I hear from people on the inside she's dumb as a box of rocks, and lazy too. I personally can't bring myself to watch!
I get a lot of e-mail about Elizabeth Cook, KPIX, (CBS5), anchor at 5 PM-- the above quote is from a local media wag.
I've only sparingly watched Cook just to make sure that her critics are merey half-right.
She can read a teleprompter with passion, give her that. And she looks like your proverbial 21st century anchorette, complete with perfect hair and teeth, but that's about it. (Surprise).
For those who think she's the next journalistic Evita, I offer you up this marvelous vignette. My favorite:
What are the top three skills college journalism students should be working on in order to be prepared for their first broadcasting job?
-Writing
-Writing
-Writing
Whoa, very deep, Liz.
And how do you view the president's policy on Iraq?
Then again, there's this:
(Scale from 1-10: solid 7)
OK, Liz: a few questions:
1. Who's the president of France?
2. Name the last SF mayor before Ed Lee.
3. What does N.A.T.O. stand for?
4. How many points in a touchdown?
5. Who is Dan Rosenheim and what does he do?
BONUS QUESTION:
Have you ever been approached by KRON about a weather gig?
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Rich, those questions are more difficult than the ones asked of GOP candidates for President!
ReplyDeleteLay off of Elizabeth Cook, she does a good job.
NOT REALLY ANONYMOUS, BECAUSE SHE ISN'T COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY AND OR PROFESSIONALLY. SHE SOUNDS LIKE THIS: ON CHANNEL 5, 55555555555555555555555555555555555555 SHE DRAGS HER WORDS TOO OFTEN. ELIZABETH COOK ISN'TQUICK WITH HER THOUGHT PROCESS EITHER WHICH IS WHY SHE DRAGS THE WORD 555555555555555555555555555555555555555
DeleteGOOD GRIEF! WE ALL KNOW WHAT CHANNEL WERE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO BUT IT'S NOT A CLEAR MESSAGE IF ELIZABETH COOK IS COANCHORING CHANNEL 5 NEWS. VERONICA DE LA CRUZ IS QUICK WITH HER WORDS AND SHE IS MUCH BETTER TO LISTEN TO THAN ELIZABETH COOK, PERIOD.
She's waiting for the rich contractor /developer or Silicon Valley ceo to come along. TV is fun play for her. Unless she's nutty vain like Terylin Jo was/is and deems no man good enough..just good enough to spend...
ReplyDeleteNews anchors basically read you news. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon who would I prefer to read me the day's news? Cheryl Jennings or Elizabeth Cook? I'll watch Elizabeth Cook..
ReplyDeleteI'd do her!!!
ReplyDeleteRich, I think you're being nasty about her. If her writing isn't that great, that's something she can work on. There are far worse anchors on television. She doesn't come across as "looking for a man to rescue her." Whoever wrote that is taking a cheap shot at her. As for the comment that Elizabeth thinks no man is good enough for her, I don't know that she has ever indicated that. Besides, I, too, am very discriminating about who I go out with. It's not about how rich they are, it's about how moral and ethical they are. And, unfortunately, there's aren't many men who are.
ReplyDelete1148-You can read about any local TV beauty who was young and single here in the bay area...and they ALL married big money...contractors to Monty Hall's son(oh yeah, he's a real looker!)..over and over. Not a one married your moral,ethical, community organizer-lol. Hey,Obama would never have gotten a date back in his day with these TV chicks..
ReplyDeleteThats life and how attractive TV woman roll.
She has that younger but dumb, Soledad O' Brien look. She's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteShe has a High Forehead...
ReplyDeleteIs Anne Curry of CNBC News considered Attractive?
ReplyDeleteMrs. Clint Eastwood was a news reader when she was "discovered"; it's good work if you can get it. Then again anything is better than Sandra Locke.
ReplyDeleteAnne Curry will be 55 years old on Saturday, so yes she is considered very attractive!
ReplyDeleteshe has a low fivehead
ReplyDeleteAnother News Reader turn you down for a date Rich? Maybe when you die you can be reincarnated as a Tampon...Then you would finaly be useful and be on a date too.
ReplyDeleteYou Just Suck you malignant prick...Please undersand Rich, you are NOTHING and the world knows it...I bet you do too.
What a douche bag, hating on her because she's a hottie anchor.
