On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote:
> Since I've been a regular Today Show viewer (maybe the only one in this > group?) as long as I can remember (my parents had it on when I was growing > up), I should weigh in on this conversation. > > I know it won't happen, but I'd like to see either Soledad O'Brien or > Campbell Brown back on the show, replacing Ann. Although I watched neither > after they moved to CNN, I thought both were well qualified for the job. > (Meredith did turn out to be a great hire, however.) > > I'm not surprised that Ann is being canned. As a news reader, she's fine, > but she's just not quick enough on her feet for the > I-have-to-be-able-to-interview-everyone job. Her mind just doesn't work > fast enough. > > If memory serves me correctly, Campbell Brown said that the reason she > wasn't considered for the job when Katie left is because they wanted > someone > with a family so that viewers could relate to her better. She now has a > family, I believe (not that I think that was a good reason for not hiring > her six years ago). > > So, I assume that requirement's been dropped, if Savannah gets the job. > Soledad would be a great replacement; she is more serious and less cute and perky than her earlier Today years, but she can still be very charming and engaging, and I think her combination of skills and strengths are perfectly suited for the Today Show (more so than for her duties at CNN). I doubt the decision-makers at Comcast are thinking that the road to restoring Today's ratings glory and win the hears and minds of tens of millions of Americans is to replace an Asian news reader with the multi-ethnic exotic beauty that so titillates Stephen Colbert. -- 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
