Just wanted to let you know that altho you look different, you are still YOU. In this world of constant change, we must go along for the ride. You are a very brave man.

Larry, you look fantastic..Congrats for making a big change and letting us all in on the why and the wherefore. You're a gutsy guy and we applaud you!!

I like your new look, but what about the left arm?

I was watching the 5:00 pm news today, and I am happy to say that I like Larry Conners new look.

Just want to tell ya'll how wonderful Larry Conners looked on the news tonight. 1-12-09.
Tell him to please keep his new look..

Larry, very cool look. Stay with it. What's up with the arm? Get caught not acting your age? LOL.

Thank God. I thought you were sick or something. I love ya Larry!

Go for it, Larry. You should be able to do what you want with your look. If it makes you happy, who cares what other people think? It's A-ok!

As the wife of a "balding" man, I can most certainly say bald is the new "sexy"!!! Glad to see you join the club!!!!

My husband had to call me out to check out your new look. We were happy that there was a blog post about your new look. We think you look great natural!

PS....Hope the arm is ok.

JUST GLAD YOU ARE NOT SICK. i LEARNED TO GET OVER HAIR WHEN I HAD CANCER AND CHEMO FREED ME OF IT. YOU JUST NEED A LOT OF HATS. GOOD LUCK-YOU LOOK GREAT-STAY WELL.

Larry, it looks fine... im interested in watching your reports, not your hair loss. I've been watching you since you started in St Louis, keep up the great work! We all get older...you know what they say, sh*t happens. lol. :)

Collinsville, IL

Larry your new look is cool. I think you look really good.

Larry:
I was so sorry to see a sling on your arm! I hope you recover from your surgery very quickly!
A Long Time Fan

I love your new look, Larry. Very handsome. Also, welcome back. I've missed you.

Larry,

I have watched news 4 since I can remember. Between you and Juluis your hair was always one thing I could rely on staying the same. :) When I first saw the new look I was like OMG what did Larry do! Please put back on your hair or go buy something. But after reading your blog I feel for you about men and thier hair pressure. I really like the old style but I guess I can still count on Kent's hair being the same. :)

P.S. -I'll still stay tuned in to 4, because I love your news and not your hair. lol

-Ollie

Larry, you certainly got a reaction from me tonight! You're right, I never thought about it before, but a man changing his hair can be quite surprising.

I was a little concerned too that something might be wrong, so I'm glad you said something.

That said, you're still Larry, the guy I trust to get my news from, and maybe it's time for me to make a hair change too... :)

I absolutely love it. Natural is best. As long as your wife loves it, that's the only person you gotta impress :) You look very refined!

. . . so you no longer paid Blago for some of his hair, so he twisted your arm? Your new look is great!

I TRY TO WATCH YOU FAITHFULLY I NOTICED YOUR NEW LOOK LOOKS GOOD. I AM VERY GLAD THAT YOU ARE NOT SICK AND THAT YOU ARE JUST TRYING A NEW LOOK.

With hair or without, you will always be my favorite newsman! You look great! Praying your shoulder heals quickly.

i think you look great with your new style keep up good work really enjoy your newscasts with vicky

Larry, we like the new look. Hooray for you! You're still the Larry Conners we trust and depend on.

What did happen to your arm?

Peggy

..good for you..you look great!!//thanks for sharing, hope your shoulder heals quickly!!..p.s. you got a great shaped head for your new look..semper fi!

Larry, when I saw you on the news tonight, I recalled that my Dad had a comb-over for years and my Mom kept bugging him to cut it off. One day, he came home after visiting the barber and the comb-over was gone. Not only was my Mom happy, but my Dad wondered why it had taken him so long, because he loved not having to comb those strands across the top of his head. It's a good look and much easier to manage.
Hope the shoulder surgery was successful.

