Why are so many news reporters so ripped?

Well, they're on TV.

More important question is why they are posing like that, even if they are ripped.

I would imagine that a female reporter who posted bikini shots of herself would be flayed alive by social media

They're vain. They pursued jobs on TV. They like attention, they like to look at themselves, their appearances are criticized by the public, and many travel the country or the world working, working out in hotel gyms and fucking strangers.

Because they are thirsty fame whores. Very attractive ones.

Any other ridiculous questions, OP?

No?

OK then.

They're on television for one reason only: TO BE SEEN.

They're vain. They're egotistical. And narcissistic.

So naturally, they're going to be gym obsessed, as well.

People who crave attention and fame are all the same.

The craziest thing is these guys are on the air for MAYBE 30-45 seconds at a time. I can't watch a whole episode of ABC's Nightly News because of how rushed it feels. The male eye candy pop in to kiss David Muir's ass and then they're gone. The formula is so stale and cheesy.

Tomasz Schafernaker too.

Because they are failed models, so being on TV satisfies their fragile ego.

Have you ever noticed that "news reporters" are no longer REAL news reporters?

To me, they're just one step above reality tv people.

Fame whores. All of them.

Tomasz can schafer my naker whenever he wants!

No OP the question should be why aren't all people on tv ripped?

No one wants to see unsightly out of shape people over or underweight

Perhaps to compensate for their elsewhere lack of journalistic expertise, credentials or talent?

Not to mention the ridiculous outfits they pour those new reporters who are female into nowadays -- they are seem to wear the same ribbed mermaid contours-shaped dresses with their boobs hanging out or rounded into these ridiculous beachball shapes that would poke an eye out of TVs had 3-D vision. If they can dress like centerfolds on newscasts, I wanna see more of our handsome male reporters sporting muscular chest cleavage and tight pantswear regularly, too. :)

Not to change the subject but the ripped reporter at OP, James Longman, IS ONE OF THE GAYS.

Here's his fiance's instagram with several pics of them together

R13 that young man is a stud. Bravo.

Would love to see that reporter on real BBC.

[QUOTE] Here's his fiance's instagram with several pics of them together

Which one is the top?

Agree that if a woman reporter were to do the same thing (bikini shots), she would be skewered and deemed "unprofessional." Not sure why everybody is so thirsty.

The Ted Baxter / Ron Burgundy situation has come to pass. These are things that we used to make fun of and now it's the norm.

OP. You forgot me!

A lot of them are attention seekers. Ben Thompson (BBC News) is the same. Most of his Insta is pics of him in the gym. His Twitter is more focused on him talking selfies on the job, which has never made sense to me. We literally see him on the TV, so why does he also need to add photos of himself about to go on air?

He didn't used to be like that, but as with so many people who are in the public eye, it's become a game of one upmanship.

Feel free to objectify my gorgeous, talented husband, but make sure to subscribe to my Instagram.

How is this any different from the blonde bimbo-ism that permeates local news and Fox?

Whores.

Boris is ripped? anyone got a shirtless pic? I thought a year or so ago I saw a pic of him and his body looked quite average. Face is gorgeous though

Arizona State has a strong TV journalism program

People do journalism because they want to be famous but can't act or sing

I find it kinda distracting, honestly.

Boris is not ripped and he has gigantic moobs but he's still hawt. Very masculine.

I like cocks

What about Morgan Chesky @ NBC Nightly News? Ripped under his shirt?

Isn't Boris just beefy?

Phil Mattingly looks very nice, but I don't think he's very ripped.

He needs a cheeseburger.

I love to get under news anchors desks

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Whit JOHNSON.

Weren't anchorpeople always usually attractive? They are chosen to be on TV for a reason. I've never seen an ugly one. Almost always they look like Barbie and Ken dolls with perfect hair and teeth. The women are always blonde with tons of makeup and big boobs. Plus most aren't really investigative journalists though they may have a degree in broadcast journalism but they aren't out there risking their lives to expose corruption.

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The camera does add the ten pounds, the legend is true. So to look like anything at all when you're on camera all the time, weight and exercise are important components of delivering the desired image. Wardrobe, hair, makeup, camera placement, and lighting can only do so much.

Bunch of tacky whores.

Don’t forget Steven Romo

Phil's boys could tower over him when they get to be in third grade.

r13 not sure which one this is, but the rear view is 100%, back, shoulders (!) ass, etc.

There are a lot of hot guys on ABC. Somebody post their pictures please. Who was working this Sat with the English accent?

Andrew Dymburt is seriously nerdy hot. He has had a makeover and sitting in the coveted ABC Overnight News---where Anderson Cooper and David Muir and Matt Gutman got their starts. And he is a "bachelor"...

Walter Cronkite

Hubba, hubba!

Jacob Soborff is my dream man--he's so, well, dreamy . . .

