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Radio News Readers

faceman · 2009-01-21 13:47:24

It seems that most newsreaders on the radio are women, certainly on any commercial stations i listen to. Im confused as to why this is. I'd hate to think that its for some stupid reason like "sexy voices" FTW giving dismal news?! To me, I prefer to have the news read by someone who sounds like they understand what they are…

21-01-2009 1:47pm

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faceman

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It seems that most newsreaders on the radio are women, certainly on any commercial stations i listen to. Im confused as to why this is. I'd hate to think that its for some stupid reason like "sexy voices" FTW giving dismal news?!

To me, I prefer to have the news read by someone who sounds like they understand what they are reading and carry some intelligence in their ability.

Any thoughts or am I just a cranky old fart??

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#2 21-01-2009 1:52pm

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Chirpy wimmins on low budget stations is pretty much par for the course. I'm sure your reasoning is correct, "hey the worlds ending but never mind love".

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