1st Place: Sarah Stokes
2nd Place: Ashley Baylor
3rd Place: Cassy Clark

A broadcast news anchor’s do says a lot, and first place winner Sarah Stokes’ hair tells me that she’s willing to tackle hard-hitting news at 10 o’clock and then kick back at a sweet patio party right after. The secret to the WEAU anchor’s success lies in the subtle part in her short locks, and the Ted Koppel-esque light brown hue lightly frosted with blonde. A close second is blonde-coifed SkyWarn Weather Team meteorologist Ashley Baylor. She may have gone the route of long, straight, and monochromatic, but the catch is that it not only looks great in front of a projection screen but also in a weather chopper. Now TV-13 will just have to get one. Even more risky is the route taken by WQOW’s daybreak anchor Cassy Clark. There’s one simple rule in broadcast: no stray hairs. Yet despite the risk of a hair poking straight up and glimmering in the stage lights, Cassy dove right and got bangs. That’s bold, and that’s the kind of trait you want in a news anchor. – Trevor Kupfer