Hiring an on-air talent is as individual a choice as buying a suit. I like gray pinstripes. Someone else may like purple, green and orange plaid. There's no accounting for taste. If you don't appeal to one news director, you may appeal to another.
Hope springs eternal.
Which is as it should be. But have that plan B. If you are seeking an on-air job, think of your search as a business in which you are the sole investor. Say, six months. Longer if you can afford it. If you've searched diligently, but can't find a job within your timetable, then the marketplace is speaking to you loudly and clearly about your employability.