What was called, back in the day (1972), the "glamour shot". It was taken at a professional photography studio in order to mark my arrival as a news reporter at was then KTAR-TV in Phoenix, Arizona. The call letters were changed to KPNX-TV some years later.
I don't know how glamorous this photo was, considering that weird Lincoln-esque beard I was wearing at the time. I do know that a couple of my bosses were against me wearing it because I was going to be on the air but no one had the courage to tell me to shave it off.
Nowadays, HR would protect it. And besides, facial hair is in once again.
Matt Lauer
Ron Burgundy
Stephen Colbert
David Letterman
Maybe I was just ahead of my time!
