The Sheriff’s “debate” is on
The “debate”, if that is the correct word, is on.
WATE reported at 5:00 and 6:00 PM Monday that Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison would “debate” former Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree, his opponent in the 2006 Knox County Sheriff’s race, Thursday morning the 20th on radio station WNOX 100.3 FM from 7:00 to 8:30 AM.
WATE’s report was self conscious and awkward as WATE showed film footage of Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison outside WNOX radio studios where it sounded like he was interviewed on the spot by WATE reporter Adam Longo. From the WATE website:
On his way out of the studio, 6 News asked him why he thinks we are trying to be sensational.
“I’d say to try to raise your ratings up, that was why I’d say you was sensational. I think it’s sensational reporting. You not only do it with me, you do it with other things.”
The end of the news report closed with Gene Patterson asking what the Sheriff might have thought was sensational, the John Shumaker news report, the Campbell County Mayor Jerry Cross news report, or the Mayor of Lafollette Clifford Jennings news report. It did not occur to Patterson that the incorrect Katrina report about the Sheriff and several Sheriff’s Department helicopter pilots helping in the devastation from the flooding from Katrina might be the burr under the saddle. There was no mention of the numerous Wanda Moody news reports.
WATE seems to be in a full court press so they will not have to admit errors in judgment. Are they so far entrenched they are in a state of denial?
In for a dime, in for a dollar, WATE refuses to consider it made a mistake. When digging a hole the best advice is to stop digging. Developing…
