“He’s agreed to talk to Mark Winne and nobody else.” Those spirit-draining words came from Lt. Sean Smith, the new temporary PIO for the Gwinnett County Sheriff. We were at the Gwinnett County jail, which was holding inmate Victor Hill. Hill, a former sheriff, had been arrested following a public corruption indictment. Every local media [...]
Archive for the ‘winne watch’ Category
3 Oct
Mr. Popular
To: Dough Richards From: LAF Re: “Best of,” my ass. Some of us have noticed that you’re named as Creative Loafing’s 2011 readers choice “Best Local TV, Magazine or Newspaper Reporter.” This automatically raises some questions about you, and I doubt you’re prepared to answer them. Why you? You’re a TV reporter who writes a [...]
21 May
Winne watch 5.13.10
“…Before one of three robbers posing as police gunned down Donnie Glass, one of them stole his big platinum ring with diamonds. And now (the detective) hopes a description of the fake cops rings true with someone who calls in a tip.” WSB’s Mark Winne, in a piece about the unsolved murder of a man [...]
16 Mar
Winne Watch 3.12.10
“Fast as he was on the field, you’re saying he wasn’t on the run?” – WSB’s Mark Winne, speaking to an attorney about a former Georgia Tech football player accused of making terroristic threats. Winne stood in light rain in front of the Cobb County jail for the opening of his live shot Friday. He [...]
11 Feb
Winne Watch 2.11.10
“So the key is: Who are the three men in the small, dark compact car?” – WSB’s Mark Winne, closing a live shot about the unsolved killing of a gay man. Police are investigating it as a possible hate crime. Winne’s intro had an almost manic demonstrative quality. The black trenchcoat was classic gumshoe wear. [...]
21 Jan
Winne Watch 1.21.10
Readers of this site have clamored for the return of “Winne Watch.” OK, that would be a broad overstatement. The truth is, I miss it. I also suspect Mr. Winne, once again a respected competitor, doesn’t mind the attention. So here goes: The return of Winne Watch. You’re welcome. “J.J. was shot in the face [...]
29 Jul
Winne Watch 7.20.09
“GBI medical examiner Steve Atkinson says the victim had no top teeth at death, but nine on the bottom, two with fillings… Reporting live from the morgue, Mark Winne channel two action news.” – WSB’s Mark Winne, reporting on an unidentified murder victim whose skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave. During his live [...]
4 May
Winne Watch 5.4.09
“This is the guy you want people to take a good, close look at.” WSB’s Mark Winne, interviewing Snellville police chief Roy Whitehead. “The guy” is suspected of killing a young mother in a Target parking lot. He’s wearing a wig and a fake moustache. The surveillance video is almost impossibly pixelated; the disguise likewise [...]
3 Apr
Winne Watch 4.3.09
“To paraphrase the song, ‘take a good look at his face.’” – WSB’s Mark Winne, opening a package about a serial robber caught on surveillance tape. Winne might just as well have written: “To paraphrase every other TV story you’ve ever seen using surveillance tape…” Cliche-inversion points: √√ (out of five)
4 Mar
Winne watch 2.26.09
This one was the real deal, a “get” that probably drove reporters and managers in competing newsrooms a little nuts. Since the day after 92-year old Kathryn Johnston was shot to death during a botched drug raid in her Neal Street home, every reporter in town wanted to talk with the cops who were behind [...]
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