45th reply and I’m the first to mention a certain NY1 weatherman who likes to show off in front of the camera……

Yes, because anyone who mentions him gets the thread shut down.

So; thanks for that.

Because he is not that impressive.

they

Are

Whores

There are a ton of gay men in TV news. Look at CNN. It's gotta be at least 70% of the male talent. And between the need to look good on TV and their own damage, you're gonna get ripped.

Gays on CNN: Cooper, LaDonna, Victor Blackwell, Will Ripley, Josh Campbell. I know I am missing a ton.

Brit hunk James Longman of ABC, they seem to be grooming him to move to their NYC head office

[quote] their NYC head office

I see what you did there.

I want to see NBC’s Sam Brock’s situation shirtless.

Sven Sundgaard can rape me.

I hope some of them make an effort to read and be informed. Between working the odd hours of a television reporter and hitting the gym every day I would they have time to keep up with current affairs by reading.

R57 Cause network news is we’re people go to get informed….

I love irony.

Don't forget Tom Hanson of CBS!

(he's also gay!)

Couldn't help notice the comment from John Barrowman on James Longman's recent Instagram post.

He's pretty much unknown in the UK. I remember he did a short documentary about his father's suicide and whether mental health problems are hereditary, but that's it.

Ben Thompson is leaving BBC Breakfast to go back to BBC World. He must have been disappointed not to get more airtime after Louise Minchin left, but Sally Nugent has a much higher profile after her Marcus Rashford interview exclusives. But he'll always have his Instagram and that Attitude cover and shoot.

James and fiancé Alex

^ link

Because your body matters more than your intellect in today's social media age.

Ratings!

Nothing new. Edward R. Murrow, Morley Safer, and Garrick Utley were ripped as fuck in the old days.

Morley got buff from trimming his eyebrows.

That was exercise for him.

James Longman has sad squinty eyes

Like you’d kick that fine ass out of bed!

Empty-headed vanity.

These guys have lots of downtime in remote locations between their 90 second segments. They're traveling constantly. It's either hit the motel gym or hit the bar with the cameraman and the rest of the crew. If they're working their way up the network ladder towards an anchor role, they know they need to keep in shape.

R32, it’s not 1991 anymore

[quote]Sven Sundgaard can rape me.

Does he even work anymore? i thought he got fired.

Also, he's about three feet tall.

When is Don Lemon going to display his front and back pillows?

I've always found James Longman to be so gorgeous.

I always wondered if he was a long man.

r77 no, he's British.

[quote]Boris is not ripped and he has gigantic moobs but he's still hawt.

pics of said giant moobs please

Tons of buff reporters in LA. Some of them are gay, too!

KTLA's Mark Mester

John Fenoglio (gay)

The BBC's Tomos Morgan shares videos of him power lifting in his garage.

And photos of his children and dog.

Chris Holmstrom

Carlos Saucedo (gay)

Yeah local news dudes are almost expected to be buff eye candy now

Raphael Pires 😍

[quote] Why are so many news reporters so ripped?

Why are so many news reporters so vapid?

R83, as adorable as Chris is, I’d hardly call him “ripped.”

Will Ripley's nasal-y voice kills my boner, but good for him for seemingly getting off the drugs.

You can have all those reporters. I want Rob Marciano. The weather is always hot when he is reporting.

R89, this is for you:

And one with Strahan:

Good one R11! I completely agree, and Mr. Cronkite is not wrong.

KHOU weatherman Blake Matthews

R87 He is fairly muscular. I just can't find any online pics of him shirtless. :-

I saw Rob Marciano a few days ago on TV reporting on the snow storm. he looked like shit.

Rob, as hot as he is, has those Italian genes. He will totally hit the wall very soon

Handsome (openly gay) Mark Taylor. He was posting sexy gym pix awhile back. He was an anchor at NBC in Columbus. Lots of fun to watch. Always covered the Pride events. Super nice. We talked a couple of times online. Now I guess he is in San Francisco. Hope he found happiness...

They’re all pretty hot and it’s hard to find a straight one in the bunch. Damn you Rob Marciano for being straight!

Is Jeremy Diamond from CNN gay? He went to George Washington University in DC which had a major gay population.

I'd hit it real hard. He's sexy.

[quote] He went to George Washington University in DC which had a major gay population.

Were there specific dorms for tops and dorms for bottoms?

R100, they assigned you top bunk or bottom bunk based on your preference. Make it easier that way.

nobody's going to mention Baruch Shemtov on Fox's Good Day New York?

Not sure if he's a gay, but, how could he not be...

He could be maintaining that body for a hot ,thin blonde with a velvety, silky pussy.

Is Mark Taylor's ass hairy, too?

[quote] hot ,thin blonde with a velvety, silky pussy.

nothing velvety or silky about the slit that smells like fish

[quote] nobody's going to mention Baruch Shemtov on Fox's Good Day New York?

