CNN DECLARES PAULA ZAHN 'SEXY'

Drudge ^ | JAN 06 2002 22:37:49 ET

[TopQuark]

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CNN DECLARES PAULA ZAHN 'SEXY' IN NEW PROMO

It's out with the news, in with the sex at CNN this weekend after the network launched an ad campaign for 23-year news veteran Paula Zahn -- declaring her 'sexy'!

The 20-second promo, which ran on the all-news channel this weekend, features an announcer asking: What other morning show has a host who is brilliant, super smart -- and sexy?

The word "sexy" then appears in red letters on the screen followed by a face shot of host Paula Zahn.

"It is a sad day when we talk about journalists being sexy," countered FOX NEWS all-star Rita Cosby in a radio interview Sunday night.

"What about the guys at CNN, Larry King sure is sexy?!" mocked a senior MSNBC executive.

One CNN staffer, who asked not to be named, said the on-air Zahn 'sexy' promo comes as no surprise.

"I fear it is the People magazine-effect that has taken over every corner of the newsroom," said the insider. "It is humiliating to everyone who takes their job in journalism seriously."

It is not clear if Zahn signed-off on the promo before it aired.

Calls to the network went unreturned on Sunday.

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[TopQuark]

Will NOW complain that CNN views its reporters as sex objects?

[Real Cynic No More]

"'It is a sad day when we talk about journalists being sexy,' countered FOX NEWS all-star Rita Cosby in a radio interview Sunday night."

Rita shouldn't be so defensive. I find her much more sexy than Paula!

[leadhead]

It's all perception.

In the early 80s, a young girl that worked for me couldn't understand my fascination with Diane Sawyer until she read that DS was the "thinking man's" Angie Dickenson.

No flames unless you're over 60!

[goldstategop]

I know.... If CNN really wants to present Paula Zahn as sexy they should lead her off on the newscast naked like those Bulgarian broadcasters and watch the ratings spike through the roof. LOL!!!

[smiley]

Hummm...guess CNN couldn't make the same statement about Greta. One thing that always annoyed me about Paula...she always sounds like she has such a mouth full of capped teeth that she muffles her words.

[charphar]

bump in lieu of bookmarks!

BTW, in my opinion, ol' Paula may be a dizzy leftist loon, but she is pretty easy on the eyes!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

FOX is probably preparing a similar promo for the arrival of Greta Van Susteren, right?

[bird humming]

I fear it is the People magazine-effect that has taken over every corner of the newsroom...

More like Star Mag or the Enquirer. CNN has got nothin' else going for it. It has to resort to using the 'S word' in hopes of roping in the Jerry Springer/Maury Povich crowd.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

While over at MSNBC, Ashleigh "Don't Call Me Infobabe" Banfield is starring in her own "Don't Hate Me Becasue I'm Beautiful" commercial.

[lonestar]

BTW, in my opinion, ol' Paula may be a dizzy leftist loon, but she is pretty easy on the eyes!

Paula is a lot easier to look at than Greta.

The "sexiest" of them all is Sean Hannity.

Or, is it because he sits next to Alan Colmes-- and everything is relative?

[Arm_Bears]

Amen, brother! Rita sure makes my socks go up and down. Too bad about her liberal leanings, though.

[tom paine 2]

I don't believe anyone at CNN got a good look at those legs of hers. Think about the Budweiser Clydesdales.

[TheGrimReaper]

And in related news:
CBS Declares Sea Water "Salty"!

[LN2Campy]

Patti Ann Brown
Nora O'Donnell

Now, those two are a couple of beautiful, succulent babes. Damn, I'd rip into that pair like a hog after corn on a cool fall day.

[Gadsden1st]

"It is humiliating to everyone who takes their job in journalism seriously."

And that would be a total of 3??

[Inge_CAV]

Caught a glimpse of Ms Zahn one morning on cnn after she switched networks. She was doing a live broadcast while standing but was flapping her arms around like a windmill. Sure glad that she wasn't laying on her back and flapping her legs like that, she would have taken off like a helicopter.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Hey, say what you will about her politics, her talent, etc., but she IS pretty easy on the eyes.0o

[Looking4Truth]

"I fear it is the People magazine-effect that has taken over every corner of the newsroom," said the insider. "It is humiliating to everyone who takes their job in journalism seriously."

It already has. The fluff that passes for news nationally is infantile and panders to idiots. The local news shows are into the weather, sports, or some hollywood b.s. five minutes into the broadcast.

Ha! I didn't know that there was anyone in Big Media that took their (journalistic)job seriously, it's all about celebrity and ratings!

Irrelevant idiots all of them.

[Dukie]

.she always sounds like she has such a mouth full of capped teeth

How appropriate ....in German, "zahn" is "teeth".

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Paula looked sexier on FOX. We now know who has the "sexier" make-up artists, heh-heh.