Rita Crosby's Voice...

[arwalden]

... OMG! Is that for REAL? Does she sound like that ALL the time, or has she been ill? Is she recovering from some sort of surgery on her vocal cords?

It's painful to listen to her... hearing her speak makes ME want to continually clear my OWN throat.

[LynneSin]

1. I was thinking she was a 5-pack a day smoker of unfiltered Camels

I could never watch that show - her voice is so fricking grating!

[arwalden]

14. Like Fingernails On A Chalkboard... Like Biting Down On Aluminum Foil...

... it HURTS to listen to her.

[terrya]

2. It does sound like a result of a heavy smoking habit.

It is painful to listen to her voice.

[RebelOne]

9. No, I don't think so.

I've been a heavy smoker for years and my voice is perfectly normal.

[Radio_Lady]

20. Really! I doubt you will be able to say that --

emphysema and possibly carcinoma ruin the lung sacs and eventually, you sound VERY different.

Eventually, you may not make any sound at all. Sorry to burst your bubble. Stop smoking now while you still have a voice and a chance.

Read it and weep here: http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a-z/emphysema-emphyseme/index_e.php

In peace,

Radio_Lady

[peekaloo]

3. She learned to enunciate while sucking on a running car's tail pipe.

and frankly, she leaves viewers exhausted. :hide:

[jonnyblitz]

4. I can tolerate her voice more than Susan Estrichs , though,

for some reason. I have to turn the channel (it's usually FOX that she is on anyway) whenever Estrich starts talking. :scared:

[samplegirl]

5. Makes you wonder why

she's a newscaster.

[Broken_Hero]

13. true

I posted a simliar thread a couple weeks ago, when I first saw her show, and her voice was so raspy. Then I was wondering, why in the world she got her job as a newscaster, when her voice, is for shit, and then my bud Tom said, maybe its because of something "else" she was smoking.....:)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. I was saying the same thing to my husband last night.

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. When her show used to be on right after Countdown,

hubby would always mimic her, "Hi, Keith... Tonight we're talking about Natalee Holloway AGAIN..." bit. :rofl: He sounded like Lucille Ball in her later years.... :P I think she's a heavy smoker with an already-irritating voice. :)

[arwalden]

7. She Reminds Me Of The Woman Who Played Joey's Agent (On "Friends")

... do you remember her?

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. God, yes!

:rofl: That's an even better analogy! :rofl: Gotta tell hubby that one...

[rusty charly]

21. june gable

Birth name: June Golub


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300096/

[AtomicKitten]

8. sandpaper + barking seal n/t

[bridgit]

10. i'm sure she thinks she has a cute little 'whiskey voice', the women...

will need surgical intervention to have any voice at all within 5 - 7yrs is my guess

[democracyindanger]

12. A peculiar blend of

asthma and constipation.

[Dude_CalmDown]

22. OK that's the funniest thing I've read in just about forever.

There is simply no way that your description will not be used every single time I hear that idiot for the rest of my life. Thanks. :toast:

[flamingyouth]

15. Doctor Girlfriend

[Blue Gardener]

16. It's always like that!

I don't know how anyone can stand it for more than 10 seconds.

[adriennui]

18. i think she has the same condition as RFK jr.

it's something with the vocal chords.

[arwalden]

23. Yep... He's Another One That's Difficult To Listen To...

... and that's a shame because his message is one that OUGHT to be heard.

[texas1928]

19. If I was ever interviewed by her.

I would not be able to pay attention. I would just be clearing my throat.