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Sharon Reed does Letterman

Published Friday, December 03, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Was it something I said? More likely, 'twas something David Letterman said over and over this week that finally got Cleveland anchorwoman Sharon Reed to appear on Thursday's show. Fully clothed, of course. You can watch a video clip from the aforementioned link. Reed was composed but reserved. Letterman remained reluctant, remarking afterward to Paul that he didn't think the interview went well. All Paul could say: "She has a smokin' bod." For her part, Reed defended her actions, called out a New York Times reporter as "lazy and irresponsible" for writing about her without doing any actual reporting (big shocker) and called other TV journos boring for thinking there was only one way to cover a public nude photo op. The more interesting thing to watch on The Late Show tonight, however, was Tyra Banks giving her own opinion on public nudity. Banks said she appears almost naked all the time with Victoria's Secret, and she doesn't plan on ever revealing her all to the public. Go figure. I figure, if you want to see naked news, then change the channel and watch Naked News. I can understand Reed's point about first-person reporting, having covered more than a few events and issues that way, but she could have done so in this instance without actually showing her skin on camera. Then again, Paul is right. She does have a smokin' bod.