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To: R.E.B. who wrote (1790)	9/25/1998 11:22:00 AM
From: Martin Wormser	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

REB, They why don't you go to CNN and watch the news. You have a choice, don't you? Discussing individual personalities on CNBC is ridiculous. Everybody has a different opinion. The only thing it does, however, is hurt peoples feelings. You like Maria, you don't like Maria, you like Ted, you don't like Ted. Who cares? You like his tan, I don't? Who cares? They do a professional job for giving the business news ALL DAY LONG. AND DON'T KID YOURSELF BUDDY, IF CNN ONLY REPORTED BUSINESS NEWS THEY WOULD JOKE AROUND ALSO. I like the joking around. I like Joe's hair, the jokes, Maria's pearls, etc. It's like I'm watching a family. They do a great job. So go to CNN and shut the hell up. martin Don't support the Chinese economy. BUY AMERICAN! getnet.com I'm going out of business because of the frikin Chinese.

To: R.E.B. who wrote (1790)	9/25/1998 11:38:00 AM
From: BomboochaBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

REB, critiques are fine, BUT YOURS WAS 3 TAKES LONG! I admit, though, that I actually read it all, and there are several points you make that got my attention. p.s. If CNBC went on strike or some crazy thing happened to shut the network down, you won't go postal, will you? Sincerely B-Boy

To: R.E.B. who wrote (1790)	9/25/1998 12:20:00 PM
From: Chip Anderson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

While the tone was a little harsh, I agree with many of the general points REB brings up. Kernan in particular is frustrating to watch. He has what should be the _key_ job at CNBC, Stocks Editor. As any active investor knows, the stock market is _always_ full of news about various stocks. It would probably take a month to fully cover all of the stories that happen in one day of market trading. SI itself contains enough information, rumors, and observations on any one day to fill up CNBC's airtime for weeks. So Joe's "Beat" is full of possibilities - maybe more than any reporter on the planet. And what do we get??? Long, slow, content-free "reports" that are at least 50% jovial banter with the other anchors. It's very disappointing to me. If you think he is doing a good job, consider for a minute all of the info that you are unaware of. Don't get me started on the fact that his "screens" are never ready for his report. What's up with that?!? I'd love to see a Stocks Editor that made me aware of companies and situations that I've never heard of before at least 4 times a day. What are the various sectors doing? What is the "Small Cap of the Day" doing and why? What is the "Pick of the Week" doing and why? Any particularly interesting short squeezes happening? Instead of just the daily 10 most active list - what about the 10 most active for the week, month, year? Charts of PEs over time. Which stocks have been mentioned (favorably or unfavorably) in various papers (WSJ, IBD, USA Today, etc.). Gawd, I could think of a million things that the Stocks Editor of the premier financial channel could do. Anyone else have (constructive) ideas? Chip "Sending CNBC my Resume" Anderson coolhistory.com