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BEST TV ANCHOR
BEST TV REPORTER TaRhonda Thomas at KOAA/ Channels 5&30
BEST TV NEWS Lisa Lyden at KOAA/Chan- HOTTIE, FEMALE nels 5&30 Lisa Lyden is just three READERS’ years shy of a CHOICE quarter-century at the station (and her co-anchor Rob Quirk has stuck around for 16 years). KOAA’s news ratings usually top the competition, which is notable because NBC’s prime-time lineup has turned into must-avoid TV. Whatever combo of consistency and charm Lyden has patented, it’s still going strong.
Thomas wins over viewers with her enthusiasm and sense of composure. Whether she’s interviewing the mayor or standing out in a blizzard shouting to be heard over the wind, Thomas rarely gets ruffled. When she’s not working, she’s leading hip-hop aerobics classes. DISCLOSURE: Thomas does a GO! CHOICE: Lisa Friday morning segment, “Weekend on the GO!” with Gazette Arts and Entertainment editor Warren Epstein.
READERS’ CHOICE
She was the perky cub reporter when she started at KOAA in 1994. Eleven years later, she’s a reREADERS’ spected anCHOICE chor . . . and still turning heads. GO! CHOICE: Kellie MacMullan on KRDO/Channel 13 Because waking up is easier when Kellie is behind the anchor desk.
Lyden
BEST TV NEWS HOTTIE, MALE
GO! CHOICE:
Georgiann Lymberopoulos at KOAA/Channels 5&30
BEST SCENIC DRIVE GO! CHOICE: A loop through Crip-
ple Creek
Start in the Springs and head west on U.S. Highway 24. At the town of Divide, turn He’s not south on Colorado Highway 67 just a pretty and follow it to Cripple Creek. face. But he is For your return, head out of a pretty face. town on Teller Road 1 to Florissant and hook back up with GO! CHOICE:
Jeff Marcu at KKTV/ James Jarman, Channel 11
KOAA/Channels 5&30
A solid reporter who can tackle the mundane and the sensational with equal aplomb. Worthy contender: Jeff Marcu, KKTV/Channel 11
READERS’ CHOICE Jeff Marcu
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