Dive into the archives.
- #8967
Reporter after covering court: “He was laughing with the judge… then he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He stopped laughing.”
- #8962
Reporter: “I think a murder charge would look better on a criminal record than sodomy with a horse.”
- #8956
News Editor at an engineering college newspaper: “Why can’t the newsmakers on campus be more photogenic?”
- #8955
Reporter: “Oh, a handwritten letter. That’s always a good sign.” Social media specialist: “As long as there’s no white powder that drops out of the envelope, I think you’re OK.”
- #8953
Executive producer, after putting a caller on hold: “Did anybody take a call this morning about a monkey riding a border collie?”
- #8949
Editor returning phone calls to two women complaining about stories with one threatening to find an attorney: “I got those two women out of my life. I’m only talking to men today.”
- #8946
Female Producer: “How long did Ron Paul stick it in last time?” Male Producer: “All the way I think?”
- #8938
Producer: “When you got someone making meth in Walmart, then yeah, you’ve got an epidemic.”
- #8936
Reporter: “Well, that fire turned out to be nothing.” Meteorologist: “Did you at least get a couple phone numbers?”
- #8933
Reporter, about a rather brusque local politician: “She has the exact same attitude that I would take when talking to the press. And I respect that, but it doesn’t make me look forward to talking to her.”
- #8929
Reporter: “I keep getting all these whores following me on Twitter.”
- #8925
Photo editor to photographer at New Hampshire primary: “Well, do you have any salivating Ron Paul sign holders that’ll work?”
- #8917
Editor: “This murderer you wrote just got out of prison and called us.” Reporter: “Is he coming after me?”
- #8916
Editor: “Does anyone else realize that we spend more time dealing with idiots than we do actually producing news?”
- #8914
Frustrated reporter: “I’m gonna stalk this guy ‘til he’s sick of me!” Reporter 2: “Now that’s the spirit!”
- #8908
News anchor: “He only verbally assaulted the officer? That’s not very exciting.”
- #8903
Reporter speaking to an official for a story about prison gangs: “So how do they persuade you to join? Are they nice?”
- #8897
Reporter 1: “Do you want talk to him about downtown development?” Reporter 2, working on a Hanukkah story: “No, I want to talk to him because he’s Jewish.”
- #8891
Managing editor after reading a letter to the editor: “The flow of this prose makes me think she’s not quite all there.”
- #8890
In response to an email from a source urging that she contact him in any way possible, including carrier pigeon: “Alas, we have no carrier pigeons. Budget cuts.”