Larry I have to say you look great i have had my head shaved for about 34 years. I love it in lot of ways. I am Female i saw someone at young age using a lot of hairspray and it was smelling like burned hair i when in at the age of 7 years old and took the Dog Clippers and shaved it from that day on i am grateful my parents tried to fight me over it but i won it every way and i have a lot to say Bald is Beauitful in every way. I hope you recover soon thanks for Standing for the up to be bald.

LizBeth

Larry, we live in an age when looks and image is so important. Society with the help of the media, takes it to extremes. I think you did a very brave thing... enjoy your new freedom! Your still the same Larry Conner, the best news anchor in St. Louis! However, Vickie Newton is still better looking one! LOL Hope your arm gets better!

Larry,

You look great! I wish more men would do this.
I see guys all the time who try to make it like
they have more hair than they do and it just makes them look pittiful. And keep in mind even though you're happily married,it's still nice to know that a lot of women find this look to be the sexiest. Enjoy your change!

You look great. You could wear a mohawk (yuk)or dred (yukkier) locks and it wouldn't make a difference because you still are great news caster, reporter. We watch you and the rest of the crew because you are good. Oh, tell Vickie not to go bald, though. That could change things.

Larry,I applaued you!! It looks great. It is hard to make a change especially with the hair..I wish I could get the nerve to just let mine go grey. I love the new look. What's up with the arm?

Hey Larry, you look great. My husband wanted to know if I cut your hair. He hated going to barber shop and spending all that money for five minutes in the chair, went out bought a clippers and said here ya go babe, the job is yours. Maybe your wife can start cutting yours, nothing to it.
Welcome back and hope you have a speedy recovery.

I really did a double take when I saw you on the news tonight! Love the new look Larry, glad you went natural!!

Mr. Conners,
Thank you for being the real you. You have been in my living room every night for several years now and I can say that I really never noticed your hair. I have noticed, however, that you are a great anchor.

Laura

Mr. Connors love the new look and welcome back. You are right up there with Seal who is HOT! I hope your shoulder is on the way to healing. I missed seeing you glad you are back. And looking great, keep it up.

Larry, YOU LOOK GREAT!! Hair is a real pain as we get older. At 60, I did as your wife, very short. FREEDOM! My husband did the same.

Larry, Good to see you back this evening. You look great. Good luck with your rotator cuff surgery recovery. Keep making us smile with some funny stories.

Larry,Awesome look dude.stick with it

LARRY YOU LOOK GREAT. HOPE YOUR ARM IS BETTER. WE MISSED YOU AND GLAD YOU ARE BACK. MY HUSBAND DID THE SMAE THING.

Larry, you look good. You have alot of guts for your age and being on TV. At least we don't have to look at a comb-over and laugh about it.
Don't worry about that rotater cup you be good as new before you know it. At least you have somebody in wardrobe to help you get dressed if you need it and your wife at home. Soooooo God speed on your healing process.

Larry, What happened to your arm?

Tex, I think your new look is the best since the "Chicken Ranch". I think it makes you look even more "trustworthy", still St. Louis' Cronkite. Natural is best! Rich

In todays society we try to conform to fit in and when we don't we are uncomfortable. God's plan for how you look is much better than what society tries to inflict on us. Don't worry about what other people think, be the man God intended.

Rotator cuff surgery, that's why you cut your hair, you wouldn't be able to comb it until your shoulder heals. Your doctor said it wouldn't affect your golf game though, sounds like when my dad played golf, he could always hit the woods, but he could never keep it on the fairway.
A marine? too bad.

When faced with a tough decision like this I always say it is best to just go All-In!

Larry, we absolutely love the new look! Welcome back, and hope that you heal quickly.

It's funny, my husband commented last night... he never realized how bad you looked WITH hair! Ha!

To me the hair issue is a non issue, because you are still and that's all that matters. Keep up the good work ,Larry.

Larry
You are a very attractive man. I have always thought bald was sexy so now you're just sexier! Doesn't it feel good to just be you-not having to worry about what others think? BUT-what happened to your arm? Did your wife have to twist it to get you to go Au Naturale??

Larry: Stick with the new look.

