# Naked News - for a well-informed Doper **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417 "2001-07-13T20:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/1 "2001-07-13T20:55:54Z")
If I hadn’t seen [Naked News](http://www.nakednews.com) I wouldn’t have believed it… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/2 "2001-07-13T21:07:03Z")
WWOww. TTTHaaaatttt’ssss grrrrreeeeaaattttt. Oh maaaaan. TTTTHHisss keeeeyyboaaaarrrrdddd isss ggeeettttinggg ssstticcky. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/3 "2001-07-13T21:11:20Z")
A matronly anchorwoman stripping off her severe grey power suit while announcing a car bomb in Madrid? now I’ve seen everything. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/4 "2001-07-13T21:14:25Z")
Helllooo, Victoria and Carmen! ---
**Author:** ![Harbour\_Lights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Harbour\_Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harbour_Lights)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/5 "2001-07-13T21:57:23Z")
This site has been around for a while. Originally, it only had female newscasters. The female anchors strip on camera. The male anchors just stand there naked, looking like they don’t know what to do with their hands. Why the difference? ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/6 "2001-07-13T23:42:58Z")
Geez, and I was just about to sign up for cable tv since I missed having cable news and late nights on HBO. What a time saver this is! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/7 "2001-07-13T23:45:22Z")
I wondered why the guys didn’t strip too… It’s not like they’re shy, is it?? I was just glad to see the Willard Scott doesn’t do nekkid weather… ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/8 "2001-07-14T00:08:43Z")
one of the greatest advancements in the news industry…ever… ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/9 "2001-07-14T00:12:39Z")
Isn’t there something similar in Moscow, where the anchorwoman strips on the air ? ---
**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/10 "2001-07-14T00:32:24Z")
“This just in” suddenly has acquired a new meaning. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/11 "2001-07-14T00:36:28Z")
I have been a member since early 2000. Nothing better for my money. The sports report is always fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/12 "2001-07-14T17:10:16Z")
Oh that was great! I couldn’t stop laughing when she started on a story about Parisian ads beign degrading to woman as she’s taking her bra off. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/13 "2001-07-14T21:55:24Z")
From NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” – “At last a news announcer that’s more than just a pretty face!” ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Juliet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@Lady\_Juliet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Juliet)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-news-for-a-well-informed-doper/72417/14 "2001-07-14T22:18:07Z")
teehee, thats um…interesting. i never would have believed it either… 😃