Who The Hell Is Guthy Renker

And What Is He Doing In My TV?

Ok – I admit that I watch a lot of very late night / early morning tv. It has something to do with the fact that I can not sleep during that time of day. I really only sleep about 4 or 5 hours in any given 24 hour period. By the time that hour of the day rolls around, I’ve read all I can read, I’ve written all I can write, so there is nothing left to do but watch the tv.

When I first became aware of very late night television and cable / satellite tv, the only thing being advertised on infomercials was exercise equipment. The equipment was always touted by some would be famous person and carried the name of Guthy Renker on it. Exercise equipment? Guthy Renker? I pictured some tall, muscled, good looking Scandinavian guy who’s behind all this stuff. With a name like Guthy Renker I know he’s not from this country.

Year after year I heard about the offerings from Guthy Renker. Exercise on a Gazelle and get fit. Exercise on a ball and get fit. Exercise on the latest, greatest, in-home, fold-away treadmill and get fit. This Guthy Renker must really care about me. He only sells things to help me get fit. He finds the latest greatest products and offers them to me in the convenience of my own home.

It doesn’t matter how many sleepless nights I have, Guthy Renker is always shere to spend them with me. He doesn’t even care if I purchase anything from him. He keeps coming back offering me more ways to get fit. Night after sleepless night, year after year, Guthy Renker remains my companion. I get less fit each year, he gets much more toned and healthy. Hey, come on. He must be getting more fit. He finds all this fabulous equipment and a man such as Guthy Renker would never put his name on something unless he has personally uses it.

I have to say my dedication to Guthy Renker is beginning to fade. It’s been over 20 years of nights with him and I find he now has other women. Last week, for the first time, I saw his name attached to some product being used and endorsed by Cindy Crawford, the furniture queen / former super model. I couldn’t believe my eyes. In disbelief I did what I always do. I went to the internet to get the truth. I brought up google.com and typed in his name. I clicked on his website and found that not only is he involved with Cindy Crawford, he is also involved with all the women you see advertising the acne product ProActive, such as Vanessa Williams, Jessica Simpson and Elle Macpherson; Victoria Principle’s Principle Secrets; Mari Windsor’s Windsor Pilates; and on and on and on.

I continue to click around the site and to my shock and dismay I find out that this man I have spent so many nights with is not even a man. He is two men. I’ve been spending the night with two men, and I didn’t even know it? These men have names, Bill Guthy and Greg Renker. They are some sort of infomercial, electronic media guru’s who will handle any product they think has lasting salability and staying power. I bet they aren’t even Scandinavian.

Wanda M. Argersinger

2008