03-23-2007
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| Sith Chef    Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: May 2005 Location: CBIA Age: 38
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| [news]-Former Omaha Anchor In Hot Water Milwaukee Deputy Police Chief Brian O'Keefe is calling the actions of Courtny Gerrish "despicable" after the former Omaha anchor/reporter called the wife of a shooting victim before police had time to inform her of her husband's death. According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, O'Keefe said police were on their way to notify relatives when Gerrish called the family about five hours after the deadly shooting of a popular boxing coach at a gas station. But WTMJ (NBC) News Director Bill Berra said that it was never the station's intention to break the news to the family. He also said he was surprised by the amount of time it took for police to notify relativers. "I'm just terribly upset that we were put in the position of having to tell the family," Berra says. "And I apologize to them in every way possible. We didn't think we'd be telling the family four-and-a-half hours after the event." Berra said he will not let Gerrish talk publicly about the incident, but said she was "shocked to find that they didn't know" when she called the home for comment around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. --- Original Article: Omaha City Weekly Media Watch: Former Omaha Anchor<br>In Hot Water In Milwaukee Source: Omaha City Weekly Media Watch |
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03-23-2007
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| I can't believe I threw up in front of Dean Wormer  Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: Mar 2007
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| Re: [news]-Former Omaha Anchor In Hot Water News anchors are always in such a hurry to be the first for comments in such situations. Can't these people just leave families alone for a few days to mourn the loss of a loved one? |
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03-23-2007
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| Always riding the ragged edge of disaster.  Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: May 2005 Age: 38
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| Re: [news]-Former Omaha Anchor In Hot Water The first to get the story gets bragging rights and the share of the ad money... Don't you know that you have to check your scruples at the door to get into Journalist school?
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03-23-2007
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| Yes.... I'm still a Redneck!  Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seward, NE Age: 32
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| Re: [news]-Former Omaha Anchor In Hot Water I didn't even know she left Omaha. Where have I been? 
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03-23-2007
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| Always riding the ragged edge of disaster. Listens: Z92 - Mornings Join Date: May 2005 Age: 38
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| Re: [news]-Former Omaha Anchor In Hot Water Right here with the rest of us... 
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