Why do TV news stations have dedicated sports "newscasters", and why they are so dumb?

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Not to say that all the sports "newscasters" on local TV news are stupid, but the vast majority in my experience of TV over the country is that they tend to be boxy, oxy, ignorant, and have hair styles that say "I'm a Republican nitwit who thinks sports are the most important thing in the world, next to hanging Teh Gays!" with this narrow, beady eyes, big eyebrows, and other signs of the psychotic ignorant.

And, seriously, TV news stations have their regular newscasters, which makes sense; and their weatherperson, which makes sense. But why, of all the other available genres of possible newsworthiness, is "sports" the only one that gets a dedicated dude?

Why not a dedicated Arts newscaster to cover theater, literature, music, dance, and so on?

Why not a dedicated Science and Technology newscaster?

Why not a dedicated Religion and Culture newscaster?

Oh, yeah - because Americans suck, and fear anything intellectual and prefer fat guys bashing into each other over anything that speaks to the human condition and isn't a metaphor for the glory of war.

Makes me sick.

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