On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Shall we start a pool as to which mental giant will assume cohosting >> duties? Sarah Palin? Snooki? A Dyson vacuum? >> >> > There was a survey of journalists asking them to list the dumbest TV > journalists that was posted in a predecessor to this discussion group. I > think Aaron posted it, but I could be wrong. The journalists surveyed > listed Ann Curry as the dumbest. > I've never liked her. Her departure would be welcomed by me. > Remember, the Today show makes way more money for the network than the > evening news. > Sadly, this came out today in a Ladies Home Journal interview with Curry: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/ann-curry-ladies-home-journal-good-enough_n_1617473.html "It's hard not to take it personally. You worry, Am I not good enough? Am I not what people need? Am I asking the right questions? When people say negative things or speculate, you can't help but feel hurt. I know NBC pays my salary but I have never doubted who I work for. I think about the people who watch. They're the ones who matter to me. I want to feel I haven't dropped the ball when it comes to them." She also told the magazine, "I've been at 'Today' for 15 years and I'd love to make it to 20." It now seems all but inevitable that Curry, who waited patiently for her turn even after being passed over once for the top slot, will not make it that far. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
