#40. Lisa McRee

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40. Lisa McRee

2008 Update

Public TV viewers in California can keep watching Lisa cover the state -- but they may have been surprised by how she's grown her hair out a bit. The latest picture we could find was from a September 2006 report, which appeared on the PBS NewsHour and was posted on its web site. While some bangs still seem short on her left side, they're clearly long enough on the right side to drop in her eyes.

In fact, they would have dropped in her eyes at a VA Medical Center if not for her glasses! That's the only thing saving the style in this interview. (And yes, that's a mini-ponytail in the back - the hair is that long.)

A California state assembly member's staff provides this side view of the style, from a separate interview. It's almost shoulder-length, with the bangs brushed back. We couldn't call up the California Connected web site for a further review, when we posted this -- but this clearly is a style ready to collapse in humidity or a breeze, without a great deal of care. Do a YouTube search for "McRee" to see the perfectly precise looks which thrilled us much more, from her years on World News Now.

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2006 Update

Lisa remains the host of public television's "California Connected" -- and you can watch the show from its web site (the link is below) to see her current look. This picture is from a small publication called the Larchmont Chronicle, and a July 2005 interview. To look at this photo, her hair actually looks long enough to hit her eye if a wind blows from her right to left. But she can trick you with cuts like this -- so maybe it's brilliant styling at work.

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2005 Update

We thank the Hair Fan who alerted us to a new set of promotional pictures for Lisa's public TV program, "California Connected." (We have to plug the program to use the picture legally.) Her hair is still short, precise, and we think undefeatable -- although it would be fun to see the hair above the right eye move around a bit.

One of the photos shows Lisa outside a recreational vehicle -- so apparently she's traveling around the state, and appearing outside at times. The show's web site might be able to give you regular updates of this Ultimate style in the elements. But we agree with the writer -- this hair still is great.

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2004 Update

While we have no new picture of Lisa (yet -- we're working on that), we have good news about this woman with classic well-trimmed short hair. She's surfaced from years of privacy, to host a public television show called "California Connected." Apparently she's in the studio full-time, which means no real test for her style -- but for her supporters, it's good to see great hair back on the air.

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2002 Update

This is one of those women where there's really nothing new to say. Lisa's retired from television news to bring up babies - and since she's married to a top executive with Disney, she doesn't really need the money from an anchor job.

Since there's no online gallery of McRee's well-trimmed short styles (we can't be her only fan, can we?), we decided to create our own. The photo above shows her sidepart tossed a bit. Yet it probably still can't fall in her eyes; note the long strands reaching toward the left eye, yet stopping about an inch short.

This admittedly blurry photo from a University of Oregon collection turns the "vulnerable" right side toward us. Here the precision is clear - especially how deeply the bangs are cut, to guard against collapse.

This picture was taken to promote a talk show McRee hosted on the Lifetime cable network. Notice there's hair long enough to be tucked behind the left ear. If a strong wind came along, could that hair blow forward enough to threaten the left eye? We doubt it, but it adds an element of mystery to her style.

Our last photo was taken for Harper's Bazaar shortly after McRee was named co-host of "Good Morning America." For her, it's a dynamic, active pose, and the style is more sculpted -- but the bangs remain well in control. Is that hair near the right eye long enough to be a risk? It's hard to tell from the picture - but given her track record, we doubt she'd be that chancy with her cut.

If McRee ever sees these photos online, we hope she contacts us. We'd enjoy sharing her secrets for keeping short hair both appealing and undefeatable.

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