FYI for those who might have missed it, on
the 10 PM news Larry said he had rotater cuff
surgery, thus the arm sling.

Larry it really looks good, you wear it well. My husbands friends talked him into shaving his head when we were on a camping trip. I was like NO WAY, well our friend shaved it for him and they were laughing at me because I wouldn't dare look! But, once I did I was like well ok I guess it looks ok, but, now........hey I can't see him any other way! Now I tell him, honey you need to shave your head, your hairs getting to long. Which he is partially bald anyway. But, thats ok, I like to rub his head.......hahaha!! It's sexy! SO YOU GO LARRY!!!!!!!!!

Larry,

Semper Fi! You're "the man." Way to go!

HI LARRY,
WE ARE CONCERN ABOUT YOUR ARM, WHAT HAPPEN?
JIM & PAT

HAVING EXPERIENCED THE "NAVY" HAIRCUT 50 YEARS AGO, AND THE GENETIC LOSS AS YOU HAD, I WORE AN EXPENSIVE HAIRPIECE FOR 35 YEARS. IN 2002, PITCHED THE PIECE AND WENT FOR THE "ALMOST SHAVED" LOOK.

RECEIVED MANY KISSES ON THE PATE FROM THE YOUNGER FEMALE SET, (WITH WIFE'S INDULGENCE), HAVE ENJOYED NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE LOOK OF THE HAIR. (WIFE BUZZES HEAD ABOUT ONCE A WEEK).

SHOULD HAVE DONE IT YEARS SOONER!!

CONGRATULATIONS ON JOINING THE CLUB !!!

Larry,
Remember that God only made so many perfect heads and put hair on the rest of them. Congratulations on being one of the chosen ones.
We like it.
Bill Schaubert

I love the new look!

Looks great. Took a lot of guts to do that.

Hi Larry,

you look very handsome! I really like it! It is you! It even makes you look younger(smile). If you get any emails saying anything negative about your new look, just know that they are just HATERS!!!! LOL!!!

You go Larry! Good for you! As a woman with thinning hair I struggle on a daily basis trying to make myself look half way good. I've tried the Hans systems but can't get myself to actually wear them, what a waste of money. I like the "new" you, but tell me what happened to your arm.......

Larry, we love you no matter how you do your hair. Your sense of humor and your voice are your constant image. You never disappoint!

I have always thought that if I saw you walking down the street I would probably mistake you for my brother. When I saw you yesterday I had to laugh because now you could be twins. Your both still handsome.

i always thought you were a good looking man....your wife better watch out now and let's not try the mowhawk OK !

Larry, we missed, thought you were on extended vacation, but glad you are back. You look great. Keep up with all of your physical therapy and you will be able to do more than before your surgery, I can attest to that. I feel much better because I cried everytime I did my exercises, but it was worth the work as is everything else. Good luck, relax, we like who you really are.

I like your new "hair" style...you may be setting a trend for older men; excuse me make that mature men. I also had rotator cuff surgery many years ago. Doing fine. Good luck to you.

Larry, you look fantastic. As a mid-40s bald guy myself, I've always felt comfortable with au-naturale. In your business (like you mentioned), there's an image to uphold, which is a shame since our culture gets too hung up on looks. What's the saying, "looks are only skin-deep?".

From one bald dude to another --- bravo!!

I have been watching you forever and I feel like I have grown up with you (I remember the last night you said "Coming up next...MASH"). You look awesome and I don't watch you for your hair. I watch because of the great job you do in reporting the news.

Larry - love the new look - what cha gonna do with the old rug ? Can I have it ?

Who cares if you have hair you still talk the same and report the news the same. Just have to get use to the new look but we do like it.

Larry, I love your new look......it is very becoming. In my opinion, it is you!
Glad to have you back, you've been missed!!

I have a full head of hair but last summer I had my wife cut it short (1/2"). After a couple of day to get use to it I will never let it grow out again. After a shower and a quick wipe with the towel my hair is done. No more combing.

