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High Noon: Low Voices & Anchorwomen

If you watch enough news, you may start to think you're seeing double. Or triple. Or quadruple. It seems all TV newscasters are cut from the same cloth, from the way they dress to the way they talk. And, Rick from Clarkston emailed us with one simple question: why do female newscasters have such deep voices? Rick, we can't give you a definitive answer, but we can tell you what we found out. Personally, this is a topic close to my heart, as I am blessed (cursed) with a deep voice. In my life, three things have been constant: I always sing second alto in the choir, telemarketers often call me sir and people have always told me my voice lends itself to a career in broadcasting. But, why? And, do most women with deep voices become broadcasters - or do women who become broadcasters end up with deeper voices?/Melissa Luck, KXLY4 executive producer. More here. Also: Melissa lost her voice after making this blog post here. (2006 AP File Photo/ ABC,Ida Mae Astute: ABC's Diane Sawyer )

Question: Which female broadcaster at the Spokane television stations has the best voice?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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