Sunday mornings aren't our strong suit, so we missed the "God's day" edition of NBC's Today. An early bird reader, however, caught the chat fest, including a queer technical difficulty involving rumored homo Jeff Ranieri.
…Audio went out over the air which clearly was not meant for a national audience.During the last segment, the package audio dropped. Background noise and talking could be heard. Then a very clear, and relatively loud male voice started talking. He referred to "Jeff," presumably NBC Weather Plus meteorologist Jeff Ranieri, who's been covering the floods in the Midwest for Today. The same voice then said, "He asked me if I could give him a shine after the show," and then, after a flurry of laughter from males in the background, "I had to draw the line somewhere."
True, Ranieri's rumored to be a bit pink and, from what this reader says, apparently his journalistic colleagues are up on the gossip.
As if this sound snafu isn't convincing enough, check out who Ranieri's NBC profile lists as his "biggest inspiration:" "My mom. She has always been able to take on the biggest of challenges and overcome anything that may come her way." A grown man lauding his mama?
Yeah, definitely light in the loafers…
Smiling Bigot Mike Huckabee Worries Gay Marriage Will Destroy Kids’ Minds (24)
· Darvey says: Katie Couric is paid $15 million a year to do what again, exactly? To give Mike... »
· terrwill says: WillBFair: You are preaching to the choir with me Brother! I have posted the same... »
The Most Touching Video About Marriage Equality Love We’ve Seen (19)
· Michael vdB says: Thanks to those who shared their stories. It is those stories that need to be... »
What Queerty Is Thankful For This Year (6)
· Darlene says: I am thankful for Charles Darwin, who eviscerated the last ion of plausibility for the... »
· gayfamilyvalues says: Thank you Queerty for the very nice comment about our family. I am thank full... »
· GimmeABreak says: I’m thankful for the wonderful egg donor and gestational surrogate who... »
ABC’s Ridiculous Policy to Ban ‘Controversial’ Adam Lambert From Daytime Airwaves (104)
· Josh says: If people want to support Adam– then buy his album. If you get it on Itunes you get... »
Adam Lambert’s Homogayness Not Too Homogay for CBS (Homogay.) (27)
· Josh says: If people want to support Adam– then buy his album. If you get it on Itunes you get... »
“his year has just proven to me that not so different are the Republicans and the Democrats really” (21)
· gayfamilyvalues says: I agree 100% this country is in so much trouble the only thing republicans and... »
Mika Finally Caves to the Pressure and Comes Out. As Bisexual (200)
· Geri says: As far as I’m concerned Tom Robinson (Glad To Be Gay) already proved that being bi... »
you neglect to mention that his favorite weather phenom is a double rainbow, his favorite karaoke song is islands in the stream, and that "hot is best".
yeah, mmhmm.
Cute guy. What's with all the gay weather men, huh?
The picture doesn't do him justice. I watch MSNBC regularly and the boy is smokin' hot…he was somewhere in the mid-west reporting on the floods a few days ago and all I could focus in on was his toned arms, his beautiful face, and his gay shirt, while the waters were drowning the poor town behind him.
The boy is flaming…flaming hot that is.
Though I must add that there is no weatherman, in this plane of existence or any other, that's hotter than CNN's Rob Maricano. He's so hot they have him actually anchoring the news too now…the boy can barely read but man is he hot!
http://www.reportercaps.com/Ho.....rciano.php
Oh…T.J. Holmes is hot as hell too.
http://www.reportercaps.com/Ho.....holmes.php
My house plant can see that he's a queen.
He is very much gay… he has a friendster profile and all, he isn't exactly closeted… http://profiles.friendster.com/364718
When interviewed by Sacramento Magazine in 2004 he was asked "Famous person you’d like to have a date with:" His response: "Somebody on the cast of “Will & Grace.â€
ummm? "somebody?"
I was acquainted with Jeff when he lived here in Sacramento doing the weather at KCRA channel 3. First, the guy is smokin' hot, although he can be kinda femmy and annoying.
Second, he was a total ho. He was hangin' out at the bars all the time, pickin' up tricks. Guess his reputation precedes him. Ha!
The guy is great on TV. Does it matter if he's gay or straight? I can't even tell on TV. Love you on the Today Show Jeff!
If Jeff is as gay as a picnic basket, he could do a world of good for the community by coming out–at least personally–if he hasn't already. But he's a great weather newscaster gay or straight, and awfully nice to look at.
Did anyone see Jeff on the Today Show in Beijing this morning (Sunday, August 10)? He literally had a "gay" slip. He was giving the weather forecast, and he was saying that he would greet the crowd in the next segment. Some guys were yelling in the background (but I couldn't understand what they said), and Jeff said something to the effect that the skies would be "gay, ahh blue" again over Beijing (not a direct quote).
Did anyone see Jeff Ranieri on the Today Show in Beijing this morning (Sunday, August 10)? He literally had a "gay" slip. He was giving the weather forecast, and he was distracted by some guys yelling in the background (but I couldn't understand what they said). Jeff said something to the effect that the skies would be "gay, ahh blue" again over Beijing (not a direct quote). What straight guy would ever utter the word "gay" when referring to the weather?
No. 10 Calichick, I agree it doesn't matter if he's gay or straight – but you really can't tell on TV? Might need a tune-up on the gaydar :) And No. 9 Fritz, I agree with you about him being hot, but tends to be annoying. I'm just gonna mute the TV and watch :)
This guy is a complete slut, has been in Sacramento and now in New York. Now that he is a fourth-string fill-in for Al Roker, I imagine he's feeling the pressure to keep it a little more on the DL. His Friendster profile is gone, and he's careful on Facebook because he can't keep his friends quiet. He also claims to be about 29, but you can count the rings on his hairline and debunk that one…
I remember Jeff when he worked in Sacramento at KCRA. I also remember he seemed to have the hots for female meteorologist named Kelly. It was very obvious, but I believe she was married. So…….maybe he's not totally gay.
Sorry, I needed to make a correction. It was a female meteorologist named Angela that Jeff seemed to have the hots for.