Sorry, the glasses don't help.

I think there are a lot of great announcers in America, men and women with perfect diction, wonderful voices and a knowledge of the English language. But I don't see many of them on national television. I have already complained in a previous post that Diane Sawyer has the worst diction of all, turning hundreds of two syllable words into three syllable words, god knows why. But then almost all announcers are guilty of that. Even Alex Trebeck one of the most careful speakers spoke of the biathalon last week. No announcer seems to know that the word is biathlon. Tonight Lester Holt, another second-rate speaker spoke of an "inimit" situation. That's his pronunciation for the word intimate, which really does have a "t" in it. This wouldn't bother so much if these hacks weren't honored and regarded despite their flaws. Notable in all this is Matt Lauer who has no more eclat or charisma than the average announcer on the Des Moines, Iowa  news channel, yet there he is making millions and interviewing legendary people. I don't get it.