When I come home after a hard day of work, sometimes I turn on the old HD boob tube to catch some story about murder in NE Portland. Nothing too serious, just some light mischief going on around Killingsworth. A couple of times I have made the mistake of leaving the tv after fully powering it on. I have no idea what news channel is coming because of a commercial break. Then I hear that satanic KGW intro and her voice.
It would be very difficult to describe Tracy Barry as an evil, human-hating Velociraptor… oh, hmm, that wasn’t so hard! With a slightly sweet cackle, she turns even the worst kitten killer into a saint. I don’t know how this human being can manipulate words like “burned to death”, “puppies drowned” and “company doesn’t recycle” into sweet soulful music. She does though… and she enjoys it.
My favorite contributors* towards this vixen of vile actually fear for their lives. I have seen Zaffino flinch when she asked, “So, Matt, is it still going to rain or will we finally get that sunshine?”. If Zaffino didn’t provide a break from crappy weather, I’m sure she would disembowel him. When super hot new reporter, Katherine Cook joined the KGW 8 team, Barry felt threatened. She immediately caused a tree lighting festival so Cook would have to cover that lame story.
PLEASE, don’t die in a horrible car accident… because that means Barry is going to get you.
* Joe Donolon & Matt Zaffino
I worked TV news in Portland and elsewhere. Tracy was a contemporary. She was smart, professional and caring in third rate milieu (Portland TV) which has historically been rated by industry insiders as a mediocre pile of poo. In my informed opinion TB has done more than most to elevate and maintain Portland TV news standards….such as they are. You spend that many decades at one thing and ya just get tired, ya know? And the deal is…the entire local TV news industry from Portland O to Portland M is way dated….a retail sales support system entirely reduced to retailing old junk to old farts….the very same people who watch Matlock on their rabbit ears. Local TV news has been terminal for ten years. Tracy Berry, Katy Couric? Dead people walking.
I LOVE Tracy Barry! I hope to pick her up one night at a bar and take her botox’d, face-lifted dental-implanted face home for a one-night-stand! If she is such an adorable vile vixen on the air just imagine how hot she is in the bedroom! She’ll tear me up, boyeeee!
Damn people, what if her family finds this…newscasters have feelings too…btw, I hate the local news. It’s for people past 80.
“With a slightly sweet cackle, she turns even the worst kitten killer into a saint” She’s got the same gene as Diane Sawyer.
I’ve also noticed she’s a bit of a Bush Basher. Mentioning and reporting Bush insults as if it will make a difference.
i thought i saw a puddy ‘tat
i did
i did
sigh.
that was just plain unfunny. i’d think you’d bring the a-game with a top ten post.
I did notice her lips, she looks like Bill Cosby!!! LOL!!! I had the opportunity to stand behind her in line at a grocery store. She asked the clerk “Do you need to see my ID?” The clerk said, “No, I know who you are.” She spent some $200 on groceries in Beaverton. I was wondering what happened to her lazy eye. Now, all I can see is her big lips that look like a river raft folded in half.
I remember meeting Ms. Barry when I was a little kid…that’s right a little kid!
She seemed nice but after 12 years, I, in opinion am very much used to seeing her reports on the 5PM news.
And she defintely could pass for the Joker!
As someone who has suffered with Granulomatous Cheilitis, that is what Tracy appears to be experiencing. It is not pretty but it creates an embarassing condition.
As far as her making “expletive” comments, those are stories make up by hate filled people. She would never do that in public, because she is such a public figure.
I was appalled to view such a vast number of hateful comments. Where has the world come to?
Granulomatous Cheilitis? Her and Angelina Jolie.
I found this site because i noticed Tracy’s lips looked funny,at first i thought she had clear braces!
I don’t believe the story from her blog that says she has granuloma’s on her lips in clusters, it’s about as believable as Ashly Tisdales nose job story that she had breathing problems.
I was also snubbed by Tracy in public, this was 13 years ago, obviously im over it right?
I’m with Viewer. Nobody could be as off-the-cuff silly as that woman in front of thousands of people, and be an asshole.
