Reporters or infobabes?

Welcome back, it's good to see you again!  It's been a while since I've been here.  I've only been sick about 4 times this winter, I've been working on my website and still am hoping to have that up and running within the next few weeks, but have decided to try to keep this blog running for the foreseeable future.  However, it's going to be a little less Missouri Tiger-centric than it has been so far.  There is just too much to talk about that doesn't involve Gary Pinkel and Mike Anderson.  Tiger sports will always be a passion of mine, but there are other things I enjoy talking about also.  Something you probably know that I enjoy talking about is women, and that's what I plan to talk about today.  While I enjoy beautiful women, I'm not just interested in beautiful women that have no talents other than being beautiful.  I don't believe I'd find Michelle Pfeiffer to be nearly as interesting if she didn't have the talent to go with that incredible beauty.  But today we're going to talk about something that's been bugging the shit out of me.  Exactly when did being beautiful become a pre-requisite for being a television news or sports reporter?  Now some of these ladies have some degree of talent but lets be honest, if they didn't look the way they do, they wouldn't be on television.
Jenn Sterger:

Never has anyone milked more face time from her 15 minutes of fame than Jenn.  She first burst on the scene during a random fan shot during the 2005 Florida State vs Miami football game after which Brent Musburger commented that "1,500 red blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State".  Using the 2 attributes that the plastic surgeon gave her she worked her way from the head of the FSU Cowgirls to photo shoots for Maxim as well as Playboy.  She contributed a couple of articles to Sports Illustrated and has a role as a segment host on ABC's show, "Race to March Madness".  She also had a 7 month gig as the host of a Versus show, "The Daily Line".  Most recently she's been known for the receiver of several text and photo messages from Brett Favre while both were working for the New York Jets.  At least we can be grateful that she finally got the gunslinger to retire.
Kiran Chetry:

You can find a lot of people that wouldn't believe that Kiran belongs on a list like this since they believe she is a legitimate talent.  She first appeared nationally in 2001 on Fox News as a reporter.  In 2007 she left Fox after they failed to meet some of her demands for a contract renewal, one of which reportedly was the network fire her co-host Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America and info-bimbo in her own right.  While Kiran may have more talent than the others written about here, let's make no mistake, Barbara Walters she ain't.
Ines Sainz:

Ok, let's take this to another level.  Ines Sainz works for TV Azteca as host of a sports interview program that was created by she and her husband.  Reportedly she proposed to Tom Brady before the 2010 Super Bowl and she's done more swimsuit photo shoots than Kathy Ireland.  Ines doesn't really make any attempt to hide the fact she's using her sexuality to promote her career, basically she embraces it.  Frankly, she makes Jenn Sterger look like Diane Sawyer.
The weather here in Kansas City has been brutal so far this month and it doesn't sound like it's going to get better anytime soon.  It does however give me some more time to write, and hopefully I'll have something else for you this weekend.  Stay warm folks.