Jess 1115 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 So yeah, there was a screening of Anchorman 2 tonight in Philly, with Adam McKay there. Apparently, the inspiration, or one of the inspirations, for Ron Burgundy was none other than Jim Gardner himself. I'm actually surprised, because I always figured Harold Greene was the inspiration. Certainly I have a KABC broadcast where he looks like a dead ringer for Ron Burgundy, hair and suit and stache and all. But if you consider the way Gardner used to deliver the news (he is much mellower now), delivery-wise I can see the resemblance. Of course, last night he had a teleprompter moment for the ages: [yt]PTNsVm-zVUg[/yt] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Does J-Gard have an affinity for scotchy-scotch-scotch? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1455 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Lol I can totally see that! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1115 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Does J-Gard have an affinity for scotchy-scotch-scotch? Sometimes I do wonder. I know Roger Grimsby was more of a gin man, at least according to Lou Young's obituary report. Bill Beutel smoked on the set (there's some Gloria coverage floating around coming from the studio master, so we do see Beutel light up a few times. ...and I tivoed tonight. Oh man... of all the guests they had to have on the show it had to be BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. Jim really emphasized that during his close. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Sometimes I do wonder. I know Roger Grimsby was more of a gin man, at least according to Lou Young's obituary report. Bill Beutel smoked on the set (there's some Gloria coverage floating around coming from the studio master, so we do see Beutel light up a few times. ...and I tivoed tonight. Oh man... of all the guests they had to have on the show it had to be BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. Jim really emphasized that during his close. No joke, Jerry Taft on WLS cracked up at Kathy Brock's pronunciation of Cumberbatch tonight, as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rah6448 21 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 While Gardner may have inspired the delivery style, there is a well-supported theory that KNBC's former Paul Moyer could've been the inspiration for the moods of Ron Burgundy. The cornerstone of this argument is the frictioned interaction between Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone the first half of the first film. It is believed that this was derived from similar attitudes between Moyer and former co-anchor Ann Martin, which culminated in that infamous taped exchange while they were both at KABC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 So, no matter what McKay says, it's fair to say... - Gardner's delivery - Greene's appearance - Moyer's personality I could get behind that. Frankly, I'm mainly seeing the movie because of Bill Kurtis. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioinactive 7 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Actually it was based on Mort Crim. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/12/04/detroit-news-personality-mort-crim-inspiration-for-anchorman-movies/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-94177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1115 Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Actually it was based on Mort Crim. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/12/04/detroit-news-personality-mort-crim-inspiration-for-anchorman-movies/ Yeah, I read that. Adam McKay hails from the Philadelphia suburbs, so I'm sure there's some Jim Gardner in there somewhere, but I can see the Mort Crim. That'd also mean that Veronica Corningstone is very much based on Jessica Savitch, though without her personal demons and tragic end... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13137-jim-gardner-ron-burgundy/#findComment-95183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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