Listen up, locals!
I don't do a whole lot of reporting on local activities or events because, frankly, most of the time it bores me. But when a national issue comes close enough, I'm ready to jump on it like... well, like a frisky mountain lion lookin' for another... (well, you can guess what Dan Rather would say).
So here's a local alert for my readers from the Southwest Florida area: WINK wants to hear from you.
The mass email gripe, which basically says lose Rather or lose viewers, seems to have gotten its start as a blog on the Website www.Rathergate.com.Mr. Gardner can be contacted through the WINK-TV website, or right here."The buck has to stop," Rathergate.com founder Mike Krempasky told the wire service. "He's certainly the face of the story. He's the one who sneered at anyone who dared criticize him on the story for 10 days. He's the one who put his credibility on the line when he said he believed in the story."
Station managers are worried, to say the least. "To be honest, I'm most concerned when the email is coming from a local viewer," Fort Meyers, Florida-based WINK-TV vice president and general manager Gary Gardner told the AP.
(If you would, make sure to mention who sent you his way.)
