There are eight anchors at Channel One. These are people that
schoolchildren have to watch each day because of the Channel One contract.
These on-air personalities are the "face" of Channel One. They
are the facade. These are the "pretend reporters". No matter
how bad they are their audience is locked-in. Over the years, many of these
Channel One reporters have become the subject of fan clubs created by the
young people who start their day with Channel One. Student support for Channel
One comes mainly from younger middle school students.
We will look at each anchor over the course of the next few
months. Channel One puts out very little information about their anchors.
For example, they refuse to publish their birth year in order to keep students
in the dark about how much older they are than their audience. Obligation
feels that these young people need a spotlight on them. Few parents know
who is speaking to their child every day from Hollywood.
Andrew Yani –
Channel One gets rid of anchors who don’t "fit". Will Monestine
was one of the latest to be tossed on the junk pile of ineffective anchors. Yani
will follow soon.
He is uncomfortable in the studio and a little less so out in the field. He
reads his teleprompter like it’s a chore. His interaction with other anchors
is mechanical.
Like all the anchors we have no idea how old Yani is. We know he is from Honolulu.
Channel One only lists a high school for him so it is unclear if he is going
to college or is a drop-out or if he never attended. Working in Yani’s favor
is the fact that there is absolutely no need for a college education in order
to be a Channel One anchor/reporter.
Andrew Yani’s Report Card
| Goofy Factor |
C
|
Looked absolutely silly pushing the introduction of All Request Thursday. He has no future in legitimate TV journalism. Says he got the Channel One job through his agent. "Agent"!? His agent may be more goofy than Yani. |
| Intellectual Factor: |
C
|
May be one of the weaker sisters at Channel One. Has trouble with unscripted segments. His strong point is he’s a talented surfer. |
| Ethical Factor: |
C-
|
Surprisingly, Yani’s unimpressive performance may be due to his lack of enthusiasm for Channel One’s unethical purpose. After all his agent found him this job, so being on Channel One was not a dream of his. However, Yani appears to be a typical Channel One robot who will do what he has to earn a fat paycheck. |
| Overall: |
C-
|
Obligation has viewed over six years of Channel One shows.
