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  • Local Atlanta reporter likes being "human piñata"

    12/01/2004 11:04:31 AM PST · by mhking · 15 replies · 1,236+ views
    Ramblings' Journal ^ | 12.1.04 | Michael King
    WGCL (CBS 46) reporter Fred Powers seems to like his role as "stunt reporter" for the perennial ratings bottom-dweller in the local news race 'round these parts.Powers has been set on fire, bitten by attack dogs, tasered, "rescued" from a building as part of a firefighter training exercise, and most recently, shot while wearing a bulletproof vest by local police as a part of a training exercise -- all in the line of duty, and usually as part of "sweeps month" stunts.No wonder he's being dubbed the "human piñata" by TV wags.Not coincidentally, his biggest stories tend to pop up...
  • Baring the facts as Britain gets first 'Naked News'

    08/11/2004 12:50:35 PM PDT · by martin_fierro · 32 replies · 3,319+ views
    AFP/Yahoo ^ | 8/11/04
    Baring the facts as Britain gets first 'Naked News' LONDON (AFP) - Some British viewers may become more interested in what is going on in the world next week when a satellite television channel shows, for the first time in Britain, the day's news read by naked women. Photo AFP Photo "Naked News" will be broadcast at 10:30 pm (2130 GMT) every night from Monday on Get Lucky TV which can be accessed on Sky Digital. In the show, each of the 12 female anchors begin their segment fully clad before gradually disrobing as they continue to speak. One of...