There were big some surprises among the top ten.
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Posted on 09/13/2004 2:20:26 PM PDT by misterrob
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The results are in and it's time to set the record straight. Of the 50,000 votes cast in the Playgirl's "Sexiest Newscaster" election, where readers were asked to vote online for their favorite national newsman -- the official winner is MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. Several news sources had inaccurately reported that a candidate from a rival cable network had actually won when in fact, he came in second. We still love you, Sean Hannity. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030102/PLAYGIRLLOGO ) Olbermann ran a tough campaign -- linking his website to PLAYGIRL's and urging his viewers to get out the vote. He won with 24%, sweeping both "red" and "blue" states. Hannity of the Fox News Channel has his adoring fans as well, sliding him firmly into second place. CNN's Anderson Cooper, who was in Baghdad and unable to make those crucial stump speeches, came in a close third. The full election results can be seen in the October issue of PLAYGIRL.
"Voter turn-out was phenomenal," said Michele Zipp, PLAYGIRL's Editor-in-Chief. "Our readers jammed our email server extolling the virtues of all those sexy news guys on TV. In the end, it was Keith Olbermann who brought it home. Playgirl will be honored to make a $2,500.00 donation to the charity of his choice."
There were big some surprises among the top ten. Andy Rooney tied for 5th place with a much younger Bill Hemmer of CNN. Today's Matt Lauer earned 6th place, ABC's Peter Jennings scored #7 while NBC's Tom Brokaw tied for 8th place with his colleague and successor Brian Williams. One smitten Williams devotee wrote Zipp a lengthy email explaining how she willingly bought her own satellite dish just to watch his newscasts! Fox News Channel's Washington reporter, Brit Hume placed at #9, while NBC's Lester Holt held slot #10.
AND THEN THERE WERE THE WRITE-IN VOTES...Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel, received about 200 write-in votes from his admiring fans followed by CNN 's medical cutie Sanjay Gupta and NBC's Stone Philips of Dateline. Oh, and Wolf Blitzer, your fans tell us you definitely have the sexiest name.
For more news on the poll, tune into the October issue of PLAYGIRL on newsstands today.
You may be making a huge leap of faith if you think that females are the #1 readers of Playgirl.
Sooo... homos like keith olbermann?
hehe
WHAT!? No Shep Smith? Next you'll be telling me that Art Bell didn't make the list either! This "Voting" ws obviously rigged. I hear that a bunch of old ladies in Florida meant to vote for Andy Rooney but voted for Kieth Olberman by mistake. We should all demand a recount, and another recount, and another recount, and another recount, and another recount...........
If I cared, I would demand a recount.
Sean Hannity could have posed with copies of his book and DVD.
"Because most women are not visually stimulated."
Well, in 1970 I knew enough to not get between my great-grandmother and a TV when Tom Jones was on. Ditto my daughter now and George P. Bush.
I would agree that women are generally not as easily visually stimulated as men, but it does happen.
This reminds me of Kathie Lee Gifford begging the viewers for votes in the TV Guide "Most Beautiful Woman on Television" contest.
There were big some surprises among the top ten.
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He wrote a book?
Olbermann is a dork going back to the days when he wore that Hitler mustache. "Playgirl" readers don't have very good taste.
These are the same women that wanted to sleep with Clinton, right?
sorry everyone THIS is the sexiest man,....er,...boy, uh, hmmmm....woman?.....prepubescent girl?.....
(we haven't really quite figured out what it is here in DC)
http://www.fox5dc.com/inside/will_thomas.shtml
Keith Olbermann? Gimme a break. This is what's annoying about so-called "sexiest man" contests, that people are picked for political reasons, and not looks. We'd never see Eleanor Clift as the sexiest woman.
I hear Kieth is neutered as well.
Which continues my eternal befuddlement over what women want...
I don't think I would classify Sean Hannity as a news caster, but this distinction is getting harder and harder to make anymore.
Olberman??? that is way too funny! Playgirl knew Hannity wouldn't pose for the rag.
I see you're getting flamed for this assertion, but as a woman, I agree with you. If women were as interested in seeing the opposite sex naked as men are, there would be a whole slew of Playgirl-type magazines. In addition, I just did a google search and found an article in The Advocate about how many gay men read Playgirl. I'm not going to post it, because it's a bit raunchy, but it proves your case.
;-)
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