I worked with Anita at the station she was at, – WFTL, 1400AM, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – before she got her gig in Baltimore. Remarkably, many of your same comments ring true with respect to her performance there. For example…

1) The only sport she seemed to know anything about (or care about) was the NFL. Some knowledge of the Dolphins, but VERY limited with respect to the rest of the League. Always wanted to interview players, reporters, insiders, and usually got her way, which was unfortunate because the interviews were brutal, as apparently has been the case in your city.

2) “Career” as a “pro” quarterback. It was painful to be on the air with her when talking to any pro athlete, as she always brought up the fact that she was an “ex-pro.” My wife played for a season in the same league. Obviously, there is no comparison to pro sports at any level. Most of the athletes who were involved in these interviews spent the time shaking their heads and asking other hosts and producers, “What the hell is she talking about.” We all agreed that she was, and probably still is, waiting for her call from Canton.

3) Knew absolutely NOTHING about any of the other pro teams in the market. I’m talking Heat, Marlins, Panthers, UM. On the occassion when I was teamed with her, and talk centered around something other than the NFL, of if an interview was being conducted, she would often excuse herself and come back when the piece was complete. Sometimes because she had nothing to say, but mostly because she simply was not prepared.

4) Hotness? Obviously that is in the eye of the beholder. However, I can assure you, in the studio, she looked nothing like the pages of Playboy.

5) Respect in the South Florida market. Besides the fact that she was a woman, it ended there. Couldn’t write, didn’t produce, didn’t want to help produce, and was more concerned about getting VO or promo $$ than doing what should have been done.

So many of us in South Florida are still shocked she got an afternoon drive gig in a decent market that loves their sports so much. We feel your pain, and hope that it will not last too much longer.

This has nothing to do with her looks, but I just don’t think she knows much about sports in any situation…and if she does, then she’s doing a horrible job proving that to me. I find her show irritating. She seems to take vacation all of the time, and when Ken Wienman fills in for her the show is about 1000% better, so much so, that callers to the show have expressed this sentiment several times before WHILE the show is airing on MASN. So she must not be that well-liked by someone at WJFK or MASN.

The only bright spot about the show is maybe Jeremy Conn, who honestly doesn’t get enough airtime. I found that his show on WNST was decent. He must have had his salary multiplied several times over for him to bear sitting across from Anita every freakin’ day talking about her “favorite players” on rival teams. Makes me vomit.