Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

[Joseph_Gallant]

Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

The Boston Herald's Inside Track column reported in today's (December 13th) paper that the other day, a high-level manager in the WFXT-25 newsroom gave someone else in the newsroom "the finger".

Trouble was that this was about 5:05 P.M. on a weekday afternoon, and the station's early-evening newscast was on the air. Like all other Fox 25 newscasts, the 5 P.M. 'cast originates from the station's newsroom (which you may know is in an atrium the station constructed a couple of years ago at it's Dedham studios). And viewers actually saw this management type display "the finger".

WFXT public-relations person Maggie Hennessey-Nees told the column that yes, this incident indeed took place, and that the management person involved was suspended for two weeks.

 

[Garrett]

Re: Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

> The Boston Herald's Inside Track column reported in today's
> (December 13th) paper that the other day, a high-level
> manager in the WFXT-25 newsroom gave someone else in the
> newsroom "the finger".
>
> Trouble was that this was about 5:05 P.M. on a weekday
> afternoon, and the station's early-evening newscast was on
> the air. Like all other Fox 25 newscasts, the 5 P.M. 'cast
> originates from the station's newsroom (which you may know
> is in an atrium the station constructed a couple of years
> ago at it's Dedham studios). And viewers actually saw this
> management type display "the finger".
>
> WFXT public-relations person Maggie Hennessey-Nees told the
> column that yes, this incident indeed took place, and that
> the management person involved was suspended for two weeks.
>

"Fox25... We're Number 1!"

 

[fatbastard]

Re: Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

> The Boston Herald's Inside Track column reported in today's
> (December 13th) paper that the other day, a high-level
> manager in the WFXT-25 newsroom gave someone else in the
> newsroom "the finger".
>
> Trouble was that this was about 5:05 P.M. on a weekday
> afternoon, and the station's early-evening newscast was on
> the air. Like all other Fox 25 newscasts, the 5 P.M. 'cast
> originates from the station's newsroom (which you may know
> is in an atrium the station constructed a couple of years
> ago at it's Dedham studios). And viewers actually saw this
> management type display "the finger".
>

let's start off by saying that there are very good goossip
columns and there are pretty terrible ones. guess which category
the track falls into. a) their column says that david wade was
anchoring when the incident happened. false. it was bob ward. b) they
are saying the switchboard was 'flooded'. false. fox25's
5pm cast is one of the least watched programs in boston. yes, there
were a handful of very irate calls, one was from a very big name client,
that went up all the way to the way to the top of the management org
chart. thus, the much-deserved punishment.

> WFXT public-relations person Maggie Hennessey-Nees told the
> column that yes, this incident indeed took place, and that
> the management person involved was suspended for two weeks.
>
yes.

 

[WLYNWAZNgm]

Re: Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

> let's start off by saying that there are very good goossip
> columns and there are pretty terrible ones. guess which
> category
> the track falls into. a) their column says that david wade
> was
> anchoring when the incident happened. false. it was bob
> ward. b) they
> are saying the switchboard was 'flooded'. false. fox25's
> 5pm cast is one of the least watched programs in boston.
> yes, there
> were a handful of very irate calls, one was from a very big
> name client,
> that went up all the way to the way to the top of the
> management org
> chart. thus, the much-deserved punishment.


So true! When I was in college, the student newspaper was WAY more political than 98% of all of the students. You would see huge headlines in the paper about a student "demonstration", for example, when, in fact it was one yahoo shooting his mouth off to nobody in particular. The perception then becomes the "reality".

 

[Garrett]

Re: Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

However,

Regardless of whether it was 500 or 5,000 viewers watching, the bottom line is, this was an inappropriate piece of sign language that went over an FCC regulated frequency, taking place during family viewing hours. That's all that matters.

The facts regarding who was anchoring, who complained, and where the newscast is in the ratings is of diminsished relevence.

> > let's start off by saying that there are very good goossip
>
> > columns and there are pretty terrible ones. guess which
> > category
> > the track falls into. a) their column says that david wade
>
> > was
> > anchoring when the incident happened. false. it was bob
> > ward. b) they
> > are saying the switchboard was 'flooded'. false. fox25's
>
> > 5pm cast is one of the least watched programs in boston.
> > yes, there
> > were a handful of very irate calls, one was from a very
> big
> > name client,
> > that went up all the way to the way to the top of the
> > management org
> > chart. thus, the much-deserved punishment.
>
>
> So true! When I was in college, the student newspaper was
> WAY more political than 98% of all of the students. You
> would see huge headlines in the paper about a student
> "demonstration", for example, when, in fact it was one yahoo
> shooting his mouth off to nobody in particular. The
> perception then becomes the "reality".
>

 

[weee]

Re: Someone In The Fox 25 Newsroom Gives Someone Else The Finger--And It Goes Out On The Air!

I love stuff like this! screw ups that make it on air are hilarious! Like the nekkid football player walking in the background of newscast. There must be a website dedicated to news mess ups???