500 Questions

[JRoss]

So this show just came on. The host is some guy named Richard Quest. He opened his mouth and I couldn't believe someone with such a grating voice was on TV. Just Googled him, apparently he's a journalist. Someone pays this guy to talk. Weird.

 

[auntiehill]

He's on CNN. I've always found him annoyingly shouty.

 

[Karzak]

He was especially irritating last year on cnn while covering the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.

 

[Gov Kodos]

But, he's full of surprises, like this from the Wayback Machine circa 2008.

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.[...]



Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.
It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/18/richard-quest-cnn-reporte_n_97466.html

 

[Forbin]

Whenever he shows up on CNN, I switch over to Fox News. It's much less annoying than his voice.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

But, he's full of surprises, like this from the Wayback Machine circa 2008.

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.[...]

Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.

When he gets hammered and starts slurring and talking nonsense in that annoying voice on-air during CNN's New Year's Eve special, you knew there was some wildness to him, but damn.

I'm a sucker for trivia games like this where the audience can play along at home, but yeah, Quest's grating voice and personality is going to be a challenge to overcome. I hate when he's on CNN doing regular reports. It makes it seem more tabloidy than regular CNN already is.

 

[Spot's Meow]

I have been watching 500 Questions and I really don't mind the show, it is entertaining enough, but the host's voice was definitely a hurdle to overcome. About 5 minutes into each episode I start to forget about it, until the next night of course.

 

[Starbreaker]

I watched the first two episodes. There's just too much going on for it to be consistently entertaining. And there's entirely too much chit chat between questions.