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Rick Folbaum Better than Shep Smith at Fox's Studio B? [Fox News Inside Baseball Vanity]
Fox News | governsleast governsbest

Posted on 09/28/2005 12:38:47 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Watching Fox News to catch up on the latest Delay news, I see that Rick Folbaum is filling in for Shep Smith.

My two cents says Folbaum is better than Shep. Smith is too 'hot,' not in the Paris Hilton meaning, but in the sense that the show often seems more about him than about the news. He's a distraction.

Folbaum seems more of a straightforward TV news journalist. He wears better.

Your thoughts?

By the way, Folbaum refereed a debate on the Delay matter between Democrat Cong. Pasquale of New Jersey and Republican McHenry of North Carolina. I have to admit I thought Pasquale got the better of the exchange. He came across as more spontaneous and real. McHenry, as Pasquale pointed out, seemed to be reading from a list of talking points.

Here's a link to Folbaum's bio:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1188,00.html


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To: CyberAnt
Just teasing you....

I did a lot more radio than TV, myself.

81 posted on 09/28/2005 2:36:28 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (© 2005, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: CyberAnt; martin_fierro

Maybe they all use makeup. Maybe they even all use mascara. But Shep's publicity stills seem like they should have a tagline: "Maybe it's Maybelline!"


82 posted on 09/28/2005 2:38:50 PM PDT by Petronski (I thank God for Cyborg.)
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To: VirginiaMom

"Both of them belong on a show like current affair or the like."

In fact, whorealdo will have a new show next season, which is about current affairs, my bet is he will have Mark Furman as a regular.


83 posted on 09/28/2005 2:46:48 PM PDT by fabriclady
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To: Cyber Liberty

"just teasing you"


I figured you were .. and from your reaction .. I kinda got the impression you were familiar with radio .. LOL!

I loved doing radio .. it was so much more fun than TV. I really only did the half-hour news and some commercials, but what I really did was program a huge automated FM station - changing music reels and programming a wheel filled with all the commercial carts.

My favorite part of the job was calling up people who were involved in organizations and helping them put forward a promo for their event. We had so many good laughs. I got to meet so many great people.

What did you do in radio ..??


84 posted on 09/28/2005 2:54:14 PM PDT by CyberAnt (America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
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To: CyberAnt

I did the automated stuff. Mostly DJ.


85 posted on 09/28/2005 2:57:07 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (© 2005, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: Cyber Liberty

I guess that's how everybody starts.

Well .. if you're still in it .. good luck!


86 posted on 09/28/2005 3:03:44 PM PDT by CyberAnt (America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
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To: CyberAnt

I left it years ago. More $$$ in semiconductor research.


87 posted on 09/28/2005 3:08:38 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (© 2005, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: Petronski
Lighten up folks. This thread, for the most part, is crawling all over Shep Smith in...and from time to time Geraldo Rivera. This kind of mock/hate personal attack stuff is something I expect to see on a leftie blog...driven by a key'd up crowd of haters. I have met Rivera several times at social functions as we lived in adjoining towns in NJ. He's no prize, but I can tolerate him. Shepard Smith is simply a free spirit. His 1 hr news program is pretty damn dull when he is not on for the night.
88 posted on 09/28/2005 3:10:54 PM PDT by AlphaOneAlpha
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

They're not good JOURNALISTS.

Lightening up on Whorealdo and Shep the Painted Lady is acceptance of mediocrity. Help yourself to all the mediocrity you want, n00b, but leave me out of it.


89 posted on 09/28/2005 3:14:14 PM PDT by Petronski (I thank God for Cyborg.)
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To: Petronski

LOL! You're probably just jealous! You poor thing!


90 posted on 09/28/2005 3:16:19 PM PDT by CyberAnt (America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

I agree wholeheartidly.

When anybody else does Shep's program, it's not as good. I like his delivery and style.

Why are we busy tearin up Fox folks?


91 posted on 09/28/2005 3:19:59 PM PDT by Russ7
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To: Cyber Liberty

Hmmmmm?? I worked in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara), CA for years and years in the semiconductor area. I grew up in Sunnyvale. I moved to San Diego because the humid weather was better for my sinuses.

What kind of research ..??


92 posted on 09/28/2005 3:21:32 PM PDT by CyberAnt (America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
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To: CyberAnt

Yeah, I'm jealous of being a laughingstock.


Riiiiight.


93 posted on 09/28/2005 3:21:58 PM PDT by Petronski (I thank God for Cyborg.)
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To: Petronski
You don't get it. Say what you want, just get rid of the snide remarks about people. It makes you sound ignorant and cheapens your message....if you have one.
94 posted on 09/28/2005 3:22:45 PM PDT by AlphaOneAlpha
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

You just have my interests at heart. Got it.


95 posted on 09/28/2005 3:24:01 PM PDT by Petronski (I thank God for Cyborg.)
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To: Old Seadog

My vote's for Rick. And if someone ever shows him how to tie a necktie, he'd be even better. :)

I've opined on this before: Shepard Smith is an automatic, no-questions-asked channel change for me.


96 posted on 09/28/2005 3:24:31 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)
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To: CyberAnt

I'd be worried about the guys who use it in radio ;-)


97 posted on 09/28/2005 3:26:00 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (check out my posts on Today Show bias at www.newsbusters.org)
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To: Petronski

Forget it. Your beyond introspective search of yourself.


98 posted on 09/28/2005 3:26:57 PM PDT by AlphaOneAlpha
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To: blackie
He has a good speaking voice with a slight Southern drawl and he looks like he enjoys his work.

Maybe that's what appeals to me. I don't know why FReepers hate poor Shep so. I like his manner of speaking, he looks like he's having fun, and his show is a little less heavy than some of the others.

In a full day (I get Shep at 3pm out here) of FNC watching and talk radio listening, a little lightness is appreciated. I can go back to the gloom and doom at any time.

I don't fault him for being a bit emotional during the storm. He's from MS; I'm sure he was worried about people and places that held meaning for him while he was out there doing his job.

What's w/the guys? I never noticed any mascara on Shep and if he wears it, I assume its for the cameras. Some people must be awfully unsure about their own masculinity to be constantly harping on someone else's.

99 posted on 09/28/2005 3:27:14 PM PDT by radiohead (Proud member of the 'arrogant supermagt')
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To: AlphaOneAlpha

100 posted on 09/28/2005 3:29:21 PM PDT by Petronski (I thank God for Cyborg.)
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