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Houston TV Station Uses <i>NBA2K </i>Screenshot To Report Troy Daniels Trade
The Rockets traded Troy Daniels to the Timberwolves today for Corey Brewer and a draft pick, and Houston Fox affiliate KRIV reported on it during tonight's news. They didn't use an actual photo of Daniels, though; they used a screen shot from the NBA2K video game instead, for some reason....

Kentucky Cops Searching For Fugitive John Wayne
Deceased actor John Wayne is a fugitive from justice after escaping from Blackburn Correctional Complex, Lexington TV outlet WDKY reported tonight....

Just Go Ahead And Re-Use That Ray Rice Graphic For Everybody
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Couple Pantomimes Eric Garner's Death Behind Live Shot Covering It
Your worst videobomb of the day (and week, and probably year, and maybe ever) are these shitheads who decided it would be funny to pretend to be Daniel Pantaleo killing Eric Garner behind WPIX's Allison Kaden, who was reporting on today's decision....

This Whole Report For A H.S. Football Title Game Is A Local News Gem
You probably don't care about Michigan high school football, but FOX 2's Charlie Langton's report about a title game between Warren De La Salle and Muskegon Mona Shores should entertain you anyway. It's perfect. The damn thing starts out with Langton yelling as he's walking across the field, and...

There Are A Lot Of Things Wrong With This Bill Cosby Graphic
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Kirk Cameron Did What Now?
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Little Kid Does Morning Weather Forecast, Absolutely Kills It
WGN regularly features a young child on its Friday morning weather forecast, and usually it's awkward and bad TV. Not yesterday, though, as second grader Charlie Hale absolutely dominated the broadcast....

TV Anchor Warns New Yorkers To Not Eat Maybe Ebola-Infected Poop
Bad news, y'all: Ebola is in New York. You may think you're screwed. You may think this is the only logical conclusion to Obama's America. You may even be right. Luckily, NY1's Errol Louis knows how to fight this plague: If you're prone to putting random feces in your mouth, don't do that for a wh...

Gary Payton Breaks NFL TD Pass Record, According To Seattle TV Station
Who knew "The Glove" was so talented? Seattle's KOMO, that's who....

One TV Station Is Willing To Tell The Truth
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TV Reporter Gets The Crap Scared Out Of Him By Screaming Royals Fan
Someone needs to send Johnny Kane to the Jim Cantore School Of On-The-Scene Reporting. You can't just let a dude crash your report like that and not send him off with a flying knee to the chest....

Man Tells TV Reporter "I Would Love To See My Meat In Your Mouth"
Famed Kansas City burger joint Westport Flea Market has been running a "1985" deal of late to celebrate the Royals' playoff success, and KCTV reporter Courtenay DeHoff dropped by Friday morning for a live shot from the restaurant's kitchen. That's where proprietor Joe Zwillenberg informed DeHoff t...

Fox 45 Is Here To Squelch Rumors That Adam Jones Is Dead
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This Seems Like A Bit Of An Unfair Fight
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The Things You Learn From Local News
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Local TV Tries To Cover Shellshock Bug, Fails Miserably
With news breaking yesterday of a potentially catastrophic bug in the Bash shell since dubbed "Shellshock," media outlets rushed to breathlessly tell viewers about their newly hackable Apple computers. In that rush, they almost universally got the facts wrong....

"Fuck It": TV Reporter Quits On-Air To Fight For Marijuana Legalization
KTVA Anchorage reporter Charlo Greene profanely quit her job at the station in the middle of last night's newscast. Greene made the announcement immediately following a story on a medical marijuana business, and the revelation that she is the business's owner....

Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Apparently
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Never Trust Your Kids Around The Onlinerman
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