In an effort to compete with the dominant BBC and CNN channels, the French government has announced that it will launch it's own 24-hr news network, en francaise.

Executive marketing decision #1 should be:

Hire THIS woman, Melissa Theuriau, and CNN will end up closing their Paris bureau.

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Ex-Donkey 's Melissa Theuriau!

OK, let's not get possessive, Robbo!

You want dibs? I'll Rochambeau you for it!

Posted by: Gary at 04:32 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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And I don't really need a reason to.

Here she is:

Sigh.

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Here is quite possibly the most beautiful news anchor on television...anywhere. I actually envy France for this one.

If MSNBC wants to pull their ratings out of the crapper all they need to do is pay this woman whatever she wants to appear in prime time every night in the States. She wouldn't even have to speak English, they could just use captions. There's something about those hazel eyes. Just can't look away.

UPDATE: There is now an official moratorium on any negative comments about the French until further notice. Sigh.

UPDATE DEUX: Melissa's un-official homepage, lots of screen captures in "the gallery".

UPDATE TROIS: For anyone who's wondering, I have it on good authority that her last name is pronounced "TUR-ee-oh".

UPDATE (whatever the hell "four" is in French)"
Another website with LOTS of screen captures and video.

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1 Wow..I think that would just distract me from the substance of any news story she were reporting on.

Posted by: wordsmith at November 10, 2005 04:13 PM (nrGCx)

2 Whoa! I just visited her gallery that you linked up, and you didn't even pick out the best photo! She is now my favorite news anchor. And I've never even heard her reporting abilities yet.

Posted by: Wordsmith at November 10, 2005 05:05 PM (nrGCx)

3 Agreed. If that woman read the news, I'd have no idea what the hell is going on in the world.

Posted by: scott at November 10, 2005 07:44 PM (ki+bX)

4 Gary, you are such a schmuck. Get this, folks: He emails me today and asks me how to pronounce the name "Theuriau." Doesn't say why, doesn't say who it is, just asks, then "innocently" changes the subject to "Lost." If only I had known it was so he could share his latest fantasy gal with the masses... Actually, I'm going to call mfsil and have her get on your case about this. Schmuck.

Posted by: Georgia Girl (gfsil) at November 10, 2005 10:58 PM (M2L+3)

5 By the way... You tell yfbil about little miss french fry and I'll kill you...

Posted by: Georgia Girl (gfsil) at November 10, 2005 11:02 PM (M2L+3)

6 Four is "quatre," you schmuck. Do you know how long I had to hear about Jessica Biel after THAT posting??? Augh! (Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but if you were related to him, you'd give him you-know-what too.)

Posted by: Georgia Girl (gposil) at November 11, 2005 09:18 AM (EHefn)

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