Christine Chubbuck

Christine Chubbuck (August 24, 1944, Hudson, Ohio – July 15, 1974, Sarasota, Florida) was an American television news reporter who committed suicide during a live television broadcast. Quotes In keeping with the WXLT practice of presenting the most immediate and complete reports of local blood and guts news, TV 40 presents what is believed to be a television first. In living color, an exclusive coverage of an attempted suicide. On July 15, 1974 at 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, Suncoast Digest, on WXLT-TV. Moments later, Chubbuck produced a pistol from beneath her newsdesk and fatally shot herself in the head. Quotes about Christine Chubbuck She had written something like 'TV 40 news personality Christine Chubbuck shot herself in a live broadcast this morning on a Channel 40 talk program. She was rushed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Mike Simmons, TV-40 news director, in Wire reports. "Newswoman shoots self on live TV," The Dallas Morning News, July 16, 1974, page 1A. External links Quinn, Sally: "Christine Chubbuck: 29, Good-Looking, Educated. A Television Personality. Dead. Live and in Color (PDF)", Washington Post, (4 August 1974) Category:Women journalists from the United States Category:Women from the United States Category:1944 births Category:1974 deaths Category:People from Akron Category:Suicides