news babes and hunks

~terry Tue, Jan 13, 1998 (13:08) seed

News babes and hunks. You get the idea.

~LauraMM Tue, Jan 13, 1998 (14:15) #1

Like Peter Jennings

~nan Tue, Jan 13, 1998 (15:21) #2

Like Peter Jennings Wonderful voice.

~terry Tue, Jan 13, 1998 (22:29) #3

OK. I'll go with Catherine Crier for openers. With Diane Sawyer and Paula Zahn tied at second place. Locally, it would have to be Channel 24 KVUE's Judy Maggio. And KEYE's Christie Fletcher and Teri Chapelle (sp?) would be tied for second place. Too bad Kate Kelly moved to SF, she was the hands down leader locally for a while. SF's good fortune I guess. Did you know they had to abandon her real name after her first show because it was so suggestive? Any ideas as to what it was? Come on, take a guess.

~Wolf Tue, Jan 13, 1998 (22:39) #4

Debbie Dallas?

~terry Wed, Jan 14, 1998 (17:39) #5

Guess again.

~alyeska Wed, Jan 14, 1998 (23:37) #6

Like the young man who plays the lead in Amistad, I can't pronounce or spell his name.

~terry Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (00:00) #7

It was Kate Supple. The crew broke up in hysterics the first time they heard it and the producer said she'd have to change it.

~terry Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (05:35) #8

Here is an excellent news babe central page: http://www.redblazer.com/news/babeindex.html

~terry Tue, Feb 24, 1998 (15:04) #9

Now linked to tpic 4 in the 'babes' conference.

~terry Sun, Mar 1, 1998 (11:12) #10

I think Gloria Borger, from Face the Nation, is cute.

~zx6rider Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (18:20) #11

Angelina Jolie, Gillian Anderson, Peta Wilson ... a blond, a brunette, and a redhead. I have well-rounded star-lusts! Never let it be said that I have a type...

~zx6rider Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (18:21) #12

whoops... i thought the topic read "NEW babes and hunks" not NEWS. So sorry. I'll be visiting the optomatrist now... and the spellchecker

~terry Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (21:41) #13

Nope, it's news, and you're pretty on target with Gillian. I'm not that familiar with the other two. Please describe?

~terry Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (21:45) #14

I mean that Gillians so cool we'll have to let it slide. But these are babes that are newscasters/weatherwomen/commentators. Who's your favorite news person of the female gender (babe or not)?

~zx6rider Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (22:59) #15

Jodi Applegate, weekend anchor of the TODAY show... she's kinda 'girl next door' cute, but mostly she's fun. I get the impression she's the one that'll try anything once, even if its gooey.

~zx6rider Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (23:04) #16

As to the other two I mentioned, Angelina Jolie (or is it Angelica...my mind is going) is the daughter of Jon Voight and recently starred in GIA, the movie about the supermodel who died of AIDS in the 80's. Movie is really good, her performance incredible. Peta Wilson plays Nikita on USA's La Femme Nikita based on the movie. And now I will get back to the news...

~terry Thu, Mar 5, 1998 (05:17) #17

Austin's top ten newsbabes preliminary results are in, send in more emails as we're going to go through one more round of judging before the final results are posted. http://www.spring.com/newsbabes

~terry Sun, Mar 8, 1998 (20:39) #18

Some feedback on http://www.spring.com/newsbabes THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP ON THE NEWSBABE WEBPAGE. WE APPRECIATE IT AND ARE PROUD TO BE INVOLVED. THANKS..FOX 7 This is from the local Fox affiliate!

~lafn Fri, Jul 31, 1998 (17:32) #19

(Terry) http://www.spring.com/newsbabes THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP ON THE NEWSBABE WEBPAGE. WE APPRECIATE IT AND ARE PROUD TO BE INVOLVED. THANKS..FOX This is from the local Fox affiliate! OK Terry, here's your first advert ...go after them!!

~terry Sat, Aug 1, 1998 (07:10) #20

I'm getting "Motorblade Postering Service" to put out hundreds of Spring flyers all over town to try and generate some local, Austin traffic. We'll see if it picks up.

~riette Wed, Aug 5, 1998 (14:07) #21

Good luck! I do hope more people will come. We have so much fun here, and more people will make it even merrier.

