cast your vote
An election year is always an exciting time. In college, I was lucky enough to take an election class during an election year. It was a lot of fun. Poli Sci was one of my majors, and I get pretty excited when it’s getting close to the time when we get to go to the polls.
Maybe I’m getting too personal here. But as we watch the debates, round table discussions and morning and evening news, and the time to vote gets ever nearer and near, I have to ask you to cast your vote:
Who is your favorite news anchor?
A friend of mine was talking to me about her favorite candidate and she made a comment that took me completely by surprise. She told me that she “hates” Tim Russert. That seemed a little harsh. Meet the Press is on opposite Face the Nation and I rather like Bob Schieffer so I rarely watch the other show. But I’ve always thought Tim was ok.
Maybe I’m getting too personal here. But as we watch the debates, round table discussions and morning and evening news, and the time to vote gets ever nearer and near, I have to ask you to cast your vote:
Who is your favorite news anchor?
A friend of mine was talking to me about her favorite candidate and she made a comment that took me completely by surprise. She told me that she “hates” Tim Russert. That seemed a little harsh. Meet the Press is on opposite Face the Nation and I rather like Bob Schieffer so I rarely watch the other show. But I’ve always thought Tim was ok.
We rely on our favorite news anchors to give us our daily dose of information. From Waco to space shuttle mishaps, from 9/11 to the current election year, our favorite news anchors have led us through good and bad, rarely showing emotion but evoking great response when they do, on occasion, break down. For better or worse, we need them to tell us what's new in the world. And like presidential candidates, the argument about whom we like- or hate- can often result in great disparities of opinion.
When I think of news anchors that I don’t like, a strident blowhard from Fox News comes to mind. Over the years, I’ve heard from my more conservative friends that Bill O’Reilly serves only to embarrass them, and more than one has told me that he “gives Republicans a bad name.” Same thing with local pundit Bill Cunningham. Though I don’t “hate” them. I just choose not to watch or listen to their shows.
Back in school, I worked for a time at a framing shop. One of my many myriad jobs of the period. Back in the workroom cutting out frames, the several men that I worked with only allowed one radio station to be turned on during lunch: WLW.
It’s really the only time I can remember listening to the radio where I felt like throwing something (and often did).
Growing up, my favorite news anchor was Charles Kuralt. Someone bought his On the Road VHS tapes for me years ago and I still love watching the show. Charles Osborne, Kuralt’s successor and posh wearer of bow ties, is my Sunday morning staple. Dapper (and high school dropout) Peter Jennings *sigh* was a trusted news anchor and is dearly missed. Today, I rely upon the impassioned and thoughtful Matt Frei to report the news on BBC World News America.
The polls are open: As we look back on this year of years, who will you vote for… for your favorite news anchor?
When I think of news anchors that I don’t like, a strident blowhard from Fox News comes to mind. Over the years, I’ve heard from my more conservative friends that Bill O’Reilly serves only to embarrass them, and more than one has told me that he “gives Republicans a bad name.” Same thing with local pundit Bill Cunningham. Though I don’t “hate” them. I just choose not to watch or listen to their shows.
Back in school, I worked for a time at a framing shop. One of my many myriad jobs of the period. Back in the workroom cutting out frames, the several men that I worked with only allowed one radio station to be turned on during lunch: WLW.
It’s really the only time I can remember listening to the radio where I felt like throwing something (and often did).
Growing up, my favorite news anchor was Charles Kuralt. Someone bought his On the Road VHS tapes for me years ago and I still love watching the show. Charles Osborne, Kuralt’s successor and posh wearer of bow ties, is my Sunday morning staple. Dapper (and high school dropout) Peter Jennings *sigh* was a trusted news anchor and is dearly missed. Today, I rely upon the impassioned and thoughtful Matt Frei to report the news on BBC World News America.
The polls are open: As we look back on this year of years, who will you vote for… for your favorite news anchor?
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