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BREAKING NEWS: CBS 3 (KYW-TV/DT) ANCHOR ARRESTED

Re: The story gets more bizarre

DToTheJ said:
Julius May said:
Rendell called WIP-AM this morning about this: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Rendell_talks_Alycia_on_610_WIP.html
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"Does trouble seem to find her? Yeah... She's a decent person she does so much in the community..."

Not sure if he was talking about the New York City community or the adultery community...
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Oh yeah, always be cautious when they start talking about a scofflaw's service to "the community." I wonder if the smell of fresh, steaming, manure wafted over WIP listeners while Fast Ed was regaling the audience with that line!
 
Re: The story gets more bizarre

DToTheJ said:
Not sure if he was talking about the New York City community or the adultery community...
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If she were serving the adultery community, I imagine lots of people would move there. ;D
 
Re: The story gets more bizarre

DToTheJ said:
Julius May said:
Rendell called WIP-AM this morning about this: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Rendell_talks_Alycia_on_610_WIP.html
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"Does trouble seem to find her? Yeah... She's a decent person she does so much in the community..."

Not sure if he was talking about the New York City community or the adultery community...
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Go to http://www.610wip.com/pages/136181.php? and click on Angelo Cataldi and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to hear the interview from this morning.
 
Today, Dan Gross says:

CBS3 has drafted a guide for station employees who respond to viewers' phone calls about Lane's arrest... "Please be assured that we take your opinions very seriously and will share them with station management," the guide reads. "As you know, Ms. Lane is currently on leave from the station. CBS3 is in the process of investigating the relevant facts and circumstances and we will take appropriate action once we have given them due consideration."

"On leave"? I thought she was "on vacation"? ???
 
DToTheJ said:
Today, Dan Gross says:

CBS3 has drafted a guide for station employees who respond to viewers' phone calls about Lane's arrest... "Please be assured that we take your opinions very seriously and will share them with station management," the guide reads. "As you know, Ms. Lane is currently on leave from the station. CBS3 is in the process of investigating the relevant facts and circumstances and we will take appropriate action once we have given them due consideration."

"On leave"? I thought she was "on vacation"? ???
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On Leave? Broadcasting is full of chicken hawks who like to "support the troops" without ever having been one of them and they do love to use military jargon.

On her way to the beach is more like it.
 
Julius Leonard Marx said:
DToTheJ said:
Today, Dan Gross says:

CBS3 has drafted a guide for station employees who respond to viewers' phone calls about Lane's arrest... "Please be assured that we take your opinions very seriously and will share them with station management," the guide reads. "As you know, Ms. Lane is currently on leave from the station. CBS3 is in the process of investigating the relevant facts and circumstances and we will take appropriate action once we have given them due consideration."

"On leave"? I thought she was "on vacation"? ???
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On Leave? Broadcasting is full of chicken hawks who like to "support the troops" without ever having been one of them and they do love to use military jargon.

On her way to the beach is more like it.
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Exactly. On "leave" until we figure out a graceful way out of this for all involved. Management at KYW knows that Lane is damaged goods. But, they've invested so much in her that they have to figure out a way in which to make this look like a smooth transition and to fake some "support" for her.

But, ultimately, she's gone. A station cannot have a news anchor that has been involved in the very public things that Alycia Lane has. Wow, she had it all and has blown it by acting stupid.
 
BRNout said:
Exactly. On "leave" until we figure out a graceful way out of this for all involved. Management at KYW knows that Lane is damaged goods. But, they've invested so much in her that they have to figure out a way in which to make this look like a smooth transition and to fake some "support" for her.

But, ultimately, she's gone. A station cannot have a news anchor that has been involved in the very public things that Alycia Lane has. Wow, she had it all and has blown it by acting stupid.
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And they know she already has a lawyer. They have to cover their asses to avoid a costly wrongful termination suit. Even the I-man got money out of CBS.
 
Julius Leonard Marx said:
BRNout said:
Exactly. On "leave" until we figure out a graceful way out of this for all involved. Management at KYW knows that Lane is damaged goods. But, they've invested so much in her that they have to figure out a way in which to make this look like a smooth transition and to fake some "support" for her.

