Search results
"In living color, an exclusive coverage of an attempted suicide," before drawing a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver and shooting herself behind her right ear. Chubbuck then violently fell forward before the technical director rapidly faded the broadcast to black before quickly running a standard public service announcement and a movie.
Christine Chubbuck [a] (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. She is the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast.
Nov 27, 2023 · On July 15, 1974, 29-year-old Christine Chubbuck arrived at WXLT-TV, the local Florida news station where she worked as a reporter. Around 9:30 a.m., her daily broadcast, Suncoast Digest, began like any other.
Jun 10, 2016 · Footage of the infamous suicide of a news anchor who shot herself in the head on live television still exists, contrary to popular belief all copies of the tape had been destroyed.
Oct 17, 2017 · The Washington Post headline read: “Christine Chubbuck: 29, Good-Looking, Educated, A Television Personality.Dead. Live and in Color.” As Sarasota, Florida newswoman Christine Chubbuck sat at her anchor desk on July 15, 1974, she said into the camera, “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another ...
Feb 11, 2016 · Brother of Christine Chubbuck, the 70s Journalist Who Committed Suicide on Live TV, Says No One Will Ever Find the Tape of that Horrific Day "Nobody wants to know who Christine Chubbuck was," Greg ...
Jan 29, 2016 · Chubbuck worked at the news station WXLT-TV — channel 40 on the dial in its native Sarasota — in the early 1970s. She hosted a show there called Suncoast Digest, which focused less on news and ...
