A couple weeks ago I had an exchange on social media with a "pundit" who appears on several shows across many of the networks, speaking about the candidates and the primaries. She had posted a Tweet the day before one of the debates about how she wasn't looking forward to having to watch another one. I told her she didn't have to, which is when she told me she appears on shows to talk about them. I told her you couldn't pay me enough to do that, which is when she said she doesn't get paid.
Looking into it, most on those panel shows do it for the self-promotion (talk shows sometimes offer a small "stipend"). These people go on TV and talk-radio for free and make asses of themselves, and I'm guessing -- like the woman I spoke with -- many can barely stomach doing it, but they have to keep their names "out there" in the media zeitgeist. There but for the grace of God... On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 8:38 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Since Nevada was in the campaign news, I checked out coverage today. I > don't have cable or satellite. I switched between MSNBC and FOX. > MSNBC has a few clowns on staff, but the guests I saw, for the most part, > are solid. > FOX has many clowns on staff (they made Jon Stewart's job so easy) but > where the hell do they get these guests? Honestly, I could put an ad on > Craigslist and get more knowledgeable people. The best guest I saw on FOX, > I believe he was Charlie Black, was great, but the host kept getting in his > way. > The ratings for FOX are solid. It's hard to argue with success. > I'm not in anyone's desired demographic, so my opinion matters little. > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
