Springfield Mo. harsh dialect

[Grant Barrett]

Can you give a specific channel and reporter, please? And also maybe
record a bit of it for us?

Grant Barrett
gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
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On Jun 5, 2006, at 11:21, Paul Johnson wrote:

> Paul Johnson
> I am an interested lurker on this list and have noticed that in the
> last
> year or so the female news readers on the Springfield TV stations,have
> taken on a harsh, almost screechy voice, best I can describe it as
> is a
> Vally girl sound plus a high pitched screech.
> Is there a name or a reason for this?  (outside of irritating me?)
> Has anyone else noticed this?
> Is it becoming nationwide?
> I can not believe that some school of drama or journalism would be
> teaching this.
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