Two Women to host GMA...

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Maybe we're harder on the women. Is it that difficult for an intelligent, attractive woman to be taken seriously? Would we look at if differently if they were the body equivilent of Al Roker with gray hair and a face resembling Walter Cronkite?

You're probably going to hate this, but I'll say it anyway...

Part of the issue with Katie is that it's been very obvious which side of the aisle she is on politically. It had an effect on her interviews at the Today show; that was excusable because of the format. Now that she's heading back to "hard news," she's going to have to try harder to work the middle.

Part of it is also probably a personality thing. I know Katie started out doing "hard news," but her personality was very bubbly and light-hearted (most of the time) on the Today show. For a lot of people, that's what they know of Katie, and that's why they're not thrilled for her new job.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

You're probably going to hate this, but I'll say it anyway...

No, that's a fair opinion.

I don't totally agree, but that's OK.

I never had the opportunity to meet Katie, but was at a Radio-TV News Directors Association meeting once that she attended (probably spoke there) and overheard her talking to someone in the hall as I passed and saying something like, "If one more person calls me 'perky,' I'll kill them."

Professionalism is one thing, and we can argue about hers or anyone elses ad naseum, but it's harder to change your looks and personality.

In any event, CBS knows all about her, so I'm sure all of the "baggage," if that's what it is was taken into account.

[divainred]

I am a big fan of GMA and have seen Robin with DA in the morning and she does a really good job of holding her own.

At first, there may have been a slight awkwardness, but especially after the Hurricanes (which affected her hometown)...wow, I think she has shown that she is just as capable of true "hard news" reporting.