Score one for the seasoned female TV news reporters with minds like steel traps, political and media institutional memory and experience spanning decades. CNN's Candy Crowley breaks the Sunday spin show millennium glass ceiling replacing as John King on "State Of The Union." King's taking over Lou Dobbs 7p slot.
Mediaite's Steve Krakauer talks to Crowley about her new gig starting next Sunday. The show's been cut to one hour.
John King introduced Candy (she's been with CNN since 1987) on Sunday's show:
Candy's impressive resume includes a stint at my former radio network - Mutual. We both also worked at Metromedia's WASH FM in DC waaaay back.
Congratulations, Candy! You're an inspiration to many of us post-menopausal ex-broadcast babes...
This is why I love Candy. No ego. "I've never tried to stand out or make a name for myself. I always just wanted to do the story. If you do stand out and make a name for yourself, that's great. But I don't know anybody – well, yeah, I do – most people I know are in this because they love to find things out. They love to report, they love to tell things, they love to relay things to people. I'm consistently startled when people come up to me." Mediabistro 2007 Candy interview
It's not about looks its about being able to present an intelligent, political show. Apparently intelligence is something you don't have.
ReplyDeleteNicely put, Marty. And anon--your "point" was exactly Marty's. Perhaps next time you should have a friend help you read this blog, what with all those tough 2 syllable words.
ReplyDeleteOne thing we can ALL agree on - Thank goodness Klein didn't pick Jeanne Moos!!!
ReplyDeleteI also find it interesting (though I don't know why it's interesting) that none of the stories I have read about Candy Crowley taking over SOTU (STFU?) mentioned Monica Crowley or Alan Colmes. Hmm...I'll have to pnder that a bit.
Anon, you must understand I'm busting the stereotype in a satirical way. I'm just saying what everyone else is thinking but won't say.
ReplyDeleteThere are too many vapid PYTs on TV broadcast and cable news channels.
Candy is a solid journalist and I'm pleased and proud that she's finally got the recognition she deserves for years of hard work, although I thought Howard Kurtz was a bit condescending in asking Candy how she felt about getting such an "exalted" position. Kurtz never would've asked a male host that.