TVNZ’s shallow talent pool really starting to bite (Dec. 13, 2012)

Morrissey3

13 December 2012 at 7:07 am

TVNZ’s shallow talent pool really starting to bite
Television One Breakfast, 6:45 a.m., Thursday 13 December 2012

Is there really nobody better than Rawdon Christie to front Breakfast television? Not only does he lack on-air rapport with his female co-presenters, but his comments on practically everything are comically ill-informed and naïve.

A particularly sad example of his lack of nous was evident this morning….

NADINE CHALMERS ROSS: I just find it extraordinary that this minister is trashing the reputation of this expert and yet she will not release the report.

RAWDON CHRISTIE: But Minister Collins must have a good reason for not disclosing the report. She’s a VERY canny operator.

PETRA BAGUST: Hmmmmm.

RAWDON CHRISTIE: I mean, she’s a VERY smart politician.

NADINE CHALMERS ROSS: Hmmmmm. We-e-e-e-e-ell….

Christie continues to blither on in support of the government, while the women maintain a tense silence. I predict the axe will fall on this fellow before long…

• muzza3.1

  13 December 2012 at 7:54 am

  Good back stories of the situation, including reference to the Binnie press release HERE

  EDIT: The calibre of those who present *news* in NZ is so awful, it begs the question.

  What is their job!
• freedom3.2

  13 December 2012 at 7:56 am

  but they are raising the bar with Toni Street taking over from Petra for 2013. -sarc
  • Morrissey3.2.1

    13 December 2012 at 7:59 am

    <i>…Toni Street taking over from Petra for 2013.</i>
    
    Oh GOD! This is the END of the world!
    That Mayan prophecy thing was correct after all.
     
  • OneTrackViper3.2.2

    13 December 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Yes. Yes they are.
• Ennui in Requiem Mass for CV3.3

  13 December 2012 at 8:02 am

  There is nowhere squalid enough in Purgatory for such slothful commentary. It gets worse however, pure hubric content abounds. Check this…..is this the fare that you the living have been reduced to by their media?http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/8070895/Miley-Cyrus-dog-dead
• tc3.4

  13 December 2012 at 8:08 am

  Rawdon Christie is TVNZ’s answer to Bruce Forsyth, ‘nice to see you…. to see you nice ‘

  A vacuous shill for the NACT gov’t is what TVNZ has always been about since mid 08 as that man Joyce knows how to control the message via his usual tactics honed from his time at mediawonks.

  The only one with credibility is Peter Williams and he’s too smart to take those gigs and to busy playing golf with the right folk in remuera. He knows they need to keep at least one face the geriatrics (their core demographic) can recall.
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