<![CDATA[Jezebel: paula zahn]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: paula zahn]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/paulazahn http://jezebel.com/tag/paulazahn <![CDATA[Women In News: Regressing Since 1947]]> Today's female anchors have to worry about such pressing matters of international importance like whether their highlights are blond enough or if they're hot enough to make local magazine covers, but back in the 40s, female news anchors were actually, um, making news history. The Nation reminds us that Martha Rountree was the first (and to date, only) female host of Meet the Press. She even invented the format, which was based on Rountree's radio show, "Leave it to the Girls".

As Laura Flanders writes on the Nation website, "Leave it to the Girls" consisted of a "panel of celebrity women (who) fired questions at a guy. For Meet the Press (which she also hosted on radio before moving to TV,) Rountree and producer Lawrence Spivak, replaced the women with a panel of journalists." (Probably male!). Oh well, At least Fox News is focusing on its female employees' assets: the right-wing, Murdoch-owned news cabler seems to be overly concerned with making sure its graphics aren't covering the cleavage of lady guests and anchors!

Meet The Press And Leave It To The Girls. [The Nation]
Chyron of the Day: Boobs [Huffington Post]
The Latest Washingtonian [Mediabistro]

Earlier: Elle Investigates The Tyranny Of Paula Zahn Highlights

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<![CDATA[Newsflash: Britney Spears Doesn't Really Have To Work]]>

  • Britney Spears makes an average of $737,868 a month, y'all. [TMZ]
  • Keep in mind she hasn't released an album since 2003. [DailyMail]
  • Speaking of Britney, her former manager, Larry Rudolph, was served a subpoena by Kevin Federline's lawyer, so he may have to spill all about his ex-client. Juicy! [TMZ]
  • Wait a minute: Does Britney have a new song about oral sex? [TheSun]
  • By the way, there's still time to buy Britney's OK! Meltdown Dress! [TMZ]
  • Owen Wilson's buddy Steve Coogan, who Courtney Love blames for Owen's drug problems, is back in the U.S. He, naturally, denies the allegations. But did you know he used to date Courtney? And there's bad blood there. Oy. [PageSix]
  • Also, Owen did not suffer an overdose — but he was taking anti-depressants. But he did not have his stomach pumped, as some earlier reports claimed. [Canada.com]
  • And is Owen out of the hospital? Sources say he may have been released. [ET]
  • Owen's ex-girlfriend says she saw him recently and he was "so happy." [Mirror]
  • Amy Winehouse took five beehives with her on vacation. A girl needs to be prepared! [TheSun]
  • Mark Ronson, who produced Amy Winehouse's album, is pissed that she went on vacation instead of appearing in his video. [Mirror]
  • Is there a feud between Ami James of TLC show Miami Ink and former employee Kat Von D., who just got her own show, L.A. Ink? Or just a ploy to get viewers? [PageSix]
  • Anchorwoman Paula Zahn and and husband Richard Cohen are in the midst of a nasty split, and the financial details are being discussed. A source says, "Her bills for fashion and jewelry almost equaled her annual CNN salary." [Rush&Molloy]
  • Kelly Preston hates Crocs. [Rush&Molloy, 2nd item]
  • Jen Garner was once offered a part playing Casey Affleck's girlfriend? "I love Casey as a brother-in-law but the idea of kissing him was just too much for me." [TheSun]
  • Sienna Miller: Drunk and letting a Welsh actor sleep on her couch. Yawn! [DailyMail]
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<![CDATA[News At 10: Paula Zahn "Really" Hates Animals]]>

  • Hawk-evictor and CNN anchor Paula Zahn's new boyfriend is chairman of a company that operates animal-processing factory farms. [NYDN]
  • Tom Cruise is coming to New York to host an April 19 benefit to promote his Scientology-approved "detox" regimen for 9/11 emergency workers. [NYPost]
  • Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis refuses to give himself up to authorities on a contempt citation. We can't wait for the white Bronco chase down the 405. [ABCNews]
  • Fun with Bill O'Reilly! The Fox News blowhard freaks — and we mean freaks — at Geraldo Rivera. [CrooksandLiars]


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