A Look at Some of the Best Women in News Today

I have to admit that my six closest gal pals and I are all news junkies if ever you've met one. I don't even have cable at the house. In the morning I watch news for two hours straight because ti helps me ease into the day and calibrates me until the sun rises. I learn about the weather and breaking stories and international events. I learn about the latest medical research. I may be one of the women Dr. Nancy Snyderman refers to as the "worried well". The six of us are constantly diagnosing ourselves and each other with everything from fibromyalgia to chronic fatigue to infertility and back. Then we get on the phone and gossip about interest rates and home values down the street and around the corner. We learn fantastic new recipes like one I saw today for chickpea and red pepper soup. All from cans which is quite my style. Indeed. The Today show is four hours long now but Meredith and Matt aren't on the whole time.

Which brings me to Diane Sawyer. Last Friday, a young man drew an amazing painting of her in something like 5 minutes or less. That is only possible because she is one of the most visually stunning people on the planet. And not only that, she is super smart too. And versatile, This morning, in fact she was jumping double dutch at the end of her show with the others even the weather man got in on the act. I cannot even imagine how difficult it is to switch gears from covering the UN visits of visiting dignitaries to "soup with a story" to fashion dos and dont's and have it all make sense. And put all of the guests at ease and have two minute commercial breaks and never a run in your stockings. And a perfect coif. And also never ever cry even when the news of the day is dreadful and astonishing and infuriating. Diana has it all covered for ABC. And to have ageless grace and beauty on top of it all. Quite a gem she is, a "blue diamond" if ever there was one.