If you have ever...

[cwallace]

...seen her do the news you would understand this article...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_ot/nielsens

They really need to move in a new direction...they hired her with all the 'hype' that she was 'female'...not that she was REALLY that good...

Chris

[adam atherton]

It also didn't help that the average of 6.05 million viewers came at the beginning of the important May ratings "sweeps."

that's a lot of kleenex.

[WBOB]

or,... it could be that the CBS evening news, and most of the rest of
the network news readers have steadily lost credibility
over the last few years. Spinning the news is finally catching
up to them.

[angski]

They really need to move in a new direction...they hired her with all the 'hype' that she was 'female'...not that she was REALLY that good...Chris

Did I REALLY just read that? Are you kidding me?!

[Oliver's Army]

They really need to move in a new direction...they hired her with all the 'hype' that she was 'female'...not that she was REALLY that good...Chris

Did I REALLY just read that? Are you kidding me?!

sadly no... another wisdom thrown to the masses.

[bassjones]

Actually, I'm going to have to agree with Chris on this one. Sort of. They stole her from NBC. They hired the first female anchor. People in the news industry questioned the hire from the start. People are having a very difficult time taking "perky, little Katie" seriously. And they were all right. She's terrible.

[cwallace]

Actually, I'm going to have to agree with Chris on this one. Sort of. They stole her from NBC. They hired the first female anchor. People in the news industry questioned the hire from the start. People are having a very difficult time taking "perky, little Katie" seriously. And they were all right. She's terrible.

Pretty much...and the ratings are showing it. I am a guy that watches the news a lot...I don't even turn it on anymore. It just has no substance...now I know news is not supposed to be all about excitement and substance, but it is to report the news...but it is if nothing else ...dull.

Chris

[Oliver's Army]

Yeah, Im sure there was no research that went into the choice of Katie.

They went on a whim and decided , "Hey, lets put a cute broad up there and see what happens"

Jones, this is like assuming you chose your bass because it was shiny and had a nifty paint job.

[cwallace]

Well if you have ever heard him play...case in point...

Chris

[traumaqueen]

It also didn't help that the average of 6.05 million viewers came at the beginning of the important May ratings "sweeps."

that's a lot of kleenex.

wow.

[Garr]

They went on a whim and decided , "Hey, lets put a cute broad up there and see what happens"

Yeah, 'cause that kind of thing NEVER happens, especially not on television in the United States. No one is ever chosen based on their looks, voice, or other superficial quality in order to appeal to the masses. That's why everyone on TV is so damned ugly and no one is anorexic or bulimic or getting botox or plastic surgery to fit to those standards. I would never imagine that there could be a chance that a fluff, morning show journalist would get such a prestigious spot because she was an amazing newscaster.

[The_Dude]

HAHAHAHA...i just now caught that.

I'm so lame.

[Oliver's Army]

They went on a whim and decided , "Hey, lets put a cute broad up there and see what happens"

Yeah, 'cause that kind of thing NEVER happens, especially not on television in the United States. No one is ever chosen based on their looks, voice, or other superficial quality in order to appeal to the masses. That's why everyone on TV is so damned ugly and no one is anorexic or bulimic or getting botox or plastic surgery to fit to those standards. I would never imagine that there could be a chance that a fluff, morning show journalist would get such a prestigious spot because she was an amazing newscaster.

Would *you* spend that kind of money and risk viewers and rating without doing research first?

Of course not.

I love how people spew outrageous statements as facts on topics they know nothing about.

Because of course I know nothing about television, production, ratings, advertising, sales and such.

[Garr]

I didn't state anything as fact, nor do I find it that outrageous either.

How many television shows or movies have you been responsible for casting? Probably the same number that I have.

How many pilots make it each year? Are none of them researched? How many movies fail to even make it to the box office? How many of those that do make it flop once they get there? Do you think that those people did no research?

Just because you do some research doesn't mean that it's good research and even then, who is to say that their research wasn't based on how her cuteness would play to hardcore news watchers? Who's to say that their population was properly representative? I mean, lots of things are researched only to fail despite that research and it's not just in the television market.

How many people research stocks only to find themselves penniless despite the effort?

Come on now. . .come back with something more substantial or don't come back

. . .and regarding knowing nothing about the subject. . .I have about 15-20 good years worth of 3-4 hours of research a day on which to base my opinions or assumptions regarding the people that I see on TV and movies. No, I've never worked for a major network, but I've done my own research.

Real life ugly = 40%
Hollywood ugly = <5%

I can tell you that from 4 hours of channel surfing.

[Oliver's Army]

Okay your right.

I have no foundation in the broadcasting industry to make any relevant comments.

Katie is only a life support system for a vagina that reads news badly and there was absolutely no valid reason for her to be on the air other than her tits.


I should have known better.