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SHAME OF FOX 29 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS!!!!
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imhomerjay
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Oh the humanity, a slip of the tongue. Firing her isn't good enough--tar and feather her, posthaste.
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Jul
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FOX 29 NEWS is bad anyway because of the anchors they got.
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cyber
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Anyone in any form of media that pronounces L-I-T "Light" has no business on TV or radio. Next thing you know 29 will hire John Bolaris.
Maybe someone at TV29 put it in the teleprompter as Hy Lite or Hy Light--- setting up Joyce? either on purpose or in error. but don't people pre-read their newscasts anymore? probably not!
on a lighter note-- Grampa Al Lewis (Grampa Munster) had the entire NY media confused after his death. confused about his name, age, work history, family,etc! they all looked foolish--even the NY times! I'm sure Al planned it that way! very funny! the NY times and others kept correcting his obit! it seemed to go on for weeks after his death!
Dan Gross had a blurb on this gaffe in yesterday's Daily News:
"... Anchor Joyce Evans pronounced Hy Lit as "high light," several times while reporting the radio legend's death Saturday night..."
"... Anchor Joyce Evans pronounced Hy Lit as "high light," several times while reporting the radio legend's death Saturday night..."
To a native, I am sure it seems like a very obvious and stupid gaffe. And, it does show a lack of fact-checking.
Buuuut, words tend to draw out other words. So, when you see the name "Hy Lit" in print (without having heard of him before), your mind tends to think that the name is a stylized version of "Hi Light". It fills in the blanks in that way - mentally changing the "i" into a long vowel. So, the comment about how "dumb" it is to pronounce L-I-T as 'light' is not completely valid for this reason. For an out-of-towner, this would be a common error. If you're seeing it for the first time, that is.
All that having been said, as a news anchor, you have to know your market! Joyce obviously doesn't and that is where she fell down on the job. No matter who wrote the copy. Ask someone, for cryin' out loud. The man is a local legend - people know his name. As brought up before, this is like mispronouncing the names of local communities. It's a sure credibility killer. Botching it was a big enough mistake to make it into the paper!
I have a little knowledge in this area because I did national radio at one time and got clobbered by our Phoenix affiliate about my initial (mis)pronunciation of Arizona's Mogollon ("muggy-own") Rim. Didn't make that mistake twice. Bexar ("Bear") County, Texas is another toughie for someone from away.
But, when you are a local anchor, these issues are finite and you need to get the names right. It's not that hard. Or keep things in boxes because you won't be around for long.
Buuuut, words tend to draw out other words. So, when you see the name "Hy Lit" in print (without having heard of him before), your mind tends to think that the name is a stylized version of "Hi Light". It fills in the blanks in that way - mentally changing the "i" into a long vowel. So, the comment about how "dumb" it is to pronounce L-I-T as 'light' is not completely valid for this reason. For an out-of-towner, this would be a common error. If you're seeing it for the first time, that is.
All that having been said, as a news anchor, you have to know your market! Joyce obviously doesn't and that is where she fell down on the job. No matter who wrote the copy. Ask someone, for cryin' out loud. The man is a local legend - people know his name. As brought up before, this is like mispronouncing the names of local communities. It's a sure credibility killer. Botching it was a big enough mistake to make it into the paper!
I have a little knowledge in this area because I did national radio at one time and got clobbered by our Phoenix affiliate about my initial (mis)pronunciation of Arizona's Mogollon ("muggy-own") Rim. Didn't make that mistake twice. Bexar ("Bear") County, Texas is another toughie for someone from away.
But, when you are a local anchor, these issues are finite and you need to get the names right. It's not that hard. Or keep things in boxes because you won't be around for long.
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Nertz!
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I have never heard of this "Hy Lit" person nor has any one I know. This is not a "... And I'm Ron Burgundy... Go **** yourself, San Diego!" moment for probably a lot of people since we have no idea who the hell this "Hy Lit" person is or what the hell she even did!
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Nertz!
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All I am trying to say is that a great many people have no idea who this "Hy Lit" person is. I don't and nobody I have asked have any idea who it is and wouldn't have noticed it.
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Vandelay
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You people seem to be blowing something minor out of proportion. Someone screwed up while reading the prompter, big deal it happens all the time. If anyone like say the producer noticed there was a problem, they would have said something in the anchor's ear. It really is a non-issue.
To quote the great Shatner, "Get a life, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!"
To quote the great Shatner, "Get a life, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!"
Being from Connecticut I had never heard of him and when I used to see the postings on the Philly board from Sam Lit about Hy Lit and Hy Lit Radio I too used to think the name was pronounced "Highlight". It wasn't until I started listening to The Radio Racket that I learned of the proper way of saying the name.
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imhomerjay
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Nertz! said:
Certainly many people wouldn't know the name or perhaps not immediately recognize it even if it was from a long-ago part of their lives. However, knowing someone had died, language like many people not knowing "who the hell she is" is inappropriate. Did it occur to you that maybe something like "I hadn't heard of them, but am sorry they passed away" might be a better response?
And, on the flip side, another poster is correct that some folks blow this way out of proportion.
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