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John Stossel

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The Resume

    (March 6, 1947- )
    Correspondent for '20/20' (1981- )
    Co-host of '20/20' (2003- )
    Hosts the 'Give Me a Break' segment
    Libertarian

Why he might be annoying:

    He was attacked by wrestler Dr. D after telling him that he thought wrestling was fake.
    He was forced to make an on-air apology after running an inaccurate story on organic foods.
    He dismisses environmentalists as 'scaremongers' and says that fears about global warming and pollution are overblown.
    He says that greed is good for the economy.
    He has been accused numerous times of bias and of manipulating facts and statistics to support his beliefs.
    The media watchdog group FAIR has an open file on his alleged biases and fact distortions.
    He resembles Mark Brown and Tom Selleck.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He said that wrestling is fake? How dare he!
    He graduated Princeton University.
    He stands-up for the consumer by investigating controversial environmental, business, and government issues and groups.
    He is the only ABC reporter who is allowed to report on stories from his own point of view.
    He won 19 Emmy awards.
    He has been honored five times for excellence in reporting by the National Press Club.
    He donates the money that he earns from public speaking engagements to charity.

Credit: Call me Calvin


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 61 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 73 Votes: 58.90% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 53 Votes: 50.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 88 Votes: 39.77% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 307 Votes: 60.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 281 Votes: 70.46% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 98 Votes: 45.92% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 582 Votes: 75.26% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 143 Votes: 62.94% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 593 Votes: 74.03% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 925 Votes: 69.95% Annoying