[FishermanTim]

Why have news girls?

Because men are focused more on visual stimulus than audible stimulus.
(the only exception is the sound of breaking fish at night)

Men will watch news presented by women without really caring about the news content. Also keep in mind that with most news stations having 4+ hours of morning news, 1 hour of noon news, 2 hours of afternoon news and 1.5 hours of night time news, they need to draw your attention somehow?

Why do you think that there are no overweight female newscasters?
Why are virtually all female newscasters made from the same mold?
(You couldn't tell what station you were watching if you couldn't see the news staff and they announced the station call letters before and after each and every news break!)

I want the news, not commentary, not some idiotic giggling schoolgirl/boy approach to a story, and I certainly don't need to hear about the aftermath of a story from every Tom, #^&#^&#^&#^& and Harry that lived in a three mile radius of the story's epicenter!