Posted on 09/10/2003 9:02:27 PM PDT by Timesink
Since none of them are doing news anymore, they should just put WKRP on...Les Nesmond would be an improvement.
There was nothing on TV last night, so I decided to watch some in depth news. Not one of the stations does news anymore. They all have role-playing emcees trying to score ratings with celebrity guests.
Didn't MSNBC show some signs of life during the main phase of the Iraq war when they actually covered the news while the others were off on their tangents? Why did they ever go the personality route? I really resent my cable bill supporting this Oprah-in-the-evening type talk show trash, on all of the stations, including Fox. And CNN Headline news is indeciphrable with all of the stuff they include at once.
Note to CNN Programming Buffoons: Liberal lies and distortions without a captive audience is not good for the bottom line.
Ohmigawd! Their numbers are approaching those of MSNBC!
Actually, I'm among Anderson Cooper's fans. But not of his CNN work, where he does his chameleon act to fit in. Anderson is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt, raised in the Hamptons of Lon Ghisland. He worked briefly for NBC News Overnight, did some free-lance, and then was hired by Stone-Stanley (a production company in LA) to be the host of the reality show "The Mole" and "The Mole II." The show was sold to and ran on ABC. The Moles were a real thinking-man's reality series and developed a mid-sized and loyal following, despite ABC's general disdain for reality TV.
After The Mole II, Stone-Stanley signed Anderson to a multi-series deal for more moles.
And then, along came CNN. CNN hired Anderson on a temp basis to do some fill-in, which included stints on the Morning show, which at the time had Pauler Zahn on it. They liked him enough to offer him a full-timer, but there was that contract with Stone-Stanley. CNN bought that contract off, paid Cooper what he would have made had more Moles been produced, and tried to figger out a place for him.
At first, they slugged him in to Aaron Brown's Newsnight show when Brown went on vacation. Viewer mail indicates that Cooper was far more popular - admitted to BY Brown - and so Brown was instrumental in getting Anderson his own show so he could never again fill in for Brown. Lots of politicking at CNN.
Anderson is quietly gay, but it's not a big issue for him, and is said by all who know him to be a genuine nice-guy honest dude.
Michael
That's right, just keep "reporting" the news; I hope the execs at cnn end up without jobs.
Schadenfreude-o-rama!
Actually, I'm among Anderson Cooper's fans. But not of his CNN work, where he does his chameleon act to fit in.
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