# Are there any decent morning news programs left on TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092 "2007-11-19T21:59:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/1 "2007-11-19T21:59:13Z")
When I wake up in the morning, I like to watch the news to get a jump on the day, as most people do. Problem is, my morning news digest consists mainly of the following: “Coming up, does it turn out that _[insert benign food/substance/toy/place/person here]_ can actually kill you? Stay tuned for…” **click** “As we enter the sixth month in the search for _[insert name of rich, white, pretty teenage girl here]_, investigators are still hopeful that she is alive and her parents are pleading for…” **click** “Bob, you _know_ that there is a partisan agenda within the House aimed at embarrassing the President and…” **click** “Next, Anderson Cooper explains why flatulence may be the chief cause of the melting of polar icecaps on this segment of _[cue spooky music]_ **Planet in Peril** …” **click** “… And Britney has once again entered a court-ordered rehab program. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her for a speedy recovery.” **crash from remote hitting screen** Can someone please tell me that secret morning news program that deals with actual news? Something like a BBC newscast (Comcast doesn’t provide BBC news in the morning where I am)? I’m going broke replacing my televisions. 😃 Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/2 "2007-11-20T01:48:18Z")
You could always try my approach (if there wasn’t a strike on ☹ ). I tape _The Daily Show_ and _The Colbert Report_ at night and then watch them as my morning news programs. They have more actual news content than the morning network shows and they’re funny too! Puts me in a good mood for the day. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/3 "2007-11-20T02:15:17Z")
There are none. That’s why I listen to NPR. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/4 "2007-11-20T02:16:52Z")
I find it easier to wake up to the science/discovery channels and pick and choose what news items to read on the internet later. The Good Morning SunShine news crap is just that. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/5 "2007-11-20T02:49:05Z")
On those days when I’m up early enough, I find NBC and ABC’s early early news shows (the half-hour shows they run before Today and GMA) to have a much higher percentage of real news. Unfortunately, a lot of local stations don’t run them, prefering their own version of network fluff. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/6 "2007-11-20T04:43:51Z")
Decent news? In America?! I’ll have some of what he’s smoking, please. Try to get something out of Canada or the Beeb. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/7 "2007-11-20T12:39:41Z")
I won’t have the TV on before lunchtime. If I need news, I’ll get it off the radio or the web; there’s very little worthwhile on TV anyway, never mind the banal faux-perky crap they have masquerading as Breakfast Shows on telly. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/8 "2007-11-20T13:18:09Z")
[QUOTE=BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed] Decent news? In America?! I’ll have some of what he’s smoking, please. Try to get something out of Canada or the Beeb. [/QUOTE] BBCamerica is available on many US cable systems. News in the morning & the evening, too. (Plus some pretty interesting shows.) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/9 "2007-11-20T14:23:00Z")
CNBC, CNBC World and Bloomberg are usually fairly decent in the AM. Of course, their coverage tends to be on the fiancial markets, but they do a decent job of coverage the world news as well. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-decent-morning-news-programs-left-on-tv/427092/10 "2007-11-20T15:39:55Z")
[del]WTF? Eight replies and no mention of Jim Lehrer? NPR:NewsHour :: Organic Spinach Salad:Boiled Broccoli You know it’s good for you, but it’s kind of hard to choke down.[/del] Note to self: parse thread title completely before posting.