By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, June 16, 2015
The latest departure at CBS46 is reporter Jeff Chirico.
Chirico joined the station in March, 2010. He announced his voluntary move on Twitter last night. He said he’ll be going to another job in another city but didn’t state where.
In 2013, a video of Chirico getting punched out by a man he was trying to interview went viral.
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Fredericka Whitfield, the only regular CNN anchor based in Atlanta who anchors on weekends, inserted foot in mouth last Saturday by calling a gunman “courageous and brave” after attacking a Dallas Police headquarters.
She said on Sunday she “misspoke” but went on full-out apology mode Monday with this statement:
I misused those words terribly. And I sincerely apologize for making this statement, and I understand now how offensive it was, and I want to reiterate that in no way do I believe the gunman was courageous or brave. I sincerely apologize.
Conservative news sites had a field day.
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The 17th edition of CBS’s “Big Brother” debuting June 24 features three contestants with local ties, all vying for half a million dollars [I said $1 million earlier. It’s been $500K since the beginning, inflation be damned] by being locked in a house for weeks at a time with 11 others.
Audrey Middleton will try to win $500K against 13 others on “Big Brother.” CREDIT: CBS
Audrey Middleton, 25
Hometown and current city: Villa Rica, GA.
Occupation: Digital Media Consultant
UPDATE: TMZ reported she is transgender. Details here.
Jace Agolli is from the same town as Ryan Seacrest: Dunwoody. CREDIT: CBS
Jace Agolli, 23
Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia
Current City: Venice Beach, California
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Shelli Poole is a UGA grad. CREDIT: CBS
Shelli Poole, 33
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Current City: Atlanta
Occupation: Interior Designer
