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The first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast, Chubbuck shot herself in the head with a gun on July 15, 1974 during WXLT-TV's Suncoast Digest, after claiming that the network was about to present "an exclusive coverage of an attempted suicide"; it was confirmed after her death that she had added the quote in her script for ...
Sager began his career as a reporter for WXLT (now WWSB-Channel 40) in Sarasota, Florida. [9] He worked as a radio news director in 1974, making $95 a week for his efforts, a paltry sum which was supplemented by his access to sports events. [10]
April 3 – The 1974 Super Outbreak, at the time the largest series of tornadoes in history, occurs in 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province, leaving over 300 people dead, over 5,000 people injured, and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
15 July 1974: The 29-year-old American news anchor from Hudson, Ohio, killed herself on live television at the start of Suncoast Digest, a local newscast for WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida, after reading some of the area's breaking news headlines. Chubbuck was the first person to commit suicide on live television.
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Nicole Lynn Mitchell (born October 10, 1974) is an American politician, military officer, and meteorologist. She represents the cities of Woodbury and Maplewood in the Minnesota Senate . Mitchell is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, commanding the 126th Weather Flight.
Just for Laughs (1974) Temperatures Rising (1972–74) August 31 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970–74) September 8 - The F.B.I. (1965–74) October 4 - The Texas Wheelers (1974) October 12 - Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74) October 19 - The New Land (1974) December 19 - Paper Moon (1974) December 20 Planet of the Apes (1974) The ...
February 1 – Good Times (a spinoff of Maude) on CBS (1974–79) February 10 – Apple's Way on CBS (1974–1975) February 12 – Bagpuss (12 February – 7 May 1974) February 18 – Tattletales, hosted by Bert Convy, on CBS daytime (1974–78, 1982–84) March 3 – Nova on PBS (1974–present) March 13 – Clyde Frog Show on PBS (1974–1976)