KARE 11 anchor Julie Nelson certainly has been looking more upright these days.
Has she been in for a new bra fitting? "Yeah, Oprah's show about bras changed my life," Nelson said Wednesday. "Finding one that fits makes all the difference."
That Oprah show aired years ago, but that was apparently all Nelson had to say about her transformation. A KARE 11 insider tells me there's been no newsroom chatter about Nelson's higher profile. Duh. Of course, her colleagues aren't talking about it. That's called creating a hostile work environment.
The modification, however, has been observed and remarked upon elsewhere.
I finally took notice Monday when Nelson was not sitting behind the anchor desk. (And by the way, she looks terrific in the "power anchor chair," where Paul Magers once sat and which is usually occupied by a man.)
Nelson was doing a stand-up, making KARE 11's 6:30 p.m. introduction to NBC's Olympic coverage. She had on a stunning, dark pink sleeveless dress that accentuated a flat belly and made the area above look just the opposite.
Nelson's new figure was brought to my attention by some readers who, like network execs, appreciate the visual aspect of TV.
At first I thought the e-mails of Chad H. (July 16; 6:55 p.m.) and Tim B. (July 17; 10:14 a.m.) were too much of a coincidence to be credible. Then Shelly's July 17 e-mail arrived at 3:46 p.m.: "Did you catch the KARE11 news yesterday? I think instead of you asking if Belinda [Jensen, meteorologist] and Julie were pregnant [see: March 20 column ] or gaining weight you should have asked where they had their ..."