[quote]Not sure if he's a gay,

Oh, honey, get your gaydar into the shop immediately.

He’s not only gay, but out and proud.

^ Rich and bourgeois

Rich and bougie is my favorite kind of newscaster!

Spiffy

From a different angle

Bill Hemmer was the first and still the best looking.

He's aging weirdly and works for terrible people.

They barely do any work, so they have all day to go to the gym.

They are just fame whores posing as "journalists".

They are news readers. They don't write anything.

And those weather people. computer software predicts the weather. They don't do shit.

James Longman's husband (fiancé?) Alex Brannan has a good podcast with a friend interviewing men who have come out later in life. Their last interview of 2021 was with Ivor Mountbatten, the cousin of the Queen who came out a few years ago after divorcing his wife and married his boyfriend.

^ Lord Ivar Mountbatten [upper left] with husband James Coyle, and the ancient pile

^ link

I stayed there. Friends rented it for a wedding. Not really a pile (Chatsworth is a pile), just a very big house. Nice but plainly last painted in the eighties when those bold greens and yellows and reds were big. The coolest thing is the photos of the royal family scattered throughout on this tabletop and that.

Isn't OP's guy that reporter who made a piece on being gay and Chechnya, during which he grabbed a Chechen cop's hand and placed it on his bulging chest?

Huh?

R121

That should be "gay in Chechnya", not "gay and Chechnya", r122.

I’m kind of a news reporter. Objectify me! Please?!

Tommi, amazingly, manages to be even worse on camera than his husband.

Thank you, R126, for the compliment!

Forgot to sign my name. I was practicing keeping my arms still (working on that flailing thing 😉).

Flailing arms burns lots of calories. Flailing his arms is how Gio stays in shape.

R91- I’d like to pretend that they just did filthy, filthy things to each other.

Staying on GMA/ABC, we need to discuss Gio’s tragic veneers. His horse teeth are downright distracting to say nothing of his fake ass broadcaster voice.

James was on ABC News Live

R131 I'll have you anywhere you want, James!

James has also been on set with David Muir twice this week. Bet they went back to Davids house and fucked. How could they not? Who knows when they will see each other again in person...

I always think Will Carr is sending secret messages to David Tyler Muir with his tight shirts.

R130 Gio is annoying as hell. Those horseteeth are something else. Plus, Gio’s a simpleton. Dumb as dirt.

James Longman on GMA Thursday morning. ABC is definitely eyeing him for something and working him through all of their news programs...Expect a promotion announcement.

Is Will Carr gay?

Will Carr looks like Muir's doppelganger, just with less hair.

Throwback: Friendly competition

What is Longman's boyfriend's podcast like? Because he seems rather young and pretty to do anything substantial, to honest. Which is unfair, yes, but time is precious and I'm already plugged into vapid through several other sources.

Might as well just listen to it R140

Oh, do I have to? Hasn't somebody else listened?

Where are all the hot local ripped reporters?

RIPPED?

Where?

He has a baby named Chanel and clutch purse also named Chanel.

Matt Gutman, Gio Benitez, and James Longman all seem very similar to me...

The one on the right is a news reporter here in New Zealand. Smoking hot ripped body.

Because they're mostly entertainers and influencers now, not true journalists.

American versus British Fabulosity

What's the 411 on this hottie KHOU tv reporter, Matt Dougherty? He was fired from a Florida station bavk in 2016 but then resurfaced on Houston tv.

Everyone knows about the Hollywood casting couch but people pretend that all the people with TV journalism jobs are brilliant and serious journalists who happen to look like porn stars.

They're there to look pretty so that eyes will stay glued to them as they read to you about the horrors of life on Earth.

Why do they post 'thirsty' narcissistic Instaho photos? Because their job is to attract viewers and because they are shameless narcissits who pursued work on camera so that they and others could gawk at them.

Hell, several TV weathermen have quit and become gay porn stars and say it's a more fulfilling job.

Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon are evidence of the inherent narcissism and look-at-me nature of people in the field.

They're both too old to be built like Instahos but still post photos and videos of themselves working out or objectifying themselves in some other way (Anderson likes to post weird photos flexing his biceps behind his head).

Since they can't rely on their abs and pecs, they instead both post photos of their Bravo Real Housewives-caliber lives paling around with C-list celebs like Kelly Ripa and Sunny Hostin, and now Anderson has a kid to exploit and Don has fluffy little dogs to exploit.

It's all about feeling important by getting people to look at them.

r1 If it's sexism, then look to the fraus.

female newscasters are expected to essentially be mommy bloggers. Albeit, back in the day, many female newscasters did sexy promo shots... but that was when men held the larger viewership.

while male newscasters especially if they're younger than 45 to be harlequinn romance novel eye candy.

And you find most of this male eye candy on morning and daytime shows... the frau's bewitching hours.