Black Week

Coming from somewhat of a sportswriting background, I used to think it was only football and basketball writers who wanted to be liked by their subjects. But after a week of watching one particular New York TV station's morning shows, it's white journalists in general who seek the acceptance, sports backgrounds notwithstanding.

Each morning, Monday through Friday, a black guest was soon to appear after the next commercial break, and on each occasion, the white TV pretty said, "Coming up next, (black guest) is in the house to tell us blah blah blah."

Why is it that only black people are in the house? And why is it that white people feel like they need to introduce the black guest as such? I'd have to assume that Maya Angelou, or even the lower-tier and tiresome Bill Cosby, would get a better introduction.