Is it just me?

[PCIntern]

I drive an hour and change to work every morning and stream Kasie Hunt’s show on MSNBC in the car and....does anyone else find her Mildly uninteresting and just a little too cutsie? She constantly makes a big deal about it being early in the morning. Yes, I know it’s early in the morning, anyone who’s listening to her is up early in the morning and knows it. Also, she makes known her personal interests, likes, dislikes, preferences, and whereas I understand how Morning TV has evolved since Dave Garroway, it’s a bit much for me at least.

But I may be wrong in my assessment. Sometimes I’m too harsh and too critical when I shouldn’t be. I recognize that fault in myself. Any thoughts?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Maybe

Switch to another news program/host.

It's ok to get annoyed by overdone early birds. Many people feel that way.

It takes me a while to wake up fully and giddy blindingly sunny morning people get on my nerves too.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. I'm not familiar with her show

The idle chatter doesn’t sound interesting to me. I listen to Progressive Radio on SiriusXM, but it grows tiresome with all the ads for boner pills and tax relief.

[Silent3]

6. On any channel on SiriusXM that has commercials, the commercials are horrible

Oh, maybe an occasional mildly amusing insurance ad, but, yes, after that...

Tax relief and boner pills, as you say.
Get out of your timeshare now!
Almost-certainly bogus supplements which all have to say "This product is not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any disease".
Pet supplements, which apparently don't require the same warnings as human supplements.
Anti-snoring aids.
Franchise offers (which we are told aren't really franchise offers, because a franchise offer can only be made through blah, blah, blah).

I'm probably missing something, but that covers 95% of it I think.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Yep

It’s as bad as AM talk radio. Chaps my ass to think I’m already paying for the privilege of listening to that incessant stream of ads.

[madaboutharry]

3. I find her demeanor on the new morning show very annoying.

She is too chirpy and it comes across as bad acting. She needs to just be herself rather than listening to the producers telling her to be all cheery and sunshine. It is making her into a character on a sitcom.

[USALiberal]

4. It's just you! nt

[Sneederbunk]

7. You can turn her off and be happy.

[MontanaMama]

5. It's definitely not just you.

I can’t listen to Kasie. But, I also find Katie Tur similarly annoying...I get beat up about that all the time.

[brush]

11. Are Kathy Tur and Nicolle Wallace the same person? I can't tell them apart.

[MontanaMama]

12. Michelle Wallace?

Could you be referring to Nicolle Wallace? Def not the same person. Nicolle Wallace is must see tv imho...Katy Tur makes me yawn.

[brush]

13. Yes, Nicolle Wallace. I mean by looks. Wallace does have substance.

[PCIntern]

9. Hi folks!

I had NO IDEA I could change the channel....what a dope I am.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. Maybe you can find a station that had the BBC on at that hour.

[brooklynite]

14. I've never understood why people have such strong opinions about news personalities

If you don't like a program, switch channels or turn it off.

[hlthe2b]

15. I've been hesitant to talk about her; I don't mind her, but there is something about her voice

that is, how shall I say it, disquieting? Not sure what it is. It is just not pleasant to hear, IMO. And since I typically listen to MSNBC (tunein or other) more than I watch it, it does matter a bit more to me than it would others, I'd guess. And, yeah, there are a lot of pundits, news panel "regulars," and others with voices that are not exactly easy to hear hour after hour, so I try to just brush it of. After all, Molly Jong-Fest is like nails on the chalkboard to me, but she's funny and I like listening to her with Rick Wilson on podcasts.

So, picky as it may seem, I just don't enjoy listening to her, though it really is not the content nor presentation so much as the voice.

Oh, and truth in commenting, I have a voice I absolutely hate to listen to as well. So, maybe she sounds like me? Not sure.

[PCIntern]

21. Exactly. You stated it much better than I did.

Thx.

[malaise]

16. It's not just you

So why are you up so early?

[PCIntern]

19. I live at the Jersey Shore and work in Philly starting at 7

[malaise]

22. I was just joking - that's what she says

I think she's testing out for the network morning show

[PCIntern]

24. Funny! I'm slow on the uptake.

Also her reaction to photos of pets. Gimme a break.

[malaise]

25. Precisely - that's network shit

[BluesRunTheGame]

17. If you switch to commercial country music for a few minutes, and then switch back to Kasie...

...she’ll sound better. I promise.

[PCIntern]

20. Funny!

[cwydro]

18. What happened to the other woman who hosted?

I liked her better.

[spanone]

23. I think Kasie is more suited for the Today Show