Model for 'Ron Burgundy' says TV news now 'superficial' JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The real TV anchorman on whom actor Will Ferrell based the character Ron Burgundy says he's not offended by any connection to the movie character. "I'm asked that question a lot, and I have to say I don't mind it at all," said Mort Crim, a former Detroit news anchor, the (Jacksonville) Florida Times Union reported Tuesday. "The movie is a satire, and there's nothing wrong with making fun of politicians, public figures or celebrities," said Crim, who retired to northeast Florida in 1999. But I think it's more about a situation. I never took it that he was basing a movie on me, or my style as an anchor, other than perhaps my voice. Crim, 78, said he enjoyed "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," the follow-up to "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." "I think the first movie was a parody of anchor people," he said. The second is a parody of the whole 24-hour news cycle. The key moment is when Burgundy says, 'Why do we have to give them what they need? Let's give them what they want.'  The line had extra meaning to Crim, who saw it as an expression of what's happening in journalism. "It's all become so cosmetic and superficial," he said.