Re: Las Vegas Weekly: Channel 8 Killed Artie -- But, Like Easter, He Has Risen!
Dark Cowboy
"Anon Guy" <Ano...@The.Basement.Cave> wrote in message
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> Las Vegas Weekly
> May 13 - May 19 issue
>
> Channel 8 Killed Artie Lange!
> Then they brought him back!
> By Kate Silver
>
>
> It was like Easter in May: Artie Lange has died, and then, less than
> an hour later, Artie Lange had risen.
>
> Tuesday morning at 9:13 KLAS-TV sent out a Breaking News email to
> subscribers. "Eyewitness News has learned that comedian Artie Lange
> was found dead in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel. Lange was in
> Las Vegas for the taping of Howard Stern's show. The hotel has
> confirmed his death, but offered no other details."
>
> Calls seeking comment from Channel 8 and the Hard Rock were not
> returned.
>
> Over at the Hard Rock there was little action and no visible news
> vans. Employees of the hotel-casino were mystified by questions about
> the rumored death. "I haven't heard anything about it. There haven't
> been any ambulances here," said one man. "Did you check your calendar
> to see if it was April 1?"
>
> At The Joint, security stood by the door near a Howard Stern sign,
> answering questions about when the line will start forming for the
> broadcast. No one seemed maudlin or shocked. When asked about the
> death, security said they knew nothing. They'd just received their
> first question about it. Meanwhile, one publicist was answering her
> phone "Artie Lange is not dead." Because, well, Artie Lange is still
> alive.
>
> At 10:02 Channel 8 sent out a retraction. "An earlier report that a
> member of the Howard Stern show had died in Las Vegas appears to not
> be true. A person claiming to be from the Hard Rock Hotel called media
> outlets reporting the death. Once again the report is unfounded."
>
> This comes from the same station who broke the news about "Hunting
> for Bambi" last summer. That story also turned out to be a hoax. Maybe
> Channel 8 Eyewitness News should strive for more eyewitnessing.
>
> http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2004/05/13/awsi2.html