Question: why do so many folks have issues with Raj Mathai?
Is it the GQ looks, the pretty-boy image, the notion that this 40 year-old anchor for NBC Bay Area is a lightweight?
The answer to all of the above is a decided "no."
I know Mathai and thought early on he was a softie. And a bad one at that, but clearly, if you meet him, you come to the conclusion he knows his shit.
And as far as the looks, hey, TV is a visual medium--it's not his fault that he has the 'Miami Vice' aura.
I have watched Mathai from his early days here as a sports anchor and now a newsie, (he anchors the 5, 6, and 11 PM cast); generally, I've been impressed with his smooth transition. He reads well and asks fairly pointed questions--what's not to like?
The Peninsula native has worked for NBC stations in Fresno, San Diego, and Arizona. As he settles into his new gig barely a year after he sat in the news chair, I expect him to get better. And that can only help NBC Bay Area and they need help.
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