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There seems to be a void of Black journalists hosting national news talk shows, such as Hannity, Olbermann, David Gregory, Scarborough, O'Reilly, etc. With the exception of NPR's WASHINGTON WEEK Host Gwen IFill, no other major or cable news network has a Black journalist hosting a news or political talk show.
Just wondering the cause of such under-representation at the networks.
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There seems to be a void of Black journalists hosting national news talk shows, such as Hannity, Olbermann, David Gregory, Scarborough, O'Reilly, etc. With the exception of NPR's WASHINGTON WEEK Host Gwen IFill, no other major or cable news network has a Black journalist hosting a news or political talk show.
Just wondering the cause of such under-representation at the networks.
Why don't you ask network executives? They make the decisions as to who appears on the air.
That's an interesting observation. For years there was Ed (can't remember the last name) on 20/20, and Bernie (memory fail) at CNN. Tamryn Hall is on in the daytime on MSNBC. Don't know why more minorities don't go in for broadcast journalism, but in my town there are several top anchors, women, on the local channels.
There seems to be a void of Black journalists hosting national news talk shows, such as Hannity, Olbermann, David Gregory, Scarborough, O'Reilly, etc. With the exception of NPR's WASHINGTON WEEK Host Gwen IFill, no other major or cable news network has a Black journalist hosting a news or political talk show.
Just wondering the cause of such under-representation at the networks.
I would say that blacks are proportionately represented in the media just like other minorities.
Larry "The Sage" Elder - 790 KABC Talk Radio 9am - noon Monday - Friday. Back on the radio after a year long break. You can stream him live on the web.
He's my favorite. http://www.larryelder.com/bio.html (broken link)
I don't consider Larry a "black" talk show.
He's got a radio show that deals with political issues and he happens to have skin pigment. Big Deal.
There's also Tom Joyner he does a different type of radio show - more like Morning drive time talk.
I would say that blacks are proportionately represented in the media just like other minorities.
True. Why should race be considered in hiring a news person? It should be the best person for the job.
Another silly thread trying to stir up the masses.
That's an interesting observation. For years there was Ed (can't remember the last name) on 20/20, and Bernie (memory fail) at CNN. Tamryn Hall is on in the daytime on MSNBC. Don't know why more minorities don't go in for broadcast journalism, but in my town there are several top anchors, women, on the local channels.
Ed Bradley
Fox has Harris Faulkner.
Lester Holt
Al Roker
Debra Roberts (Al Rokers wife) Good morning America, 20/20 I think.
They are others I can't think of off the top of my head.
Ed Bradley
Fox has Harris Faulkner.
They are others I can't think of off the top of my head.
Ed Bradley - R.I.P.
Harold Dow - he was on 48 Hours and passed away recently.
Do you mean Bernard Shaw? He was on CNN. I don't watch CNN very often but I think he's still there.... I remember when he was on CBS news. He was ABC's Capital Hill reporter.
True. Why should race be considered in hiring a news person? It should be the best person for the job.
Another silly thread trying to stir up the masses.
A lot of people only want race to be used a viable criteria when it benefits a certain race, anything that doesn't benefit the race is considered racial profiling. It's also interesting that a lot of people expect businesses to equally hire blacks/whites/asians/mexicans but whites still make up a large majority in this country. If you want things to be fair then match the population makeup of the US.
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