http://chris-stover.com a broadcast journalist in a newspaper world Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:36:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Philly loves its newscasters. Philly loves it more when its newscasters have drama. Stations have seen many come and go, so here's a look at where some of them went. Alycia Lane Lane was last seen on the air in December 2007 after the now-infamous incident involving an NYPD cop and a ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/07/11/former-philly-newscasters-where-are-they-now/ Former CBS3 anchor Alycia Lane has left PHL en route to LAX. Lane is moving to the Hollywood Hills to follow her boyfriend, former Q102 DJ Chris Booker, who is working at KAMP in Los Angeles. She reportedly has a house in the Hollywood Hills. Not familiar with the Lane name? You ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/07/11/alycia-goes-hollywood/ In the spirit of good TV news gone wrong, here are a few more fine examples of reporters taking embarrassing live moments in stride. First, Anderson Cooper gets a surprise on his birthday. Next, a one-man-band reporter in Missouri is at the wrong place at the wrong time. (Side note: is it ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/07/03/good-tv-news-gone-wrong/ Everyone wants to be on television. Some people go to school for training. Others let alcohol do the work. Exhibit A: Las Vegas Action News reporter who went to school. Exhibit B: Drunken man on the street. The horror in the anchors' eyes completes the presesntation. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.845728&w=425&h=350&fv=key%3D46de75ae77] more about "Reporter Slaps ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/07/03/when-reporters-attack/ Not surprisingly, TV pitchman Billy Mays continued to work on new commercials until the day he died. He was in Bensalem last week finishing up some commercials for Media Enterprises, Inc., the company that produces Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit. (The rocky landing on a plane from Philadelphia en route ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/29/billy-mays-show-must-go-on/ He reached the milestone before Cole Hamels had the chance. 12-year-old Colby Gage, a pitcher for his Little League in Adams, Mass., struck out 18 consecutive batters to secure a perfect game. While a milestone, this article from News 10 in Massachussetts says Little Leagues don't generally track such records, but it ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/04/12-year-old-pitches-perfect-game/ Fresh off house arrest, former CBS3 anchor Larry Mendte is suing the Philadelphia Inquirer. Also involved in the suit is Inqy columnists Michael Klein and Jonathan Storm and retired Daily News columnist Jill Porter. The suit alleges that the three columnists put Mendte in a negative light and prevented him from salvaging ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/04/mendte-sues-the-inky-after-house-arrest/ Check out the Social Security Web site's database of the most popular baby names by year. Does yours rank in the top 1,000 of the last nine years? "Christopher" happens to be quite popular, coming in at No. 9 for 2008. See if your name makes the list here. http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/04/where-does-your-name-rank/ In a new one-minute commercial, General Motors, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, is letting customers know the company hasn't kept up with changing times. Acknowledging that eight brands is too many and its cost structure can no longer compete worldwide, GM attempts to ease customers' (and 60-percent owners') ... http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/03/general-motors-knows-it-screwed-up/ An all new cbs3.com. It's basically the same, but cleaner and whiter. Good? Bad? Indifferent? The template is the same that all the CBS owned and operated stations use. If you were to go to KCBS in Los Angeles or WCBS in New York City, you'd see a very similar site. http://chris-stover.com/2009/06/03/cbs3-launches-sleeker-site/