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Stop Being Semi-Nude On Zoom

Okay, y’all this is getting ridiculous.  How long has Zoom been a part of our lives?  How many countless meetings, interviews, etc., have we all been on in the last…

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Okay, y'all this is getting ridiculous.  How long has Zoom been a part of our lives?  How many countless meetings, interviews, etc., have we all been on in the last two years?!  So, you would think by now that we would all be aware that appearing in various stages of undress on Zoom is not cool.  You would think we'd have learned to let others in the room/house with us (when we're on Zoom) that THEM appearing in various stages of undress is not cool.  Apparently not.  Take yesterday's incident on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

It all began with CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin interviewing Aureus Asset Management CEO Karen Firestone.  As the conversation turned to where markets might be headed in the fall, a man in his drawers was headed across the background.  To both Sorkin and Firestone's credit, they ignored it, but c'mon.  Be better, guys.  At this point, Zoom nudity isn't as funny as it is carelessly pathetic.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.