Larry looks more rugged! This is his best look ever! As a bald man myself, this is the best way!
Remember grass doesn' grow on a busy street. You are a smart guy,Larry!

Natural is good. Your sweet spirit is what people watch you for!! God loves us all no matter what we look like. And your wife still loves you too!!

Larry, we're so happy to see you back.  We sure missed you.  You look good with your new look.  We luv ya!!!  We missed 'Larry and Vickie'! Hope you heal quickly.

Semper Fi, I just hope the shoulder is ok when it's time to get those motorcycles out this spring.

Hi Larry,

Thumbs up on the new hairstyle. You know, that 'do would have served you well when we were standing on top of the Arch in a 25mph wind about 20 years ago. As for the shoulder, I figure you'll be back in the starting rotation by mid-season. If you find that you've lost zip on your fastball, switch to the knuckler.

Al

Hey Larry,

I've been watching you for YEARS!!!!! You do a fantastic job at KMOV!

Since I've moved to Phoenix, AZ, 1 year ago, I still get on the Internet, to tune into KMOV.com. Mainly to see what's going on, in my former home of 43 years.

ROCK ON BRO!!!!! You're GREAT at your profession!!!

Mark Caldwell

Change is good for a person, even if it is only a hair style. I've been watching channel 4 for many, many years. You are the epitome of professionalism and the hair style doesn't change what's really important. It's good to see Kent, Vickie, Larry, and Steve together again!

Larry, You look great!!!!I wish more men would get rid of the comb over look.We had a priest one time that had a comb over and when the wind would blow he had to turn with it so his hair wouldn't fly off his head.Telly Savalis was one of my favorites.(I am telling my age) Hope your arm heals,will keep you in my prayers.Thanks for all your wonderful reporting.

For many people wearing hair that is not their own is not an option. In your case it was an option. I know several people that have had injuries or burns that have left terrible scarring on their head and a hair system changed their life. I personally do not think that bald is beautiful and I preferred your old look. I suggest you return to it.

Larry, you look great. Thanks for the courage and integrity to not sell out by trying to look like you're 30 in 50's body.
-M

When I seen you the other evening, your arm in a sling, and you with no hair, I was and still am concerned. But then I thought at least your back. So I hope your shoulder heals well, and the hair... well something just have to get used to. I already was scared at the end of the year that I may not get channel 4 with the charter cable problem... I even went out and got a converter box... just to hook one tv to so I could get channel 4 news. But all is well that ends well. Your back... your hair is gone but that's ok. So now for your shoulder to get better. Least channel 4 news and you are on our tv's at 5, 6, & 10.

Just tell people what I do. I tell them I'm 2 inches taller than my hair.

I made that switch a couple of years ago, and it's great. The only thing is you have to trim it MORE often now, or it gets looking shaggy really quickly!

Larry, I have watched you for years. Love the new look. It takes a lot of guts to be yourself. You are a true "news man". I think maybe you will have started a new trend.Keep up the great work !

Congratulations on your new-found freedom! I wish more men would go for it, because the look is hot!

You go for it...congratulations on the new look, the guts to be you and the freedom that goes with it,.,..,God Bless

Well, bless your little heart! I love it!!!
I totally agree with Janet! Good move!
My dad was bald and that is normal to me. He always used to tell us, "Men either have hair or brains and good looks!"
I couldn't agree more!
I love the 'ooooo baby smooth' look.

your new look is great

what really matters is content and you come across as a humble, awesome guy. Not everyone has that, so you don't need hair.

Larry just a note to tell you that I watch your newscast daily faithfully. However, I will admit that I thought that my TV was on the wrong channel when I saw your new look.

I think your new look is becoming to you. BALD is beautiful. hope your recovery with your arm is a speedy one.

Hey Larry, I love the new look. You have been my newsman for as long as I cared about the news. My daughter and I love you! I agree with your wife and I am glad you chose the new updated look. I hope your shoulder heals quickly, do whatever the doctors tell you to do and it will go well. Rehab is tough but it is so worth it! I have had three knee surgeries and lots of rehab. They work great! Thanks for doing such a great job. Eileen

Good for you Larry,but you look like somebody else.