But, ultimately, she's gone. A station cannot have a news anchor that has been involved in the very public things that Alycia Lane has. Wow, she had it all and has blown it by acting stupid.
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And they know she already has a lawyer. They have to cover their asses to avoid a costly wrongful termination suit. Even the I-man got money out of CBS.
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Yes, that's very true. These contracts are complicated enough that there is often a little room for interpretation in a case like this. That's part of the "graceful" exit that CBS needs to work toward. "Graceful" in that it doesn't cost them lots of money.

The devil is in the details as far as her contract goes and there is no way for us to know the details at this point. I'm sure that there is a clause that addresses her personal behavior and I suppose that the verbiage in that clause will determine exactly what CBS will do. They may choose to be a bit more generous than they have to be just to avoid wasting time and money in court (even if they may win).

You know, comparisons with Imus are limited in their usefulness here. Imus got canned because he said something that didn't cross any lines that were drawn in his contract. Instead, CBS got scared by outside influences and fired him. He had a great case because his contract allowed (and encouraged) him to say bombastic things. And, Imus was never charged with a crime nor did he run afoul of any standards set by the FCC.

Alycia Lane is a news anchor and, as such, she gets paid a lot of money to act the part. She cannot get mixed up in things that will damage her (and the station's) credibility. They gave her a pass on the bikini thing, though I'd bet a grand that station management had her on the carpet over it and warned her to shape up. But, in this case, she's been charged with a felony. And, the allegations are very ugly. They'll surely be counter to her contractual obligations.

Even if she is found not guilty, the hubbub around the event is enough to trigger her dismissal for acting unprofessionally. We all know that something happened that night. And then, following it all up with a call to the governor (to pull strings) was even MORE unprofessional. After all this, there is simply no way that she can return to the anchor desk. Too much has happened.

And, imagine the riot in the newsroom if she were allowed back on. Do you think her peers would approve? I seriously doubt it because they all know that they'd be canned for doing things that were not nearly as serious. No, she's done. She may have a great lawyer but she probably has a really lousy case.
 
Alycia Update

Laura Nachman:

According to a newsroom source speaking on the condition of anonymity, the general consensus at CBS3 is that people at the station do not believe that Alycia Lane would hit a police officer, but they do believe that Lane could lose her temper and use bad language.
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Laura will be discussing the Alycia Lane story on WDEL 1150-AM today at 5:35 p.m.
 
The latest from Michael Klein:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20071220_Inqlings___Not_buying_Rendells_Lane_story.html

Responding to a reporter's question yesterday, Smith described Rendell's comments as "a whitewash."

"What could she have been calling the governor for?" said the ranking Republican from Jefferson County. "You know, he said, 'Just because she wanted somebody to listen to her.' Well, if you believe that, I got a bridge for you. . . . I can't imagine that she called him for any other reason than to help her out..."
 
DToTheJ said:
The latest from Michael Klein:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20071220_Inqlings___Not_buying_Rendells_Lane_story.html

Responding to a reporter's question yesterday, Smith described Rendell's comments as "a whitewash."

"What could she have been calling the governor for?" said the ranking Republican from Jefferson County. "You know, he said, 'Just because she wanted somebody to listen to her.' Well, if you believe that, I got a bridge for you. . . . I can't imagine that she called him for any other reason than to help her out..."
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If this babe had a brain, she'd have called the governor of New York. He might be able to fix things for her and since his big payola probe, he knows how things work in broadcasting. ::)
 
DToTheJ said:
For those that missed the interview...
Click here
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For those who argue that syndication means good national shows replacing bad local shows, this interview will be Exhibit A.
 
PS: Speaking of bad local hosts, I just read the Daily News Op-Ed piece by Michael Smerconish to which Julius May has provided a link. Smerconish claims a picture of him with Alycia shows up first if you type "Alycia Lane" in Google Images, and therefore his website "hit meter" is pinned. Not true. What comes up first (and second) is a photo of Alycia in a bikini. Hmmm. Too bad CBS3 didn't let her show her cleavage. ;D
Here's the link.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/uploaded_images/alycialanebikini-704108.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/alycia-lane-bikini-pics.html&h=551&w=410&sz=91&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=SqRLyym4s9eaAM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dalycia%2Blane%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
 
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