Too Grumpy

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Television appearances can be deceiving, as viewers often believe that the image projected by the host more or less reflects his/her personality. Thus, if the show is religious, hosts are expected to be pious and true to what they preach. In the same way, if the program is about caring for the less fortunate, the host is believed to have a compassionate heart for the needy. Of course, newsreaders are expected to be as feisty when they are no longer delivering the news with strong conviction. Finally, someone who hosts a wholesome show that is geared for kids and the public is expected to be friendly and easy to deal with in front and behind the camera.

Sadly, not all hosts can walk their talk. Too many horror stories have circulated about how certain media personalities can spew curse words at the slight mistake of the staff or rat off the behavior of colleagues. Take the case of the Wholesome TV Host (WH), who has been around for some time and has hosted several interesting programs for the younger generation. First, he showed off his artistic and creative talents to the younger audience. He was effective as kids followed him and caught on his moniker. Then, he ventured into other people-interest programs that catered to lifestyle. Primetime viewers might not be familiar with WH, but viewers who like to find out about the best of places and gadgets might know WH.

As WH projects a caring image, he is the opposite behind cameras according to the grapevine. WH allegedly treats the staff badly and regularly shouts at them for the littlest things. Often the staff tolerated this attitude, as WH was consistent in treating everyone in this manner. However, their patience ran out as WH was becoming intolerable. What they could not figure out is why WH is too grumpy and likes to make the life of the staff horrible. For instance, when he comes late on the set, no one says a word, but when he comes early, he will definitely make sure that the staff who arrives after him will not have an easy time for the duration of the taping. Sometimes, he even argues with the production as to what colors to wear on the show. Worse, he badmouths his research team and producers to other people in the network. His lack of professionalism has been noticed by other shows, which at first, wanted him to guest, but had a change of mind. These shows did not invite WH anymore as they realized WH would only make the staff tense and nervous.

Justifying his harsh and negative attitude has stereotyped reasons. First, WH could have been treated horribly when he was just starting out, and thus, to extract revenge, err, to train the newbies, WH shows tough love. Second, WH might be showing symptoms of trying to come to terms with his true self. Because of this hidden nature, he vents out on the slightest mistakes or errors. In short, he acts live a diva even when he should not be such. Thus, some are speculating that he needs to accept his true self, and changes towards the positive will follow. An even intriguing incident is that when WH forgot to turn off his lapel, he allegedly had an interesting conversation about a cute personality who guested on his show. 

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. - Dave Chappelle

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