bpl2012 wrote:
If she is not Matt's replacement at 7 a.m. then after 2018 they will move her over to MSNBC and team her up with Stephanie Rhule (or like host) for a couple of hours after Morning Joe. If she is Matt's replacement they will wait until after the 2020 Presidential elections.
I dont think you can ever send her to ms as every story would be "Megyn Failed & is getting demoted" (See Brian Williams).
I wonder if she can even be sent to ms in her contract.
I ask the board to bear with me in my following statements as I like Megyn so not a bash but a view that may be controversial but has to be said in a frank discussion.
If you look at the most popular female morning show anchors it was the girl next door/pta mom type. The Joan Lunden/Katie Couric/Savannahs. Yes there are exceptions most notably Diane Sawyer going from that stone faced serious newswoman to a morning anchor but it did take time.
Megyn now is Stone Cold & Hard News. I say now because way back when she did show the other side of herself (the side you need in the mornings).
But I dont see her connecting with a morning news viewer crowd. How do you see her fitting in between Savannah & Happy Hour with KLG & Hoda?
We havent even been told what kind of show she is doing.
Is it the 3rd hour of Today
Is it the 3rd hour in the Al & Dylan Mold
Is it some other direction?
To do a 9am show being stone cold & serious will not do.
Can she or will she want to do a 180 to try to get that crowd?
I would have loved to see her do some documentaries as her transition but now she got a failed Sunday night show hanging over her & a lot of people already are rooting for her to fail.
Yes this is going to sound sexist but for the 9am hour she is going to have to soften her demeanor & image. Is that unfair to say, of course. But in tv land the only thing that matters is ratings. I dont think a hard edge Megyn ( Or anybody for that matter) cuts it in the 9AM slot or even more in the 7AM slot.
Look at Deb Norville the viewers didnt take to her & it took her years to recover & then going to a syndicated news/tabloid show rather than back to news.
Again this is Not to bash Megyn but just honest thoughts I have with this whole situation.
A message to Megyn. I hope you go & hit a home run & then this whole board can throw my posts back at me & tell me how wrong I was!