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Wendy Anne Bergen (January 3, 1956 – April 26, 2017) was an American television journalist.
Wendy Bergen
Born
Wendy Anne Bergen[1 ]
(1956-01-03 ) January 3, 1956
Died April 26, 2017(2017-04-26) (aged 61) Alma mater University of Utah Occupation(s ) Writer, journalist
Bergen was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut , and graduated from the University of Utah . She began her television career as a weather reporter in Lake Placid, New York .[2 ]
In 1983, Bergen joined KCNC-TV and became a star reporter for the station.[2 ]
In 2017, Bergen died of a brain aneurysm.[2 ] [3 ]
Blood Sport
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In the spring of 1990, Bergen made a documentary called Blood Sport where she claimed there was an underground network of pitbulls involved in dogfighting in Denver .[4 ] [5 ] [6 ] But she secretly staged dogfights to make footage for the documentary.[7 ] Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle was one of the first journalists to question her account alongside Rocky Mountain News . Bergen was pressured to resign on September 6, 1990, when her deception was discovered.[8 ] [9 ] She was later found guilty of staging dogfighting but not for perjury.[10 ] [11 ] She later had to pay a $20,000 fine.[2 ] [12 ]
References
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^ "People v. Bergen" . Animal Legal & Historical Center . Michigan State University College of Law.
^ a b c d McGhee, Tom (May 1, 2017). "Wendy Bergen, Denver TV personality and philanthropist, dead at 61" . The Denver Post . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ Roberts, Michael (April 28, 2017). "Former CBS4 Reporter Wendy Bergen Dies: From Scandal to Redemption" . Westword . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ Bathroom Readers' Institute (November 1, 2012). "Television Hoaxes" . Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781607106692 . Retrieved May 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ Kitty, Alexandra (March 1, 2005). Don't Believe It!: How Lies Becomes News . Red Wheel Weiser. ISBN 9781609258757 . Retrieved May 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ Coates, James (May 9, 1990). "TELEVISED DOGFIGHT STIRS FUROR" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "WAS DENVER TV REPORTER SET UP?" . Deseret News . July 24, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "Ex-TV Reporter Fined for Staging Colorado Dogfight" . Los Angeles Times . October 6, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "Reporter confident of dog fight coverup" . UPI . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "TV REPORTER INDICTED IN DOGFIGHT CASE" . Greensboro News and Record . September 21, 1990. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "TV REPORTER GUILTY OF STAGING DOGFIGHTS BUT NOT OF PERJURY" . Deseret News . August 8, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ Lowe, Peggy. "Former Television Reporter Fined $20,000 for Staged Dogfights" . AP NEWS . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
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