> > > > > Jeff is Alexa's new whipping boy? I was just getting
>
> > > used
> > > > to
> > > > > him being hired back. I guess Kathy will have the
> last
> >
> > > > > laugh.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Poor Jeff, he did the 5AM news AND the 5PM news on
> > > > Wednesday. Hope Kathy sprung for a room for him at a
> > > nearby
> > > > Motel 6 to crash in between shifts.
> > > >
> > > > And, if this is just temporary while Valentine finds
> new
> >
> > > > co-anchors for the AM shows, who's he going to pick?
> > > > Deborah Duncan was the quintessential hostess.
> > Vivacious,
> > >
> > > > multi-talented, dynamic and fun to watch, but she's
> > > already
> > > > settled in at Belo's KHOU. And if he goes for the
> > classic
> > >
> > > > blow-dried, plastic male host (a la "PM Magazine"),
> > > viewers
> > > > will tune away in droves. So where do you find a
> > ego-less
> > >
> > > > Scott Sams-type and a similarly-talented Deborah
> > > > Duncan-type? It wasn't that many years ago when Suzie
>
> > > > Humphries was paired with any male host they could
> find
> > on
> > >
> > > > Ch 8's old "News Eight Etc" show, including John
> > Criswell.
> > >
> > > > Then they spun Criswell off into his own "AM" show
> > later,
> > > > with little success.
> > > >
> > > > Here's my picks for GMT: Larry Dixon (provided he can
>
> > > hide
> > > > his industry burnout) and Midge Hill. Both very
> > familiar
> > > to
> > > > local audiences, both are probably attractive still,
> and
> >
> > > > both have long reputations as being audience-friendly
> > and
> > > > sincere. Cogill's ok for comic relief, but he should
> > only
> > >
> > > > come in small doses (like the "Why Guy") and not
> leaned
> > > upon
> > > > to carry the whole morning show. And, budget or not,
> > > change
> > > > up the set. Looks too much like a 50-something's
> > reading
> > > > room.
> > > >
> > > > And the big question: How on earth do you fit Alexa
> > into
> > > > any of these future plans??? (Easy...you DON'T.
> Buckle
> >
> > > her
> > > > up and head her back to GREECE.)
> > > >
> > > > Valentine = Change for the sake of change (and hoping
> > > things
> > > > will fall into place by themselves later and will make
>
> > him
> > > a
> > > > hero)
> > > >
> > > Good Morning Prez- when you are off the air for over 10
> > > months, it is amazing what that does for the ego. fyi
> > >
> >
> > SS get yourself back to work -- its more fun to tell
> someone
> > who is working how to do their job.
> >
> Hello Texastime,
>
> That's what i have had... a LOT of Texas time to reflect and
> learn! One thing i have learned is to never tell anyone else
> how to do their job. I was just responding to Prez that a
> person can become VERY Humbled when that person is "let go"
> after 20 years with one company. thanks for your comments.
> ss
to be more clear, I was just saying I was ready to see you back working and saying that of course we will be here making comments on how its going. Good Luck getting something going.