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I dont watch football, but every time the panel of commentators on those roundup shows come on, these guys are always wearing matching satin ties with giant mt_spiffy knots and matching squares.... terrible.
Rachel Maddow seems like a pretty cool dude, and I think she'd look good (and perhaps kind of groundbreaking) if she wore a pocket square. So I emailed her and said so. You'll be surprised to know I haven't heard back from her on that as of yet.
General answer is because most guys on TV dress like ****. Although Matt Lauer dresses well, mostly Charvet, I have read, even he is not big on them. Al Roker does, though. It's pretty much a matter of personal taste and for many guys, pocket squares are just considered too fussy and they don't know how to complement an outfit with one, much less insert it properly. How's that for a rambling answer?!
Rachel Maddow seems like a pretty cool dude, and I think she'd look good (and perhaps kind of groundbreaking) if she wore a pocket square. So I emailed her and said so. You'll be surprised to know I haven't heard back from her on that as of yet.
I'm not sure whether this is relevant, but Rachel is a 5' 11" Rhodes Scholar
I've been recording Nightline for I don't know how long, and right before the show, the channel 7 news in Los Angeles has a middle aged, white male with glasses that always wears a good suit, tie, and tasteful pocket square; I hope someone else can remember his name. With the exception of the weather man, I can't think of any anchors that don't wear one? I do find though that a pocket square is part of a good suit, and I definately agree that dressing the part is what news anchors should do. Maybe it's a regional thing which than makes it very odd as Los Angeles is an extremely relaxed region.
Back in the day all anchormen wore pockets square. Tom Brokaw and Peter Jenning always wore them. Chuck Scarborough of NBC News in New York always wears a pocket square in what appears to be his bespoke suits. These days most of his suits are single-breasted peak lapel. He has a beautiful grey birdseye suit that always stands out when he wears it. I turn him on just to say what he's wearing.