~samiam Thu, May 27, 1999 (20:06) #22

~wolf Tue, Jun 1, 1999 (18:51) #23

ok, sam youare....just browsin' huh?

~riette Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (16:17) #24

Well, Sam iam, if you are after bare legs on Pam, you will find them here and there, you will find them anywhere ... and you WILL in the dark....

~GrMex Fri, Feb 4, 2000 (22:30) #25

What do you think of Meredith Vierra of The View

~sprin5 Sat, Feb 5, 2000 (11:32) #26

She's nice. I liked her as a reporter and she seems pretty intelligent.

~aschuth Sun, Feb 6, 2000 (17:02) #27

How's that look like, Terry? Hello GrMex!

~sprin5 Sun, Feb 6, 2000 (19:55) #28

You mean how does Meredith Viera look? She looks like an American woman, leaning to the hip side, she's a saavy ex-newscaster.

~KarenR Sun, Feb 6, 2000 (20:00) #29

Why is this Babes conference topic linked to Drool?

~MarciaH Sun, Feb 6, 2000 (21:16) #30

It probably started there. It is Terry's creation and since it includes hunks it was considered worthy, I imagine. Just guessing, though...hafta ask him, which I guess you are!

~sprin5 Sun, Feb 6, 2000 (23:55) #31

We can unlink it if you like.

~KarenR Mon, Feb 7, 2000 (00:00) #32

Thanks, I think that would be appropriate.

~sprin5 Mon, Feb 7, 2000 (09:21) #33

OK will do!

~MarciaH Mon, Feb 7, 2000 (13:01) #34

Tsk Tsk. Karen...Pulling up the ladder to the Ivory Tower again?! Gotta protect those delicate sensibilities from the rest of Spring ;)

~stacey Mon, Feb 7, 2000 (19:13) #35

that'd be why I've never ventured in... sad... but true.

~aschuth Thu, Feb 10, 2000 (16:09) #36

Terry: She looks like an American woman What's that mean - loads of makeup, half starved, unwavering smiling face?

~MarciaH Thu, Feb 10, 2000 (19:16) #37

Oh dear! That does not describe me at all, and I most definitely am an American woman

~stacey Fri, Feb 11, 2000 (12:15) #38

(music) Amer-i-can woman...

~autumn Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (16:28) #39

I, too, would like to hear Terry's definition of an American woman.

~aschuth Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (17:08) #40

[Awww, guess we got ourselves a bit painted in a corner. Terry, you jump first!]

~terry Fri, Nov 8, 2002 (09:57) #41

The 2002 news babes is now up at http://www.spring.net/newsbabes

~jerryspringer Mon, Nov 18, 2002 (17:08) #42

Ilona Torok is my favorite news babe in Austin, TX. I like Mellisa Gale too.

~terry Mon, Nov 18, 2002 (22:12) #43

You've got to go for her just by the name. It could be a character in a Conan movie. From the kvue.com website: Q: Do you have any superstitious items you wear on the air? A: No, but I always do a little dance before I start. Sometimes it helps me relax if I'm nervous. Now, if they would include that dance in the on the air portion, she might get more votes.

~jerryspringer Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (10:40) #44

My wife thinks Ilona Trok is not that pretty at all. She has a big butt. It is true. She is not zize 2 either. But I like her.

~terry Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (11:10) #45

Who is your number two pick?

~jerryspringer Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (13:57) #46

Melissa Gale is my another favorite of mone. She is early morning KNVUE anchor.

~terry Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (14:29) #47

What do you think of the web poll results for the other Austin news babes? Agree with the choices pretty much?

~jerryspringer Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (14:47) #48

I agree with the web poll's choice. They are fine female anchors. I wish to know the statics of each anchor. How many votes for who. Is it possible to provide the information?

~terry Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (19:30) #49

Sure, we could put that on a page and link to it from newsbabes. It will take a bit of time to pull together though. Put I'll put it on my project list. Voting is going on for the 2003 newsbabe. Kate Kelly wins the all time newsbabe every year without fail.

~jerryspringer Wed, Mar 5, 2003 (13:22) #50

Go Bianca Balogh of KVUE! She is a babe!

~terry Sun, Mar 30, 2003 (11:44) #51

Elizabeth Dannheim, KEYE.

