Cat Fight at Channel 10?
Scott
Sharon Reed is the AM anchor who's even more vacuous and insincere than
Steve Levy.
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/2730313.htm
Sources: 'CAU anchor, reporter in spat
Lower Merion police probing issue said to involve Sharon
Reed and Alicia Taylor By JENICE M. ARMSTRONG
arm...@phillynews.com
There's trouble brewing between staffers over at Channel
10.
WCAU-TV news anchor Sharon Reed and her attorney met
with Lower Merion Police investigators yesterday.
"We've received a report of a dispute between two
Channel 10 employees and we're investigating it," said
Lower Merion Police Detective Sgt. John Stillwagon.
Sources say the dispute involves Reed, who anchors
Channel 10's early-morning weekday newscasts, and Alicia
Taylor, a reporter who has been at the station for four
years.
The dispute, according to sources, apparently stems from
a number of anonymous postings on various television
industry Internet message boards posted over the last
month, which sources say Taylor believes were directed
at her.
Reed, 30, and her attorney left the police station after
several hours. Police would not comment on the details
or nature of the meeting.
Reed's attorney, Jeffrey M. Cooper, of Levin & Cooper,
also declined to comment, as did WCAU-TV station
officials. Calls to Reed were not returned yesterday.
Taylor declined to comment on the police matter, saying
"I wish I could."
"They have a major catfight going on," said a former
WCAU staffer. "The catfight has been going on for a long
time. . .They don't like each other."
The battlefield for much of the drama has been on such
news groups as TVspy, Medialine, FTV (an acronym for a
site with an unprintable name) and a Yahoo TV news
group. Some of the language has been obscene, sexist,
racist.
Since her arrival on local airwaves in December 1999,
Reed has caused something of a stir.
The West Chester native has been romantically linked to
such high-profile athletes as Eagles quarterback Donovan
McNabb and Sixers forward Aaron McKie.
Before coming to Philadelphia, Reed worked for stations
in Miami and Baltimore.
Her first on-air job was as a correspondent for
"American Journal."
WCAU hired Taylor in 1998. Prior to that, Taylor, 36,
worked at stations in Baltimore, Tulsa, Okla. and
Washington, D.C. *
Daily News staff writers Jim Nolan and Stu Bykofsky
contributed to this report.
Gould
position at the station. Although Reed should be moving on soon. Decent,
good looking talent rarely stay in the Philly market.
Maybe they could pair up Reed and Taylor in the morning and dump Levy.
He's over the hill anyway. Make for great wake up TV.
Gould
Scott
>If it comes down to it I think Taylor will lose. Reed is in a stronger
>position at the station. Although Reed should be moving on soon. Decent,
>good looking talent rarely stay in the Philly market.
>Maybe they could pair up Reed and Taylor in the morning and dump Levy.
>He's over the hill anyway. Make for great wake up TV.
>
I think Reed should move on sooner than later, because it's so painful
to watch her in the morning, she's so stiff. I think that Steve Levy
has tried to help her, but she's no Connie Colla and only a tiny step
above that blunder of a newscaster John Blunt. I like Alicia Reed,
she's much more profesional.
Sssscold
has tried to help her, but she's no Connie Colla >>
Now if THAT statement isn't a classic case of damning with faint praise, I
don't know what is. "She's no Connie Colla" - unbelievable.
Gould
reality, especially for women newsreaders, it's about looks mostly and
then maybe delivery but usually cheeriness over delivery.
When Sharon first arrived at the station she pronounced Cairo Care-O. I
think she also had one of the notorious South American city names
wrecked as well. I don't think it was Bogota but it could have been.
I've heard that one mis-pronounced more than once in my days.
Sharon looks good and she is young and that is all that matters.
Why Steve Levy is there I'll never know.
Gould
TPathman
group. If Sharon Reed is the source of those threats, it may not be up to WCAU
or either of those women as to who stays and who goes. The Lower Merion Police
are investigating and there may be charges.
Gould
situations in the history of the Philadelphia TV news media. Are the
Yahoo Discussion groups archived? I'd like to see the posts that have
led to this situation.
Gould
Art Clemons
writes:
>When Sharon first arrived at the station she pronounced Cairo Care-O. I
>think she also had one of the notorious South American city names
>wrecked as well. I don't think it was Bogota but it could have been.
>I've heard that one mis-pronounced more than once in my days.
I suspect she learned to pronounce in the midwest, where Cairo is often
pronounced KayRO (think of Karo syrup if you're old enough). I hear lots of
what I consider mis-pronunciations and incredibly poor word choice even on
public radio stations, and therefore find it sort of amusing that I often hear
mis-pronunciations or regionalisms in the denunciations. (No, I'm not accusing
you)
-art clemons-
Gould
Gould
Robert Wisdom
: She's from West Chester Pa. Is that in the Midwest?
"The midwest starts at Paoli." - Robert Wisdom
Robert
Gould
Gould
Liftwayts
Saturday, the Philadelphia Daily News, and believe me--it wasn't fun!
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/2020/gossip.html
Whomever did these posts took a very nice website covering Philly TV Media and
completely took over with posts bashing Alicia Taylor...
ALSO---I noticed this morning Sharon Reed was not on the a.m. news on 10.
Psychicat
goings-on there would reach this group.
If the archives were once public -- or even available to subscribers -- they no
longer are. The list owner has stepped in. In reviewing my email, I was only
able to find one 'sent' email to the person who was doing most of the damage.
The email subject was
"Subj: Re: [tvnewsphiladelphia] NOW FOR THOSE TOO STUPID TO KNOW MOO MOO TAYLOR
BEHI..."
Unfortunately, I didn't save the email, just my response to it. I can tell you
all the emails were vulgar (even by my standards!), consistantly referencing
Alisha Taylor's "weight problem," addressing stories of Sharon and Alisha and
who did and who didn't sleep with various Philly sports personalities, blah
blah blah.
If the emails hadn't been TYPED IN ALL CAPS and if the spelling/grammar/logic
were at least intuitively pursued, it would have been an interesting story to
follow. As it was, it seemed as if two 8-year olds were bickering in public.