Is It Morning TV News If Nobody Laughs?

WRITER’S NOTE: This column was written after a summer spent traveling the country and watching random morning news shows. The writer vows never to do that again. “Rise and shine. This is The Morning News Zoo. I’m Barry O’Brien.” “And I’m co-anchor Teri Sullivan.” “We’ve got Gerry in the weather center…” “Oooh, today’s going to…