NEWSBREAKERS Presents: GRIM
The Grim Reaper grabs some face time on Sinclair stations WSYX-TV ABC (Ch. 6)/WTTE FOX (Ch. 28) in Columbus, OH.
Sinclair owns two stations in town and runs them out of the same shop. Their motto: "The Power of Television Times Two."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEATH VISITS SINCLAIR LIVE SHOT. . . SURPRISE, SURPRISE
COLUMBUS, OH (February 4, 2005) - Sinclair Broadcasting affiliates FOX WTTE-TV (Channel 28) and ABC WSYX-TV (Channel 6) had an unanticipated brush with Death on their noon news broadcasts today.
The Grim Reaper, grinning beneath a black hood, approached the live shot with a plastic sickle and a scroll. The Reaper lurked just behind the Sinclair reporter's shoulder for the remainder of the shot.
NEWSBREAKERS, a media watchdog organization, posted video of the event at www.newsbreakers.org/video.
Sinclair Broadcasting controls both FOX and ABC in Columbus. The stations share programming and operate under the motto "The Power of Television Times Two." The stations aired a report pertaining to a series of recent bloodless shootings and revisited the story of a string of shootings that killed a woman in Ohio a year earlier.
NEWSBREAKERS anchor JD Rozz explained why the Reaper's assistance was needed for Sinclair's story.
"News teams love the Reaper. They count on him to zazz things up all the time. Today he just wanted a little face time," Rozz said.
"I'm tight with organizations like Sinclair. I try to respect their deadlines as my own," the Reaper said. "I strive to preserve the synergy that exists between us."
NEWSBREAKERS is a nonpartisan media watchdog organization that offers comment and critique on the role of TV news. The group relies on parody and non-traditional media interventions. The group is currently planning future events.
NEWSBREAKERS Presents: THE FLOWER DELIVERY
No hard feelings, newsworkers. We know you're good people trapped in a bad system. Talk to us; we're listening. Maybe we can help. We can't bring you all flowers, but how about a moment of relief?
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