Information please, minus all the ‘sexy’

Why do TV news readers feel they must be “sexy”? They are there to impart information, not use my time to develop themselves as a “personality.” I was glad to read in The Times [“Anchors Take a Sexy Turn,” by Greg Braxton, April 14] that I am not the only one in Southern California to think that some local news stations have gone too far. Perhaps that’s why I’ve stopped watching them: because of their lack of professionalism.

Sheri Benge

Corona

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There is no room for a sex kitten in the newsroom. We have all heard how hard Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer and Connie Chung worked to make the opportunity available for women who are serious about journalism. Give me a break! Bunnies are only needed for one thing, and it isn’t to present the news.

Rebecca Carroll

Glendale

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I think we have to keep in mind that these women are indeed performers and, for the most part, not journalists. They read the news. Now, this is not to demean what these lovely ladies do for a living. For the most part, they do it well. However, if Sharon Tay and Jillian Barberie want to strut their stuff on the side, I can see absolutely no reason they shouldn’t. After all, holding Mia Lee and Lisa Joyner to the standards of journalists is akin to expecting Noah Wyle to remove your appendix.

Bill Craig

Riverside

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Who are we kidding? L.A. local newscasts are to journalism what Kenny G is to jazz. I would take the hand wringing over what Sharon Tay or Lauren Sanchez wear seriously if it was accompanied with a critique of the actual content of the broadcasts themselves. Do we need Edward R. Murrow to narrate another inane car chase or to see what Courtney Love is up to next?

I’m afraid this horse left the barn a long time ago and we have ourselves to blame.

David Perez

Irvine