Kobe Case Dropped, Fox-CNN-MSNBC Cut Back to 12 Hours
(2004-09-01) -- On the day that prosecutors dropped charges against basketball star Kobe Bryant, the three major cable news networks announced they would cut back to 12-hours of daily programming.
"Without the Kobe show, we just can't fill 24 hours a day," said one unnamed programming executive. "I mean you can only run so many Michael Jackson perp walks and pictures of Scott Peterson smirking."
A Fox News spokesman said her network would purchase exclusive rights to the second season of the Kobe trial, expected to start soon.
"Kobe is the new Regis," said the Fox source. "This could run 13 seasons, then go into eternal syndication."
Hey, Red,
I've been saving that thread for about 6 weeks. The Kobe coverage is a little tiresome, eh? If my kids were kidnapped, whatever; do y'all think this piece would be on national tv for weeks/months/years?
Just read the rest of the thread. The soap opera moms just suck this stuff up. Another three years of boreing local news. Wondering if the same folks have a clue what is going on in American politics. Seems athletic heroes are more important in murder cases in America by "EVIL" assault weapons. BTW, in OZ, there is a bill to ban swords. Can you beleive it? Next, the Aussies will ban rocks, spiders, snakes, kangeroos, and soup (y'all might drown).