Boy,..I’ve never read so much BS in some time.
“TV” has obviously never met Tracy as such things are totally out of character for her. She simply would NEVER say such a thing to anyone. Having worked with her for 8+ years in a variety of sometimes stressful circumstances, such things do not happen.
I’d kindly suggest that people take note of her exceptional writing skills and extemporaneous delivery under pressure.
Brains trump appearance, every time.
I find Tracy Barry to be an inviting presence on the news.She’s one of the main reasons I watch KGW.
Didn’t know where else to make this comment (I’m such a computer whiz!)
Good for you Tracy for wearing your hair in a complimentary way in spite of what every other female TV personality is doing to “look alike”. Even poor ole Hilary Clinton is trying to be 22 again.
I admire your reporting as well.
Sincerely, M> C>
From Tracy Barry’s KGW’s Blog
A few months ago I noticed a small hard nodule under the skin of my upper lip.
I didn’t think much about it. But it didn’t go away and in fact there seemed to be a little cluster of them. Since I have had Melanoma in the last couple of years I had the lumps looked at. Turns out the “granulomas” were nothing to worry about. But the painful and repeated process of removing them left my lip swollen, scarred and uneven. All in high def I might add! Clearly it looked worse than I thought.
Can I have it fixed? I’m not sure. Will I have it fixed? I’m not sure about that either.
I keep having visions of Goldie Hawn in the “First Wives Club”.
So thanks for listening and as always thanks for watching.
Tracy
wow just saw tracy barry on the news tonight and definitely botoxed lips or she was having a bad reaction to shellfish! Those lips are almost as big as lisa Renna–need i say anymore–
Never had a problem with the woman as I usually watch KATU, but I had to look again. WOW talk about waaaaayyyy over done. She should have just a a mini lift as jeez she looks plastic.
Sorry to disagree but I like Tracy. In fact I think she is one of the few news anchors that isn’t phony and into themselves!
Leon: ever heard of twitter?
Got ya!
Peace.
All of you are complete idiots. Who would ever waste their time even replying or taking part in this ridiculous conversation.
I know I certainly wouldn’t.
Idiots. Effing idiots.
I mean, seriously, why take the time to jabber about her?
You make me sick.
Really. I would never just type a bunch of needless crap. I have much better things to do.
Like sewing. I like to sew. Do you? There was this one time wh
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Mostly an observation. The last couple times I’ve watched Tracy present the news, it sounds like she is gasping a bit for air. This could be from a microphone that is too close or too sensitive. It could be a breathing “phenomenon” ie quick intakes of air being picked up by a too close or too sensitive mike. Being an old broadcaster myself (from a whole lot of years ago)I can’t help noticing things like this. Thanks for reading this far.
Same, her facelift is just weird, and she just needs to accept the ageing!
My girlfriend works at a local fitness club here in portland where Tracy Berry attends. Her daughter is in daycare there, and once, while not liking the answer of one of my girlfriends co-workers, Tracy Berry, actually said, “Don’t you know who I am, I’m Tracy Berry Bitch!”
Priceless… and Classy!
yeah pretty much…. shes a dumb bitch
I hate Tracy BArry…she ran into me and my moms basket at Costco and looked at us with those accusatory eyes of her’s as if we were in the wrong…I HATE YOU TB!!!
I think she’s a news milf. she might be annoying as hell but stuff a sock in her mouth and I’d bag her.
I was wondering about the facelift, too. She looks…….weird. Pulled up or bigger lips or something. Can’t she just get older gracefully like the rest of us and look natural and not plastic? She should sue her surgeon.
I’d punch her in the Throat like Les Speedman.
I’ve been saying that the little troll needs to retire
She makes me physically ill when I hear her shrill of voice
My I think she is retarded!
Did she get a face lift this summer? She looks
more like “The Joker”…..
Wow. Someone else channels my hatred of the “news ferret”, thanks for this community service.
Holy shit. I was guffawing in my seat. Guffawing, I tell you!