KYW-TV, Channel 3 in Philadelphia, sister station of WJZ-TV, Channel 13, in Baltimore just can't seem to keep a good anchor team. First, lady half of the duo, Alycia Lane, got arrested for assaulting a New York City police woman on December 17, 2007. She was able to plead down her felony charge to a misdeamnor count as the case was closed February 25, 2008.
Early in May of 2008, she created quite the bruhaha by sending a picture of herself in skimpy bikini with some friends of hers to NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen's home email he shared with his wife, broadcaster, Suzy Shuster, who made the email public.
Meanwhile, her partner on the set, co-anchor Larry Mendte pleaded guilty, Friday, August 22, 2008, in U.S. District Court to hacking into the personal e-mail of Ms. Lane's. The single count felony conviction could land the shamed TV anchor six months in the slammer.
Given Ms. Lane's previous emailing history, one wonders just what Mr. Mendte was hoping to find.
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As a former Westinghouse TV station like WJZ-TV in Baltimore, KYW-TV employs the same Eyewitness News format, heavy on personality fluff and light on substance. They sure make their smaller market sister station's scandal look petty. Readers might recall reporter Katie Lehan's affair with the Baltimore City Police Commissioner who now has a nice job with a Baltimore CBS owned radio station.
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So who's harder to trust a politician or a news reporter? I wonder if Channel 11 in Baltimore still says they're on my side.
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