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[quote=Anonymous]I am writing to add an opinion to one reader's October 2015 post, below:

[i]"I can't stand Tamika Smith, who appears to have replaced Elliott Francis. She seems to not read any of her copy in advance or listen to herself while she reads, resulting in weird pauses, mispronounced words, and wrong words. My favorite was when she substituted 'descendents' for "dissidents" when talking about China. What she said made NO sense but she read it that way at least three times.

So unprofessional and irritating."[/i]

Yuck - Tamika is a cringe-worthy announcer. I wish WAMU had a capable on-air person to read the local announcements. I can hardly stand Saturday mornings on NPR because of Tamika's weird pauses and mispronunciations. She's simply AWFUL! She reads less well than 3rd graders I have known. Isn't reading comprehension part of the job? Such an 'over the top' dramatic quality that the script does not call for. Additionally, I can hardly keep count of Tamika's lack of understanding of what she is reading, as demonstrated by mispronunciations and using the wrong word, as the previous posted pointed out. She is unqualified to be on the air, and I can hardly believe that the people in charge are not listening themselves, and cringing. Can't WAMU find someone else?? Please???[/quote]

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