ReplyDeleteShe has a boyfriend/fiancee whom she never stops talking about. Plus, her daddy got her the job all but forcing the KPIX higher-ups to bring her aboard. Daddy said "pick a market" and Little Princess is now SF's problem. She's the one with the $$$ but her BF is good looking, for what it's worth. Also, she can't write worth a shit so she should practice what she preaches.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a pompous pain in the ass yet I keep coming back for more.
ReplyDeleteI'm an old-schooler in this market from another station. Yes, she is inexperienced, but so was I when I came to this market. So were al of us. She strikes me as being a decent person and she does have a presence on television. Cut her a break, Rich. You can find some easier and more deserving targets.
ReplyDelete1. Who's the president of France?
ReplyDeleteJacques Cousteau
2. Name the last SF mayor before Ed Lee.
Gabby New Summer!! I think? Oh wait! The guy that's the governor! What's his name?
3. What does N.A.T.O. stand for?
November Alpha Tango Oscar
4. How many points in a touchdown?
I LOVE Baseball!! Two, one on each end of the ball.
5. Who is Dan Rosenheim and what does he do?
I'd like to use my Lifeline.
BONUS QUESTION:
Have you ever been approached by KRON about a weather gig?
Yes but some short lady with a horse face and long hair and a tight top said "over my dead body!" and kicked me out of the elevator. OMG!! She was so extremely rude and territorial!!
She's hot.
ReplyDeleteWhoever the boyfriend is has a nice one there. He gets to look down at this hotness, sliding up and down on his pole. Imagine those juicy lips, as her long hair. And you just know that gap is sweet and tasty. She is quite a find.
I don't care if she's a spoiled brat rich kid, and I certainly don't care if Daddy Warbucks had to pull the strings to get her to KPIX. You know why? Because she's HOT, and that really is all the matters. Me likey! Me likey !! Is she a dodo bird? Probably, but who cares? To use an old Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson line about Terry Bradshaw, I don't care if she "couldn't spell C-A-T if you spotted her the C and the A." I just enjoy looking at her gorgeous mug as she reads the news at 5 PM. And props to the gold-digging boyfriend/fiancee who's polishing her off cuz she's top shelf all the way.
ReplyDeleteShe makes me throb. Just very hot. You know that box smells and tastes so sweet.
ReplyDeletegoofballs reading this mean post! you can do better rich
ReplyDeleteShe looks like Adam Sandlers wife in Jack and Jill.
ReplyDeleteMuch better than looking like Jill.
Wow!
ReplyDeleteSuddenly Rich's blog turned into the Penthouse Forums page on a few posts! Bow-wow-chicka-bow-wow!
Damn, she's HOT! I need to add her to my anchors-to-do list! She turned Rich down for a date, that's why he did the hit piece on her. I think she'll become his new Kristy Siefkin.
ReplyDelete12:22pm - uh yes, very contemporary words and phrases, references, everything you posted sounds
ReplyDelete40 years old.
She's already from money? Still fits the pattern..marry for looks. Then,later dump him or he cheats on her when she gets old-in more ways then one.
ReplyDeleteShe is an excellent storyteller and hits her stories out of the park during sweeps. She's classy, gracious, and a true professional. Some of these other remarks are unfounded and terrible.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who watches Ms. Cook read the news every night, I can only say that she does her "job" about as well as anyone else on this planet who's capable of reading out loud. Seriously; how can anyone possibly criticize a person whose job it is to read aloud, as being good or bad? One can either read, or one can't, and that nice-racked hair-helmet reads just fine - and - did I mention she has a lovely rack? Look: 1) She can read. 2) She has a nice rack. 3) What else do you need?
ReplyDeleteHer father Richard W. "Dick" Cook the former Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cook
Her boyfriend is the morning TV producer at KTVU
She did a great job in palm springs. Im looking at a newsreader on her old station who's face could stop a clock.
ReplyDeleteNews is news of all the Bay Area Anchoretts, I'll watch KPIX just to see her beautiful lips move in line with the teleprompter. I've gotta get my daily news somewhere, so why not watch her? She's gorgeous! re: "Dumb as a box of rocks?" If she can deliver the news, and prevent me from changing the channel, I'll follow her to what ever channel she lands on. So quit hate'n on her, stop the crude comments (really grow-up!), if you dont like here, go watch another channel.
ReplyDeleteWe watched channel five news and enjoyed it until Elizabeth Cook started interrupting the weather man and has to speak about weather before the guys report the weather. Seems like she loves attention and butts in on other peoples articles ! Me me me. Switched to another channel for our news.
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