This blog has made no secret in other entries that I think Fox News anchor, Patti Ann Browne is a gold standard for news anchors and the best kept secret at Fox. But lately Fox has been keeping PAB so secret you would think that she is truly made of gold and they are keeping her in an underground bunker for safe keeping.
If not for a rare appearance on ‘Fox & friends’, the Friday morning after Thanksgiving, this blogger wouldn’t have seen her on the air in well over a month, telling the news. It was a very pleasant surprise to see Patti Ann doing the headline updates that morning, a job normally done by Alisyn Camerota (Camerota was off for the holiday weekend, along with Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade.) Patti Ann was her usual professional, charming, cheerful self. She looked beautiful in a cheery red top.
She attempted to engage in some banter with the weekend team of hosts, Greg Kelly, Page Hopkins and Kelly Wright, but they seemed unwilling to partake.
Patti Ann did share a cute ancedote of how she hosted over 20 people for Thanksgiving, in her New York apartment. She jokingly said the apartment was so tightly packed that she and her husband had to balance the turkey on the toilet to carve it.
It is unfathomable why Patti Ann has recently been used so little by Fox News. In the last several weeks I have seen many times that regular anchors have been off but rather than Patti Ann filling in we have been subjected to sub-par weekend anchors, and regular weekday anchors pulling second shifts. Fox News has become a sea of interchangeable, look-a-like blonds, often confusing even regular viewers as to who is who.
This blogger has nothing against blonds, but I can only surmise that a woman’s hair color has become the dominate reason for her to be scheduled as an anchor. Patti Ann’s auburn locks, or more precisely her lack of blond locks, can be the only reason that she seems to have been put on the back burner as an anchor. Patti Ann is an incredibly talented, intelligent and articulate lady capable of dealing with serious, unscripted breaking news as well as she is capable of handling a light, fun segment with a preforming parakeet. All of this in addition to her beautiful face, a wonderful smile, amazing legs and a figure that could make the Pope rethink his vow of chastity and fill Elton John with hetrosexual lust.
Patti Ann used to regularly fill in for Fox’s super-anchor, Shepard Smith on ‘The Fox Report’, along with filling in through out the day for other anchors. Patti Ann’s ability and beauty are as impressive as they have ever been, so the only conclusion that this blogger can reach is that Fox management has mistakenly decided what is on an anchor’s head is more important than what is in their head.
Would an auburn haired beauty with an abundance of talent (and a strong fan following) be so upsetting of an addition to the Fox News lineup once in a while?
Patti Ann has become a regular guest on the cult hit Red Eye, seen late night on Fox News. In this relaxed and irreverent atmosphere, Patti Ann regularly demonstrates her insight into the news of the day, as well as a wicked sense of humor that has even gotten her bleeped on occasion. Having seen her on this show it leaves me puzzled why she is not used as a fill in for Alisyn Camerota as a host on ‘Fox & friends 1st”, or a fill in host for Page Hopkins on the weekend version of ‘F&F’ or as a panelist on ‘The Live Desk’. There is no doubt that Patti Ann could be the ‘Wild Card’ for the day’s panel.
The Louve doesn’t hang the Mona Lisa in a closet. The New England Patriots don’t bench Tom Brady. The Yankees don’t pull A Rod from the line up. So why does Fox News hide Patti Ann Browne?? When you have the best you put them front and center. It is way beyond time that Fox News rediscovered Patti Ann Browne!!
One Eyed Man
*Caps of Patti Ann Browne borrowed from ‘The Patti Ann Browne caps collection” linked at her fansite.
4 responses so far ↓
1 danny // Nov 29, 2007 at 9:54 am
Hell yeah! I want to see Patty Ann on all the time. She is funny and MILFtastic on Red Eye!
2 jeff powell // Nov 30, 2007 at 7:31 am
i could not have said it better myself PAB is one of the best things to happen to fox news.they better get her back on the air, before somebody else grabs her up.
3 tom // Nov 30, 2007 at 8:43 am
Yes! Yes! Yes! Why are they not having PAB on everyday? It is a big mistake to not have such a beautiful woman and very good anchor on all the time. She is much better than many we see all the time.
4 Rob // Dec 2, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Have seen her on somewhat more in the past week but time will tell if that will change.
If I recall rightly she had some trouble when she had her child so maybe she wanted to emphasise that area. As it’s been a while since they were born maybe there may be a shift there.
As far as the blondes go if I’m not mistaken all the regular female presenters in the week on FNC are blond with ony Banderas & Guilfoyle in the weekend altering that.
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