Nigella Lawson
Sep
20
Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote – 2008
Last year, I had an entry, Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote. Every once in a while, I notice people doing a Google search for the women on that list will stop on that page and look at what I came up with. If you don’t want to click on the link above, the list from last year is as follows:
1. Giada De Laurentiis – Food Network
2. Erin Andrews – ESPN
3. Tina Cervasio – formerly of NESN, now of MSG Network
4. Nigella Lawson – Food Network
5. Stacey Dales – ESPN/ABC
A very strong list. But I figured it was time to revise the list after watching some college football and the Food Network today. It’s a completely new list so there are no carryovers from last year. As I did in 2007, I go in reverse order.
5. Trenni Kusnierek – FSN Wisconsin
Trenni is looking like she’s smirking here. I don’t know the circumstances behind the pic, but it’s what I could find because she’s not listed at the FSN Wisconsin website. She’s the sideline reporter for the Milwaukee Brewers games and also does freelance work for the Big Ten Network. Her work is quite strong and she’s well liked by BTN to possibly do some work during college basketball season. We certainly hope we see more of her.
4. Aida Mollenkamp – Food Network
Who can resist that smile? The host of Ask Aida on Food Network answers questions on recipes, ingredients, food, you name it. Get rid of her tool tech guru on the show and it would be perfect. The show is great to watch and she can certainly whip up Pasta Bolognese in no time. And I’m getting hooked on the show every Saturday. And it’s just before Everyday Italian with last year’s number one Woman Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote, Giada!
3. Robin Meade – CNN Headline News
Host of Morning Express with Robin Meade, mornings on CNN Headline News, this is the show I turn on every morning before I go to work. She just doesn’t make me stop the remote, she’s the first face I see as I get ready to leave my house. And it’s not a bad thing at all. The news is presented very well on Morning Express and whenever Robin is on vacation or is on assignment, the very capable Christi Paul substitutes for her so the show doesn’t miss a beat. In my opinion, Morning Express is the best morning news program on TV.
2. Heidi Watney – NESN
Sideline reporter on NESN for Red Sox games, Heidi replaced the lovely Tina Cervasio this year after the Jersey girl decided to return home. While Heidi hasn’t made Red Sox Nation forget about Tina yet, she is very lovely and when she’s on with Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe on the NESN multi-sponsored pregame show, ratings for their segment go up (ok, I have nothing to base this on, I’m just saying). There are rumors that NESN will cut her loose after this season, but I certainly hope she’s given at least another year.
1. Charissa Thompson – Big Ten Network/Fox Sports/FSN
I keep using this picture for Charissa, we really need a new one, but that’s ok, it will suffice. Charissa’s star is rising at Fox. Last year, she hosted the FSN Baseball Report and did the sidelines for the Big Ten Network. I still maintain that Fang’s Bites was one of the first blogs to sing her praises before she began to get notices. And this year, Fox made her as one of the hosts on Best Damn Sports Show Period and added NFL sideline duties to her resume. She’s getting more notice and for good reason, being compared to Erin Andrews. I’ll be honest, I think she’s better than Erin and I feel that by the end of next year, she’ll surpass Erin in popularity. You heard it here first.
And that’s the list for this year.
Nov
14
Our Midweek Links
Time for some linkage today. Let’s get to them.
The USA Today’s Michael Hiestand is back today and he writes about the lower ratings for NASCAR this year.
From Neil Best of Newsday, we get some blog entries. The first one has Best commenting on Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci who has a business relationship with Joe Torre. A very good post I might add. Neil also talks about ESPN hiring more reporters from the print world to join its Evil Empire. And finally, Best says Eric Byrnes in small doses is better than 3 hours which is what XM Satellite Radio will do by giving him a show on its Home Plate channel.
Patrick Walters of Noise/The Hub in Michigan hates the Big Ten Network.
Dick Jerardi of the Philadelphia Daily News talks about the good times and bad times of the A-10 Conference including its problems getting exposure through its TV contract with CSTV, now in its second year.
The Salem Statesman-Journal reports that this Saturday’s Oregon-Arizona game will be simulcast on XM Satellite Radio.
Anthony Crupi of Mediaweek says Monday Night Football helped to put ESPN on top of the cable primetime ratings last week.
John Ryan of the San Jose Mercury News writes that the Monday Night Football booth was energized when Steve Young was brought into the booth this week.
Jeffrey Flanagan of the Kansas City Star says Bryant Gumbel may not be the best voice for the NFL Network. From the New York Times, Richard Sandomir says the NFL/Big Cable dispute shows the league doesn’t have the all of the power in this case.
Steve Donohoe of Multichannel News says Playboy is doing a second edition of its America’s Sexiest Sportscaster poll. Of the choices, I go with Shana Hiatt of NBC’s Poker After Dark (some pics in the link are NSFW). And also, the Flip Side column in the Baltimore Sun looks into the poll.
The Gary Post-Tribune says ESPN will be in Northwest Indiana to cover a Professional Bowlers Association Tour event.
Dave Kane of the Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register writes that the LPGA’s State Farm Classic is moving from Labor Day weekend to mid-July so it can get TV coverage from ESPN.
Holly Sanders of the New York Post writes that NBC plans to use its online coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics to sell plenty of ads.
Brian Koonz of the Danbury (CT) News-Times says the Big East has decided to put 14 UConn games on SNY, MSG Network and FSN New York to offset Comcast’s refusal to place a local station on its lineup.
This has nothing to do with sports, but if you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ll know that I like Nigella Lawson of the Food Network. She was in Seattle yesterday. This is just an excuse to link to the story and also look at the picture that accompanies it.
That’s going to do it for now. I’ll be back later.
Sep
03
Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping the Remote
I haven’t done a Hot Chick entry in a while. I figured it was time. Starting at 5 and going down to #1
5. Stacey Dales – ESPN
Doing the sidelines this season on college football broadcasts on ESPN along with her work on the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, Stacey is a joy to watch. Not only does she look great, she can talk zone defenses, man-to-man, moving picks and traveling violations with the best analysts out there. She can describe a defensive rotation to me any day.
4. Nigella Lawson – Food Network
Nigella Bites is one of the best cooking shows, bar none. Every time her show is on, I have to stop and watch. I could be doing the most important thing for work or myself, but it will have to wait until the segment or the episode itself is over.
Plus, when she licks the spatula or puts her finger in her mouth to taste one of her concoctions, it’s like sex with food. I’m not kidding.
3. The extremely lovely Tina Cervasio – NESN
Her work on the sidelines for the past two seasons on Red Sox broadcasts has been nothing short of excellent. Her features have been very good, plus she has been getting information from Manny Ramirez that other reporters have not. The pictures posted below come from her website.
There hasn’t been a day where she doesn’t look good. As a subscriber to DirecTV, I can remember her work from the early days of NFL Sunday Ticket and as an update anchor on WFAN. She’s come a long way and I wouldn’t be surprised if she gets a network gig down the road.
2. Erin Andrews – ESPN
What list would be complete without Erin Andrews? I do think Tina is way better as far as reporting goes. Erin is hot, no doubt about it.
1. Giada DeLaurentiis – Food Network
Everyday Italian is one of those shows you just stop, watch and wait for Giada to make one of her classic expressions when she tastes food. Her smile is infectious. She’s gorgeous. Plus, when she spreads chocolate on a Biscotti, it’s like watching an artist at work. And of course, there’s Giada’s Weekend Getaways where we get to watch her ride a jet-ski or swim in a pool. I can go on, but let’s get to some pics.
That’s it for now.
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