~wildwilly Fri, Jun 27, 2003 (09:49) #52

Jen Ohlson, the KXAN sports reporter is smokin' hot. I always see her at local races and she is put together. I can't wait to see her do a local triathlon. She'll have to be in a swimsuit!!!!!!!

~Gregory Fri, Jun 27, 2003 (11:38) #53

When can we see more of her. I've yet to see this news babe. I have a feeling I'm mmissing something.

~mikeg Sun, Jun 29, 2003 (10:02) #54

You think she's hot, Willy? I can't see it myself...

~terry Fri, Jul 4, 2003 (10:33) #55

We'll be posting the latest results soon in the newsbabes poll. What are your other choices Willy?

~terry Fri, Jul 4, 2003 (11:31) #56

2003 News Babe Results no votes chan newsbabe 1 353 42 Coco Douglas 2 212 7 Katherine Kisiel 3 143 42 Elizabeth Dannheim 4 121 24 Kim Barnes 5 93 42 Sabra Gertsch 6 89 36 Wendy Woolfolk 7 81 36 Kimberly Ball 8 57 24 Ilona Torok 9 51 42 Teresa Rodriguez 10 48 36 Jenni Lee 11 47 7 Laurie Kovach 12 46 36 Julie Shields 13 42 24 Judy Maggio 14 39 42 Cile Spelce 15 38 24 Bianca Balogh 16 29 42 Connie Swinney 17 25 7 Eileen Gonzales 18 19 36 Jen Ohlson 18 19 36 Jenna Cooper 20 18 36 Laura Skirde 21 17 42 Jennie Blankenship 22 16 36 Leslie Cook 23 14 42 Laura Berry 23 14 7 Laura Whitley 25 12 36 Donna Rapado 25 12 24 Melissa Gale 26 7 24 Amy Johnston 27 5 7 Diane Quest 27 5 24 Olga Campos 30 4 24 Pamela McCown 31 3 36 Veronica Obregon 32 2 36 Sally Hernandez

~jerryspringer Sun, Jul 27, 2003 (13:58) #57

There are lots of changes happned to news babes in Austin, Texas. 1. Sabra Gertch and Cile Spelce were let go from KEYE at the end of 2002. 2. Judy Maggiop left KVEU for KEYE and will start anchoring on October. 3. Laurie Kovach left Texas for France because her husband was transfered there as HELL Computer's exective job. 4. Leslie Cook left KXAN and now live in Washington, DC with husband. 5. Jenna Cooper of KXAN left for Atlanta Fox station.

~terry Sun, Jul 27, 2003 (14:14) #58

What did you think of the most recent results?

~stacey Thu, Aug 7, 2003 (22:57) #59

Hey Jerry... why'dya decide not to run in Cali??

~terry Sat, Aug 9, 2003 (15:55) #60

I think he might be a Texas guy. Those residency requirements can get in the way.

~jerryspringer Thu, Aug 14, 2003 (10:43) #61

Did you see the new evening nchor Christine Hass? She is a babe. Atleast with makeup.

~jerryspringer Thu, Aug 14, 2003 (10:44) #62

Jerry Springer tried to run senetorial election in IOWA.

~terry Sat, Aug 16, 2003 (11:09) #63

No, I'll have to check it out. Elizabeth Dannheim seems to be moving up the charts. My list sorely needs updating.

~jerryspringer Sat, Sep 6, 2003 (19:46) #64

Juddy is coming back to news as an anchor of KEYE News on October. KVUE brought Christine Hass to compete with Juddy in KEYE.

~jerryspringer Tue, Nov 11, 2003 (20:31) #65

After Thanks Giving Hoiliday week, the local newspaper will report the viewing rates of local news programs in Austin market. I am very interested in knowing how well KEYE improve its rate after Judy joined KEYE.

~terry Wed, Nov 12, 2003 (08:48) #66

What was the name of the news babe that preceded her? I thought she was good. Definitely a strong candidate for our annual poll. The very nordic looking blond.

~jerryspringer Wed, Nov 12, 2003 (22:15) #67

Terry, The news anchor that preceded Judy was not a blond. She is a brunette. Her name is Teresa Rodriguez. She is anchoring KEYE News at weekend nights.

