It's not that we don't enjoy Rolling Stone's Toure. He's the king of the soundbite, working CNN every morning, hitting the chat shows like a pro. And it's not that he doesn't have other qualities — but really, does he have to be the only black person on television ever? (Like, maybe there'll be a show with two black people on at the same time someday? No, shut up!)

Some of the media pros listed below certainly don't need the work but hell, try one of 'em — and cut us in for 10%. Your assessment of TV-sexiness may vary:

Jimi Izrael, Africana
Ben Jealous, Amsterdam News/NNPA Foundation
Herbert Lowe, Newsday
James Hannaham, Spin, Village Voice
Teri Agins, WSJ
Shaheem Reid, MTV News
Jay Smooth, Hip Hop Music
Kathleen McElroy, NYT
Ron Mwangaguhunga, Fashion Week Daily (personal site)
Sydne Bolden, In Style
Gayle King, O
Knox Robinson, The Fader
Oliver Willis, poli pundit
Keith Alexander, WaPo
Amy Dubois Barnett, Teen People
Kelefa Sanneh, NYT et al
Lynne D. Johnson, freelance
J. A. Adande, LA Times
Lola Ogunnaike, NYT, Vibe
Theola Labbe, WaPo
George Kelly, Contra Costa Times (personal site)
Deborah Heard, WaPo
Greg Tate, Village Voice
Andre Torres, Scratch
Emil Wilbekin, Vibe Ventures
Tai Beauchamp, Seventeen
Danyel Smith, former Time/Vibe
Stephen Smith, Times Record News
(Additions, corrections, spite welcome at tips@gawker.com.)

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