Ron Burgundy
Ron Burgundy is the fictional San Diego news anchor played by Will Ferrell in the *Anchorman* films.
The character satirizes 1970s broadcast journalism and male ego, known for his pompadour, mustache, and self-important catchphrases: Stay classy, San Diego.
The name has become shorthand for any vain, oblivious male newscaster type: He's such a Ron Burgundy.
- anchormanLead television news host
- mustacheUpper lip hair
- scotchDecisively put an end to
- jazz fluteImprovised wind instrument style
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
Will Ferrell · news · legend · Baxter · Channel 4 · seventies · polyester · hairspray · teleprompter · afternoon delight · stay classy · big deal · ego · suit · newsroom · cologne · broadcast · chauvinist
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competence and professionalism
Ron BurgundyWalter Cronkite
Edward R. Murrow · Anderson Cooper · Barbara Walters · Tom Brokaw · Dan Rather
gender and era in broadcast news
Ron BurgundyRobin Roberts