Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Christmas Anchor Teams

Many of the main anchors in LA news are of course off to spend time with their family. Here's a look at some of the fill in anchor teams.

Let's take a look at some of the anchor teams and hear some commentary:

KCBS 2/KCAL 9
I'm not sure why KCBS/KCAL hired this snowball, Evelyn Taft. That's the only thing I can think of when I see this dress. Oh, and her Jackie Johnson looks.




KNBC 4
Chris and Jen were anchoring on Christmas Eve on NBC4. I am no Schauble fan, and Jennifer is alright; but something about seeing both of them together again post Today in LA was sort of bittersweet.


KTLA 5
Love Henry DiCarlo in the mornings. He's hilarious!

Micah Ohlman is still solo anchoring, but Glen Walker has been teamed with newcomer Brandi Hitt. She came to LA from Sacramento where she anchored the 4pm newscast at a station there. I'd still like to see someone more seasoned like Lynette Romero join the 10pm newscast. Hitt seemed like she was trying a bit too hard.


KABC 7
We already know that I liked Leslie Miller filling in for Michelle Tuzee and Ellen Leyva the other day, but I also have to give props to David and Garth. What's not to like? Both guys can be quite amusing and quite sexy.


KTTV FOX 11
Phil Shuman and Tony McEwing
No surprise to see Tony on as he is always working the major holidays. It was nice to see 2 males anchoring, especially Phil Shuman. He's one of their best anchors and reporters. Nice to see a strong male unlike Lisa Breck or Jean filling in. He's much easier and much more comfortable to watch than the shifty Jean Martirez who likes to sit crossing her legs at the anchor desk showing off her knees.




And while channel surfing I came across a special treat on Christmas Day. Side view first.
Remember her?

Need a front view?

That's Rachel Boesing!

Oh how I've missed her. She is a features reporter on the show Best of LA that airs on UPN 13. I've caught it before and knew it was her, but this is the first time I could snap some photos for documentation.

I still think any TV station would be smart to pick her up as a weather, features, news, or entertainment reporter.

She still has those sexy glasses.

2 comments:

fan of casey said...

Mike: Are these second stringers any good? Which ones deserve your seal of approval for an upgrade?

Mike said...

@ fan of casey:
KCBS-
The sad thing about KCBS/KCAL are the 2 gals I showed are their weather forecasters- small market at best.
KNBC-
Chris is medium market talent. Jen is not a bad reporter and acceptable fill in anchor on KNBC.
KTLA- Brandi Hitt comes off a little unpolished with her jerky movements and lack of knowledge of So Cal comes off in her reports.
KABC- David Ono is a daily anchor, and he's good. He's always filling in for someone on vacation. Garth is the morning weather guy and fills in whenever the evening weather guy is off. He is also on most holidays.
KTTV- Phil Shuman is an improvement over Jean anyday. He's a strong anchor.