posted on November 18, 2004 06:17:39 PM new
Cleveland Anchor Appears Nude in TV Report
Nov 17, 9:24 PM (ET)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A television news anchor appeared on the air nude in a first-person report about an artist's photographs, drawing a record number of viewers for the time slot, the station said.
Sharon Reed was one of hundreds of people who participated in Spencer Tunick's nude photo installation in Cleveland in June. Her report, which aired Monday on the 11 p.m. newscast on WOIO-TV, showed far away angles of her nude and some closer seminude shots, as well as other participants.
The station said Wednesday that the story on its Web site attracted nearly 1 million visitors. WOIO news director Steve Doerr said the story was aimed at bringing in ratings during November sweeps when audiences are measured to set advertising rates.
The report comes in the midst of increased attention to the airwaves, following Janet Jackson's breast-baring performance during the Super Bowl halftime show. The Federal Communications Commission proposed a record fine of $550,000 against CBS, WOIO's parent network. The network is protesting.
On Tuesday, ABC apologized for the intro to "Monday Night Football" that featured a supposedly naked actress jumping into a player's arms in a spoof of the television show "Desperate Housewives."
Doerr said the idea was to cover Tunick, a well-known artist, in a different way, and he said the response has been generally positive. Reed said she was praised for "standing up" for what she believed, but also was ridiculed for jeopardizing TV news standards.
Monday night's newscast received a record 17.1 share, compared with the 13.6 earned during the newscast airing immediately after this year's Super Bowl, according to Broadcasting & Cable, an industry publication.
The station aired advisories before the piece, and FCC spokeswoman Janice Wise on Wednesday said WOIO followed commission rules that prohibit indecent material from being aired on broadcast television from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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posted on November 18, 2004 06:21:43 PM new the story was aimed at bringing in ratings during November sweeps whenaudiences are measured to set advertising rates.
That is good for a laugh. Should be able to charge like crazy for the ads now.
posted on November 18, 2004 06:36:23 PM new
Oh yes...you're right, of course. Now we can enjoy the naked beauty of an anchor woman ...maybe they'll all go into competition with one another - for 'art' ratings. I've got two male friends here who would love to see Laurie Dhue and another Fox anchor...show their 'artful' side.
posted on November 18, 2004 07:42:46 PM new
BTW...Cheryl is very busy working with her State Represenative Dale Miller who is running for State Senate.
posted on November 18, 2004 07:58:30 PM new
In an eMail conversation that I had with Cheryl recently she said that she had chosen not to post on the EO or RT for awhile.
posted on November 18, 2004 08:04:30 PM new
BTW..wonder where crowfart is lately-havent seen her in here b*tching about something...maybe she took our advice and finally DID get laid..or maybe she made the mistake of going to Bills ranch in Texas...LOL
posted on November 18, 2004 08:05:23 PM new
Where is the right screaming about this? They were more concerned with the Monday Night Football ad for "Desperate Housewives".
Which ended up showing more skin?
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posted on November 19, 2004 04:03:42 AM new
Hi, Helen. Hi, etexbill. Classic, it's go good to know you haven't changed your spots.
I'll comment briefly, then I have to get back to other things I'm working on. I'm also designing two web sites for different people, and writing grants for work. It's been terribly time consuming. I do post from time-to-time on the EO when I need a break.
The photo-shoot that took place in June was art. In case you doubt that, visit your local art museum and see the amount of nudity there. What the anchor woman did was an incredibly brave act of protest. It had more to do with the FCC and their decision on what you should be able to watch than with the ratings sweep. The FCC doesn't need to tell me what I can or cannot watch. I'm an adult. If I don't like what I'm seeing, I have a remote and there are 300 other stations on my Dish TV. Parents, not the FCC, should be responsible for what their children watch. How many times have I heard most of you say that? There are plenty of options now that will block certain shows on your television, especially if you have cable or Dish TV. I don't think young children should be watching the news either. At 11:00 p.m., a school-age child should be in bed. I thought the idea of the Republican party was less government, not more.
Linda, the fines are just a drop in the bucket for the TV station. It seems like a lot of money to you or I, but to them it isn't. They also went against the FCC and aired Saving Private Ryan.
I applaud them. It's about time someone stood up to big brother FCC. If none of you have guessed, Cleveland (including the surrounding suburbs) is a pretty liberal town and we like it that way.
BTW, the you guys are very mild and extremely polite compared to the folks at another board I've been reading. Lordy, lordy, lordy. They throw the F word around like it's part of everyday speech. It's totally unmonitored so some of the language (mostly coming from the repubs that post there - even though it's a site intended for those who didn't vote for you know who) is shocking. Anything goes. There is one repub poster (who will soon be history once his IP is contacted according to the board's owner) that throws around racial slurs like crazy. One being the N word. I nearly fell out of my chair a couple of times. I'm amazed at the behavior of two of the posters. Reading the posts there will have you believing that Bear is an angel and Twelve is a saint. LOL!
Later, guys.
Cheryl
"Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders."
-Sloan Wilson
posted on November 19, 2004 04:22:40 AM new
Cheryl, the fcc sets up guidelines which stations are supposed to try to adhere to.
If parents are to monitor their own children, they should have a reasonable expectation of how and when they can accomplish that. Nudity is not generally aired on the news and I dont think parents expect it there. This station went over the limits to allow people to monitor what they want or dont want their kids exposed to. They're are going to pay the price in backlash or fines (but - with all the free publicity and viewer interest it generated...I'm sure it will about equal out in the long run..
And just so you know, I dont have a problem exposing my kid to 'nude art' but putting it in a newscast could be considered as infringing on those that do. just mo.
ps: good luck with all your net endeavors. you seem to work very hard.
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[ edited by neroter12 on Nov 19, 2004 04:23 AM ]
posted on November 19, 2004 07:38:24 AM new
FCC -KGB- pravda. I feel so much safer knowing the government knows what is good for me. Where does one draw the line before it is too late?
Now we can enjoy the naked beauty of an anchor woman ...maybe they'll all go into competition with one another - for 'art' ratings. I've got two male friends here who would love to see Laurie Dhue and another Fox anchor...show their 'artful' side.
