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Christine Chubbuck, an on-air correspondent for a news station in Sarasota, Florida, shot herself on live television in 1974. The existence of Christine Chubbuck's suicide video has been confirmed ...
Christine Chubbuck [a] (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. She is the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast.
The incident was compared to the filmed suicides of anchorwoman Christine Chubbuck and politician R. Budd Dwyer. [14] A large margin of the response online was one of sympathy towards McNutt, with users using the case as an opportunity to discuss mental health and suicide prevention , as well as concern over the video's prevalence online.
The story of a 1970s TV reporter, who was the first person to commit suicide on live television, is taking Sundance by storm.
Kate Plays Christine is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Robert Greene. It follows actress Kate Lyn Sheil 's preparation for the role of Christine Chubbuck , a newscaster who committed suicide on live television in 1974, for a fictitious film.
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Christine Chubbuck committed suicide by shooting herself in the head on live TV and the 1974 broadcast has become notable for many reasons.