Is it just me??

[Dpantherman]

or does the local news pick the most weird/incompetent people to interview or answer their questions. I doesn't happen every time, but it seems like it happens often. its quite annoying

[Delhommey]

What about the local news isn't weird or incompetent?

An example there was that amateur porn in the video truck many years back, the girl was hot, but the old guy performed about as well as me after a 5th of gin and a six pack or two.

[charlotte49er]

or does the local news pick the most weird/incompetent people to interview or answer their questions. I doesn't happen every time, but it seems like it happens often. its quite annoying

As someone who has been in, then out and wants back in, in radio. I've learned that there is a technique to good interviewing. Most people who do the interviewing on TV or Radio are terrible.

Roy Firestone, Anderson Cooper, John Stosel (sp) and the people who work at 60 minutes are probably the best at it. When letterman isn't trying to be funny, he can actually do a good interview. (Trouble is, he usually goes for the joke.)

I actually heard an interviewer a few months ago. He was asking a question, then got off on some tanget while he was trying to ask his question. The guy he was asking the question of, finally said, "I know there's a question that you want to ask. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what it is!"

[Chimera]

Doesn't seem to work. Try this instead.

[Guild]

It's not just you.

I don't know how they can manage time and time again to interview inbred rednecks on issues they know little to nothing about. Must be because I live in Asheville.

[Panthro]

The tornado....It sounded like a freight train.

[Guild]