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We have LONG been devotees of the Today Show.  We’ve watched it for years, and we’ve read every book we can find out our hero, Katie Couric (how can you not love a smart, ex-cheerleader with style?).  Sure we don’t love Meredith, despite throwing in the towel on the campaign against her, but for the most part, we’ve been long time loyal patrons.  But lately, it’s really gotten out of control.  Not only are there FAR too many gimmicky comedic schticks that should be reserved for Leno and Letterman (Meredith at the McDonald’s drive thru – come on), but when they do report the news, it’s all about funny looking babies and new diet tricks.  Look, this is the staff of elaney, we aren’t looking for only hard news in wartorn countries, but the Today Show is starting to insult our intelligence.  At least later in the day, Horrible Hoda and KLG call a spade a spade and don’t pretend to be actual news.   And so we’ve decided, not flippantly and with deep regret, to make a switch.  Sigh.  Never thought this day would come.  What to you recommend for catching the morning news?

For most of our lives, we’ve loved Katie Couric.  We love her cute style, her wit, her fun loving personality.  How she says “New York women don’t wear panty hose.”  She’s just so cool!  And she made mornings for years and years so informed and interesting.  Fast forward to Fall 2006.  When Merideth Vieira came to the Today Show, we were not happy.  We didn’t like how she always commented on Matt’s good looks (so awkward), her goofy jokes, how she always rolled up her notes and hit Al with them, but today…we’ve decided to offer a truce.  Maybe it’s Joel McHale that has made the Today Show fun again, but you know what else, we like Merideth.  She’s not perfect.  She’ll never have Katie’s spot in our heart.  But she’s not all bad.  Even if she does wear panty hose.  What do you think?  Do you like Meredith?

We try to keep elaney a happy place.  We don’t like to say negative things about people unless it’s really called for.  However, we’ve given it two years now, and we just can’t get comfortable with Meredith Viera on the Today Show.  We don’t exactly have a Jessica Alba situation on our hands, but Meredith Viera is just no Katie Couric. Obviously that Katie Couric can dress like no businesswoman’s business, and we aren’t asking Meredith to have everything we love about Katie, but we just don’t get why Meredith gets to have our dream job?!?  Is she really as good as Jane Pauley, Barabara Walters, and of course, our beloved Katie Couric?  We’re trying to keep a Katie Couric style open mind, but we just don’t see it.  Readers, what do you think?

We’ve been writing about Katie a lot lately, and it just hit us why she doesn’t work on the CBS evening news.  She overpowers it.  Katie is such a personality that it’s distracting.  The forced, structured information she shares doesn’t catch your attention, because the viewers know her too well.  It’s not believeable, because she’s too famous.  People know that is not her personality.  Thoughts?

http://elaneymedia.com/2008/04/15/katie-says-cbs-you-later-part-2/

Like her, love her, hate her, leave her, it’s likely only a matter of time before our beloved Katherine Ann Couric (Monahan) gets the ax.  What do you think her next job should be?  There is talk of her replacing Larry King.  Personally, we’d probably cry tears of joy if she returned to Today (if Meredith comments on how hot Matt is one more time or uses the phrase “hubba hubba,” we’re switching to GMA).  So what do you think Katie’s next job should be?

http://elaneymedia.com/2008/04/11/couric-says-cbs-you-later/

Will she or won’t she leave?  Word on the street is that it’s only a matter of time.  CBS is consistently in third in the ranks of network newscasts.  In fact, Couric can’t best the ratings of Bob Schieffer (the interim anchor).  Hmmm…time will tell!