It's about time. The good Lord only made a few perfect heads, the rest he put hair on. I have had this hair style for years.

Larry: Like your wife Janet, I have gone through many changes with my hair, but mostly it was trying to keep it from falling out. I used to wish and dream that my hair would grow and fall down to my shoulders. Be careful what you wish for. It did not grow out, but it would fall out down to my shoulders. My brothers and I have my father's bald spots (I'm one of his daughters) and have just finally decided to remain natural and I keep it cut very low. When I want a different style, I go buy a wig. I don't have to spend hours in a salon and the money I used to spend on my hair, I spend on crafts. You look great. Thanks for being you.

Larry.......I love the look. You are a staple in St Louis and I have always liked you from the very beginning. Please dont change back. You are the greatest.

I remember when it use to be Conners and Kidd, you both made a Great team. The Phrase was Buckle up susan, don't forget your Blinker Larry. I guess Im showing my age. You do a Great Job.

Hey Larry, Welcome to the club...and on that Harley you won't have to worry about helmet hair! HA!
And think of the savings on silly shampoos and conditioners. More money to play poker with!

RROOFF!!!
Bo Matthews
Big Dawg's Bunkhouse
92.3 WIL

Hi Mr.Conners, So happy to be able once again to have you BACK & HEALTHY ...Hair does NOT make the man , The Marine Corps. on the other hand will ! My father Charles R.(Bob) Cassady also was in the Marines,Semper Fi ..once a Marine always a Marine !!!!!! I myself have been a fan/avid daily viewer of News 4 am ,noon,5,6 & 10 o'clock news since I lived with my parents approx age 5 or 6 ...it's been years but News 4 has always been #1, with me .

I have watched folks come & go , but 1 thing remains the same ...the best of the best remain with KMOV 4 .Plus ,love Virginia Kerr ,among countless others. Anyway I am so happy to have you back ,Much love & admiration.
Peace,light,love.
Sincerely,Your Friend -Mrs.Lori Carron

Larry, I saw your through the years hair clip this morning on TV. I must say your new look, looks mighty fine to me. Way to go you sexy thing! Thanks for letting us know about your shoulder. Hope your recovery is a smooth one

Love the look! I am faithful fan of News 4 and I live 2 hours away! I watch the New 4 Team because I get better insight of what is going on in the world and with the weather. I miss seeing Matt Chambers on our local weather!
Donna
JCMO

Looking great Larry! We love you here in St. Louis!

It's a refreshing change and suits you very well. You look very distinguished.

Larry,

Love the new look!! More men need to take a page from your book! Have always enjoyed your telecast.

Mr. Conners I'm a woman and I'm losing my hair I'm wishing I could do what you've done but then My head has too many lumps from being to stubborn so I'm sure it's would be a pretty look, so bye bye hair, let Larry Conners remain on the Air!

Hi, Larry! I was so glad to find this blog because I've been wanting to e-mail you and tell you how GREAT you look! My husband asked me if I noticed anything different about you (and I have to be honest, I don't watch the news, but I've grown up in St. Louis and of course know who you are). Instantly I could tell it was your hair and I thought, "Why, that Larry looks so handsome - AND exhilarated!" I was just so happy that you finally made that big step... I'm sure it was a big one for you and you couldn't have done it more gracefully. Kudos to you!

Larry,
My name is Carrie. I have lived in the St. Louis area my "entire" life so far (25 years). My mother is a die hard channel 4 fan. So growing up you could only imagine how many times we watched you on t.v... So I think you look great buddy. You should see pictures how I have changed over the years... Ha its a much more drastic transistion. To start as a little blonde haired girl to a 6 foot 2" brunette. Ha well my mom is still a die hard fan of "her channel 4" so keep it up. Just don't change too much. Ha