I'm not surprised that Shriver was bothered by Anna Nicole. Anna Nicole being someone who translated her physical appearance into celebrity - that must have hit too close to home for Maria. Must drive Maria nuts knowing that she'll never get that much coverage when she ODs because that level of celebrity in America is reserved for blondes.

like Shriver was some kind of great reporter.....

too good to grace us with her presence....

Schwartz-freakaziod snd the kenndey billionaire, hope the fualt swallowes their overinduldged ass up.

~!#@

She married a guy who made movies like "Kindergarden Cop" and "Last Action Hero". Where was her high standard then.

Maria, you are a hack-reporter. No loss with your exit. Absolutely none. Your just a face for NBC and you have no real broadcasting expertise other than utilizing your name at your job. Just another lightweight...

Maria Shriver is not as altruistic or noble as her denial of NBC may imply. She was part of NBC for a number of years and NBC covered less meaningful stories than Anna Nicole Smith's posthumous affairs. NBC and the MSM went to pot before the Anna Nicole Smith media circus and she didn't say anything then.

The first O. J. Simpson trial was the turning point for the MSM followed by the indulgent coverage of terminally adolescent Hollywood bad girls and its abandonment of journalistic ethics and practices in covering Dubya's wars. I lost hope and believe that it's too late for the MSM's self amelioration.

As for Shriver. For one, she doesn't have to work for financial reasons. If she did, her motives and actions would be different. Second, her husband may seek office again and she will be expected to be by his side.

A side note. I wish HuffPo would learn to include the author's name in all articles.

Shriver only got the jon because her name. She was a less than mediocre reporter.

Maria looks like one of the vampires from 30 days of night...same teeth. I commend her though.

Hey Maria. There were a lot worse things than the Anna Nicole Show. There were hundreds of things, like The Runaway Bride which catapulted Katie Couric to the CBS Evening News. There was David Gregory playing footsie with Tony Snow by day and dancing with Karl Rove by night, but challenging Bush never. But Anna Nicole got to you? Are you kidding?

Maria's name goes on the list of betrayers, right below Powell, Sanchez and Gerberding, who want to have it both ways: support the destruction of American society, then back-pedal to redeem themselve after retirement. Get lost, Maria. It's too late to do the right thing.

i'm struggling with this because, as an ostensibly powerful "insider," she had an opportunity to steer content to meaningful stories and instead, decided to... quit?

was she a model reading stories written by someone else or was she a journalist, researching and writing her own pieces? they all claim to be the latter, so why not just look your boss square in the eye and say "that's a fluff piece for our celebrity news programming, i need to complete my story on the rape of the united states treasury by halliburton?"

quitting is not "courageous." changing the system by asserting yourself is courageous. maria, you didn't need the paycheck, so you were one of the few who could have risked your job to make a difference. i, for one, am disappointed.

I'm a Californian & I LOVE Maria Shriver! But I think this may be a bit disingenous on her part.
I thought NBC didn't or couldn't have her back because of "equal time" rules or soemthing. Or maybe I recall that they insisted she only do puff pieces because of her being married to the Governor. If she wants to say it was all her idea, that's fine but don't blame Anna Nicole!

that's total BS on maria's part. the reason she stated allowed her to appear to take the high road. the real reason is that ahnald will challenge barbra boxer in the next senate race and maria will be needed, again, to hold that collar around his neck pulling him to the center. can't be a nag and a TV hag at the same time.

She thinks she's interesting.

If scratchy-voice came from a different gene poll she'd be a bank teller in Hackensack.

Her sentiments would have rung more true if she made them in the middle of some of her own "news interviews" with celebrities.

As much as I despise Maria Shriver and her husband, her comments were actually to her credit.

In other words, "IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY!"