Paul Adler on MSNBC
Did you catch Paul Adler, former Channel 12 weekend morning anchor, on MSNBC Tuesday afternoon? I didn't, so I emailed him and he provided this account. He got national attention for a story he did for NBC's Springfield, Mo., affiliate about thefts from local charities' drop-offs. (Gee, wonder how long before the Cincinnati media does this same story?)
Here's his email:
I did appear on MSNBC. It was about 12:35 P.M. (Central) on
Tuesday with Monica Novotny. I've spent the past three months looking
into thefts from local charities. People are dropping off donations
after hours, then, thieves are moving in to swipe the donations before
they get into the store. As you know, many charities turn those
donations into dollars. Those dollars are used to feed the homeless and
those down on their luck. The network heard about the hidden camera
investigation and asked me to appear to talk about it.
Here's a link to his story:
http://www.ky3.com/news/specialreports/11898566.html
Adler quit Channel 12 in September to anchor at Springfield, Mo., to be closer to family.
13 Comments:
We won't because that is clearly not a story.
Too bad a "reporter" or "blogger" like you didn't see that.
It was up to the reporter to determine WHO may have needed a cast-off item?
I don't think so. Poor, at best.
If this story is offered on a sweeps feed or a Scripps website like shoppers.com - then 9 will probably do it.
I won't.
John, you can do it. It's right up your lane.
I don't know if the previous writer actually watched the story. It was interesting to see a woman in what looked like a brand new camry pull up...and another person in a brand new ford expedition. I thought it would be poor people picking through the donation pile-and some were. But, the others, they had money.
I disagree with the first writer. it is a story.
Good Work Paul. Sorry to see you are gone.
hey kiese when is reno 911 coming back on comedy central. I have looked everywhere and havn't found a answer.
Jeez, could you be a little more jealous and jaded???
Good for Paul!!
Kiese-
Sorry to be off-topic, but has WLW announced what the plans are for the post Burbank era?
Thanks
This is one of those tried and true "investigative" stories that has been done all around the country. I think Emmy hog john Boel did it down in Louisville a few years back. I'm fairly certain the Hearst station in Albuquerque did it around 2003. It also rings a bell with WOIO in Cleveland. It's an old sweeps gimmick. Adler may have done it well but it certianly isn't an original idea.
Deb Cole did it for Target 5 many years back....just to show you it's not a brand new idea.
kiese sorry to be off topic, but do you know when new episodes of reno 911 are going to air?
Are there any original ideas anymore? the media covers the same stories over and over again. It is obvious that it is a problem and needs to be address.
To Garcia:
Sorry, don't know when "Reno 911" returns.
--Kiese
and deb cole did it on 5 in 1998.
kiese, do you even recognize that writing an article like this makes you look not just uninformed but downright lazy?
all it takes is a couple of phone calls or internet searches.
instead, all we get from you is:
"hey, i saw something on tv, and here's a snide comment about how bad our local tv stations are."
good work, john.
Yikes. What's with all the hostility? So a reporter who used to work in Cincy gets some pub on the national news. What's wrong with acknowledging the recognition?
Perhaps the story's been done before. But when's the last time a station did something truly new?
Wow...people are bitter. Thanks for the little tidbit about a former local news personality that we did like. Paul Adler was great on 12.
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