~terry Wed, Nov 12, 2003 (23:28) #68

Actually there was, but I can't remember her name. What is her name?

~terry Wed, Nov 12, 2003 (23:29) #69

Oh well, back to watching the Best Damn Sports Show Period.

~jerryspringer Wed, Dec 10, 2003 (22:16) #70

http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/holloway/1203/120803.html The web page tells you an intereting story. Please read it.

~terry Mon, Dec 15, 2003 (14:05) #71

I did. This line got me a little smile: In other anchor news, News 8's evening newscaster Nicole Traynor bolted last week to get married, and Erica Riggins has been named her replacement. Can you visualize her jumping out of her anchor chair and bolting off the set in a bridal gown?

~autumn Wed, Dec 17, 2003 (23:22) #72

What a throwback to the 50s--women quitting their jobs to get married??

~terry Thu, Dec 18, 2003 (07:25) #73

"bolted" That's way struck me. She bolted.

~admin Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:37) #74

Did you see the report on 60 Minutes last night on Afghanistan? They had an assesome new woman reporter who took fire on assignment. And documented it. She showed how we're fighting an invisible enemy and that we can't get over the line in to Pakistan. It was a great piece. Raw. Truthful. Best look at the situation that I've seen. Tivoed it, fortunately. I'll watch it again.

~djc68 Wed, Jul 14, 2004 (08:19) #75

What happened to Wendy Woolfolk at KXAN???

~terry Sat, Jul 17, 2004 (21:19) #76

She's still there.

~jerryspringer Mon, Aug 9, 2004 (19:41) #77

No one in KXAN says anything about Wendy. It is very strange.

~jerryspringer Mon, Aug 9, 2004 (19:42) #78

When do you show 2004 result?

~terry Wed, Aug 11, 2004 (06:22) #79

2004 results will be out in about a month.

~wolf Thu, Jul 21, 2005 (11:34) #80

just catching up on the babes conference. terry, "bolted" caught my eye too and made me laugh!! i had the same image of her leaping out of her anchor chair!! heard that matt lauer might be getting divorced already. why did he cut his hair? liked him better before.

~terry Thu, Apr 6, 2006 (23:50) #81

Austin's Top News Babes 2005 rank - station number - news babe 1 42 Elizabeth Dannheim 2 24 Christine Haas 3 7 Crystal Cotti 4 36 Michelle Valles 5 24 Amy Johnston 6 7 Jenni Lee 7 7 Katherine Kisiel 8 7 Marissa Wingate 9 42 Kim Miller 10 24 Ilona Torok 11 42 Julie Simon 12 36 Kate Weidaw 13 36 Jenny Hoff 14 36 Laura Skirde 15 24 Erin Ochoa 16 42 Susan Vessell 17 42 Judy Maggio 18 42 Bettie Cross 19 7 Linda Stratton 20 7 Tasha Martinez 21 36 Sally Hernandez 22 36 Julie Shields 23 36 Sonta Henderson 24 36 Sally Hernandez 25 36 Connie Swinney 26 36 Katie Evans 27 36 Silva Harapetian 28 42 Elisa Robin 29 42 Jennie Blankenship 30 42 Leslie Coons 31 42 Seema Mathur 32 42 Nanci Wilson 33 8 Allison Topperwein 34 24 Melissa Gale 35 24 Olga Campos 36 24 Quita Culpepper 37 36 Tonya Kerr 38 8 Jennifer Bordelon 39 8 Cristina Chavez 40 8 Amy Hadley 41 8 Hermelinda Vargas 42 8 Valerie Gutierrez 43 8 Veronic Castillo 44 8 Rachel Ellsberry 45 24 Clara Tuma 46 24 Angela Kocherga see http://www.spring.net/newsbabes/

~cfadm Fri, Apr 7, 2006 (08:16) #82

Good list.

~austinsam Sat, Oct 18, 2008 (19:49) #83

Great new list of Austin's top newsbabes at http://spring.net/newsbabes I see Shannon Wolfson with KXAN 36 has edged out Liz Dannheim for the top spot, I guess she got booted off KEYE 42?

~cfadm Fri, Oct 24, 2008 (16:42) #84

Awesome.