Ben Stein on Wall Street "Money Honeys"
Via TVNewser, I found this article by Ben Stein on how watching business news on TV has gotten like looking at a Victoria's Secret catalog.
Stein focuses mostly -- surprise -- on the new Fox Business Network. But he also brings up CNBC hosts Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett. He correctly points out that the "money honey" trend started with Ms. Bartiromo. I'll add that I've caught Bloomberg TV several mornings recently (carried on the E! channel), and Bloomberg's female anchors are pretty easy on the eyes as well.
Why the "money honey" trend?
Well, most business TV viewers are men. And you don't have to be Rupert Murdoch or Roger Ailes to know what that means in hiring on-air talent.
fyi the one money honey ( who would probably smack me if she heard me call her that) who is worth listening to is amanda lang of bnn.com. her show is called squeeze play and shes a sharp cookie.
Posted by: madharry | March 19, 2008 at 10:26 PM
madharry: I'm not familiar with her (but that doesn't mean anything), but thanks for pointing her out.
Posted by: John | March 19, 2008 at 10:37 PM