I can’t be the only one who’s noticed that television news is being infiltrated by blonde bombshells (contrasted in flavor by an occasional Asian female). Is it a journalism degree or Clairol?

The 21st century is likely to go down as the ‘Blonde and Busty Anchorwoman’ generation. Like pharmaceutical TV ads on prime time news, blondes are everywhere.

MSNBC promotes a pnueumatic Rita Cosby, who appears more adept at rushing through buffet lines than my close friend, Bambi Hambi.

Is Rita a great broadcast journalist? Her on air credentials appear to be more of a full cup and a photogenic smile, than in-depth reporting.

An early entry to blonde-dom and TV news is the authoritative CNN franchise, Paula Zahn. Apparently blondes on TV news can only smile if they’re under 30.

I watch Fox for comic relief or to gain hourly lessons in red state spin control. There’s a Fox blonde who goes to extraordinary trouble to darken her roots and is named after President Carter’s daughter and a box of cereal.

I know a few guys who would stalk Fox’s Laurie Dhue, who wins my ‘Blonde Bombshell’ award for TV News 2007.

The most blonde non-blonde award would go to Katie Couric formerly of The Today Show, now of CBS Evening News. Nothing shows the road to 50 faster than a brunette who used to be. Katie got Dan Rather’s job and really shook things up. Or not.

The meanest blonde award needs to be sent FedEx to CNN’s Nancy Grace. I’d be afraid to piss her off in person.

The tough-as-nails blonde award would go to Fox’s Greta Van Susteren. Tough, because she’s a lawyer. Tougher, because she can spell and afford plastic surgery.

ABC’s Diane Sawyer displays grace, elegance, charm, and a delightful ability to get the cameraman to forget how to focus a lens.

Leaving the bombshell category, but ranking high atop the male blonde list is MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, and CNN’s Lou Dobbs. Chris appears regularly on Saturday Night Live.

Fully 60-percent of the Top Female Anchors listed on TV Heads are blonde, blondish. Only 5 percent of the US population is considered blonde.

So, you want a career in broadcast journalism? Go blonde. That’s the fast track.

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