Christine Chubbuck
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Christine Chubbuck (b. August 24, 1944 Hudson, Ohio, d. July 15, 1974 Sarasota, Florida) was an American television news reporter who committed suicide during a live television broadcast.
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- 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 first -- 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.
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External links
- Quinn, Sally: "Christine Chubbuck: 29, Good-Looking, Educated. A Television Personality. Dead. Live and in Color (PDF)", Washington Post, (4 August 1974)
