When I first heard that he would be replacing Larry King, I wasn’t expecting to like him at all since he was basically a tabloid type reporter and rather disreputable.
However, in fairness, he’s a much better interviewer than Larry who basically let everybody slide and never really challenged anybody on anything.
Morgan really does his homework. He’s well prepared and asks challenging and interesting questions. Plus he’s pretty fearless. He even debated with that loudmouth pro gun guy who tried to shout him down (Alex Jones? Not sure of the name.)
He does have the smarmy type of personality that I would avoid in real life. But as an interviewer on TV he does a good job and I usually end up learning things of which I was unaware through the interviews he does.
I don’t necessarily agree with a number of his attitudes or positions but I find that challenging. He’s not afraid to take a stand and I find that refreshing.
Just because I don’t care for his personality doesn’t mean that I can’t recognize that he is skilled at the job for which he’s been hired.