Departments



Articles

Less

News: Photo Show Winners
April 4th, 2006

News: C K Men Winners in Tournament
April 4th, 2006

News: Air Boat regatta Under New Rules
April 2nd, 2006

News: Business of the Year Award
March 31st, 2006

News: Fine Arts Show Rebirth
March 30th, 2006

News: Suwannee Triangle Gallery Farewell
March 29th, 2006

News: Lions Host District Governor
March 28th, 2006

News: #4 Bridge Fishing Pier to Open to Public
March 28th, 2006

News: Boats of Wood, Men of Steel
March 24th, 2006

News: Second Annual Lions Club Health Fair
March 17th, 2006

News: Judge Takes Pipeline Process from FL DEP
March 15th, 2006

News: Water District Solves Trihalomethane Problem
March 14th, 2006

News: Pipeline Project Not Well Received
March 11th, 2006

News: Development Issues Dominate Commission Meeting
March 8th, 2006

News: Irish Delegation Meets City Commissioners
March 6th, 2006

More

Media Floods Cedar Key

Media Floods Cedar Key

Jim Hoy

Anticipating news in Cedar Key about twenty TV trucks and vans swept into Cedar Key Monday afternoon and night.Tropical Storm Alberto and storm surge or worse was the attraction. Overzealous, and unprofessional behavior on the part of some news crews soon followed.


CNN crew reporting from inside Cedar Key City Park.


Fox 35/51 crew getting ready to broadcast. Note truck with dish in background.

According to Commissioner Sue Colson, she informed the news crews to keep vehicles out of City Park. Both CNN and Fox News 35/51 from Ocala parked vehicles in the park. The truck driver for Fox 35/51 said that a police officer had given him permission to drive into the park. However he could not recall the uniform or car of the officer. Shannon Butler, the reporter for Fox 35/51, speaking for her producer, expressed surprise that the Fox truck was in the park. The national Fox crew, in contrast to the Ocala crew, set up its operation outside the park. Butler appeared to be surprised when told that two Cedar Key Commissioners were displeased with the invasion of the park.


Fox 35 (Ocala) truck parked near gazebo in City Park.

Click for printer friendly version

Email this article to a friend

 

 

© 2013
Cedar Key News

cedarkeynews@gmail.com