The Secret Lives of TV News Anchors Exposed
From the archive: published Jan 1, 2009, 17 years ago. Details may have changed since.
What do TV news anchors do during commercial breaks? If you answered an intricate over 2 minute long hand routine give yourself a prize.
WGN-TV Chicago’s Robert Jordan and Jackie Bange has been working on their moves for 10 years. Starting from an initial poke, the routine, playing out during the first break of every broadcast Saturday and Sunday goes for the length of the ad break, and is even rated by crew for accuracy and delivery.