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CNN Live At Daybreak
Look at News Reporters' Hats
Aired January 30, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: When it gets cold, most people think nothing of just putting on a hat. But if what's below that hat gets on TV, deciding to wear one isn't so easy. Confused?
CNN's Jeanne Moos puts the lid on this one.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's OK if a hat makes you look like a jester or a patriot or a character, as long as you're not wearing that hat to report the news.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The only thing I see is the hat. I never listen to a word they're saying.
MOOS: And what words are they saying?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As cold continues...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bitterly cold...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Frostbite...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No heat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No heat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You'd have to be an idiot to stand out here.
MOOS: Especially without a hat. To wear or not to wear, it's a reporter's dilemma.
STACEY SAGER, WABC: Am I going to lose credibility here? You know what? It's freezing.
MOOS: WABC reporter Stacey Sager tries to pick a hat that blends in rather than distracts.
SAGER: I've had some doozies. I had one that was like, you know, Cat In the Hat, it was a little too high.
MOOS (on camera): I love this hat in person, but like for television?
JENNY MAYER: There's a big difference between what looks good in reality and what looks good on TV. MOOS: Reporter Jenny Mayer wears this little number to stay warm. But as soon as she goes on camera, she ditches it. At the opposite end of the hat spectrum is WNBC's Pat Battle.
PAT BATTLE, WNBC: I used to be Pat the Hat. I used to work in Philadelphia and they called me Pat the Hat because I used to wear all these funky hats.
MOOS: Pat alternates between four identical hat and scarf sets in different colors. She once had to turn down an admirer's offer...
BATTLE: They offered me $25 for my hat.
MOOS: Male reporters seem allergic to hats.
JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Unless you're physically deformed or disfigured in some way, there is nothing wearing a hat can do to make you look better.
MOOS: But even Jeff Flock's dread of looking dorky...
FLOCK: This was caught not long ago...
MOOS: ... was overcome by 10 degree below zero temperatures.
FLOCK: My son-in-law knitted me this nice thing.
MOOS: You know it's cold when male reporters resort to hoods, hats, ear muffs, even a snowflake adorned tassel cap. And who's looking at your hat when you're wearing a Hooter's apron? When macho males do choose to go hatless, they evoke viewer pity.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't know, it's like a mommy thing I have. I go where are, why aren't they dressed properly?
MOOS: Even Hans Blix, head of the U.N. inspection team, has been covering his head.
(on camera): Here, give me the camera. Let me show how you are.
(voice-over): The guys behind the camera looked like a terrorist wanted poster or Daniel Boone. Most of us have a collection of reject hats that should never have seen the light of television.
(on camera): The problem with this hat is I think people thought it was my actual hair.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I like that hat.
MOOS (voice-over): I wore it 10 years ago covering the U.N. Maybe reporters should be subject to a hat check.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That hat looks like it needs hair spray.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired January 30, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: When it gets cold, most people think nothing of just putting on a hat. But if what's below that hat gets on TV, deciding to wear one isn't so easy. Confused?
CNN's Jeanne Moos puts the lid on this one.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's OK if a hat makes you look like a jester or a patriot or a character, as long as you're not wearing that hat to report the news.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The only thing I see is the hat. I never listen to a word they're saying.
MOOS: And what words are they saying?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As cold continues...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bitterly cold...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Frostbite...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No heat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No heat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You'd have to be an idiot to stand out here.
MOOS: Especially without a hat. To wear or not to wear, it's a reporter's dilemma.
STACEY SAGER, WABC: Am I going to lose credibility here? You know what? It's freezing.
MOOS: WABC reporter Stacey Sager tries to pick a hat that blends in rather than distracts.
SAGER: I've had some doozies. I had one that was like, you know, Cat In the Hat, it was a little too high.
MOOS (on camera): I love this hat in person, but like for television?
JENNY MAYER: There's a big difference between what looks good in reality and what looks good on TV. MOOS: Reporter Jenny Mayer wears this little number to stay warm. But as soon as she goes on camera, she ditches it. At the opposite end of the hat spectrum is WNBC's Pat Battle.
PAT BATTLE, WNBC: I used to be Pat the Hat. I used to work in Philadelphia and they called me Pat the Hat because I used to wear all these funky hats.
MOOS: Pat alternates between four identical hat and scarf sets in different colors. She once had to turn down an admirer's offer...
BATTLE: They offered me $25 for my hat.
MOOS: Male reporters seem allergic to hats.
JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Unless you're physically deformed or disfigured in some way, there is nothing wearing a hat can do to make you look better.
MOOS: But even Jeff Flock's dread of looking dorky...
FLOCK: This was caught not long ago...
MOOS: ... was overcome by 10 degree below zero temperatures.
FLOCK: My son-in-law knitted me this nice thing.
MOOS: You know it's cold when male reporters resort to hoods, hats, ear muffs, even a snowflake adorned tassel cap. And who's looking at your hat when you're wearing a Hooter's apron? When macho males do choose to go hatless, they evoke viewer pity.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't know, it's like a mommy thing I have. I go where are, why aren't they dressed properly?
MOOS: Even Hans Blix, head of the U.N. inspection team, has been covering his head.
(on camera): Here, give me the camera. Let me show how you are.
(voice-over): The guys behind the camera looked like a terrorist wanted poster or Daniel Boone. Most of us have a collection of reject hats that should never have seen the light of television.
(on camera): The problem with this hat is I think people thought it was my actual hair.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I like that hat.
MOOS (voice-over): I wore it 10 years ago covering the U.N. Maybe reporters should be subject to a hat check.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That hat looks like it needs hair spray.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
