Coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II’s dominated news networks Monday, and 1210 WPHT morning host Rich Zeoli didn’t necessarily understand why.
While discussing the extreme amount of coverage given to the sovereign of another nation, Zeoli pointed out how uninteresting the funeral coverage was.
“I would love to see the ratings for yesterday,” WPHT Brand Manager Greg Stocker said. “Because I just don’t think that many people gave a damn about it. Maybe I’m wrong.”
“No, I think you’re right,” Zeoli said. “It’s all so boring to watch. I had Fox News on after the show yesterday and you’re watching this long processional and every now and then Martha MacCallum would come on and say ‘What an amazing day’ and then an hour later she’d say ‘This is truly amazing’. What can you say? There’s nothing you can say.”
Every major news network pre-empted their usual lineup to cover the Queen’s funeral and processional. It marked the first time a British monarch’s funeral was broadcast on television.
