening News would run only 15 minutes during Cochran's tenure; the network deferred expansion until Peter Jennings, his successor, took over the anchor's desk for his first stint.