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News Media Reacts to the Death of News4’s Wendy Rieger
Rieger died on Saturday after a battle with Glioblastoma.

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1 month agoon
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Eduardo Razo
The Washington D.C. news media scene is in mourning following the death of long-time News4 anchor and reporter Wendy Rieger, who died on Saturday after a battle with Glioblastoma.
Rieger was a staple in the nation’s capital, working at the television station for 35 years. Following the death of the 65-year-old, NBC Washington released a statement explaining the type of colleague she was to everyone in the newsroom.
“For almost 35 years, Wendy had a way of lighting up the screen. You’d never quite know what you were going to get. Except….yea, you’d know exactly what you’d get. For all these years, Wendy was Wendy: Smart, funny, compassionate, and authentically herself,” the statement said.
“She shared a lot of her life with us over the years, talking about her homes, her cats, her boat, her love of wine, and her love of the area from the waters of Maryland to the mountains of Virginia. And, of course, the culture of Washington.”
Many in the news media scene, especially in D.C. at the local and national level, took to Twitter to share their thoughts after it was announced that Reiger had died.
“As you know, I have lived my life big & loud. It is my nature. And I’ve had a blast. But a stillness has come over me that is profound & potent. I didn’t know I could be this quiet. Life is not always a test. It is a teaching. I must learn this lesson with grace. And I will." pic.twitter.com/HsjjTLFbkl
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) April 16, 2022
I had gotten dinner with Wendy shortly before she was diagnosed with cancer 💔 It’s still so hard to believe that we’ll never again be able to share a bottle of wine at dinner together and close down the restaurant. Miss you so much already, sweet friend. Cancer truly sucks pic.twitter.com/COxtUOkdQc
— Aimee Cho (@AimeeCho4) April 16, 2022
All of us at @nbcwashington are heartbroken. https://t.co/7fO4gQBBBd
— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) April 16, 2022
Wendy Rieger was humble & nice to everyone. She welcomed me to NBC Washington 11 yrs ago after my 1st live shot on Hurricane Irene. 2 days later, in an interview with Tony Kornheiser, rather than talk about herself, she started talking about me, “the new guy” RIP Wendy. Thank you pic.twitter.com/Tafhq1nwb5
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) April 16, 2022
She’s left us….but she’ll never really leave any of us. Rest well friend. https://t.co/q8957EieuA
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) April 16, 2022
As I will always remember NBC4’s Wendy Rieger. My condolences to her husband Dan, her family, close friends, her NBC4 family, and her vast audience that loved and laughed with her throughout her remarkable career. @politicshour @wcp @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/sMrwLFa6Eb
— Tom Sherwood (@tomsherwood) April 16, 2022
RIP to Wendy Rieger. She lived out loud. And I loved every minute of it.
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) April 16, 2022
Sending love and prayers to Wendy Rieger’s family, friends and @nbcwashington colleagues. This is heartbreaking news! Gone far too soon. 💔 https://t.co/6w6dKxytOT
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) April 16, 2022
Always kind. Always fun. Always in our corner. 🏳️🌈
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) April 16, 2022
RIP, Wendy Rieger. 💔🙏🏾https://t.co/xAtISpgK43
What a life she lived. So many of us are blessed to have had even a moment in her orbit. I’m sad, and grateful. https://t.co/aDn4uulf6B
— Aaron Gilchrist (@nbcaaron) April 16, 2022
Wendy Rieger was synonymous with joy. It was impossible to be around her and not smile. She was a larger-than-life D.C. legend who meant so much to so many. Deepest condolences to her husband, Dan, and her entire family. https://t.co/4VH41dzLd1
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 16, 2022
Wendy Rieger was a beautiful human. Just read this on how she surprised our neighbor. 💜 https://t.co/wxU7udfX52
— Hillary Howard (@hhowardWTOP) April 16, 2022
I don't know anyone who ever had anything but a lovely experience whenever they were with Wendy Rieger. The longtime Channel 4 fixture in DC died today of Glioblastoma. She was 65. A terrible loss. pic.twitter.com/jPtJMnQ7WW
— Ken Rudin (@kenrudin) April 16, 2022
Another DC journalism legend gone too soon. 💔 RIP #WendyRieger https://t.co/lnylsVPUk7
— Nikole Killion (@NikolenDC) April 16, 2022
💔 This is heartbreaking. Like many in the DMV, I grew up watching Wendy Rieger.
— Brie Jackson (@PositivelyBrie) April 16, 2022
Rest In Peace sweet woman https://t.co/GV8yA8P5nU
A funny, warm, joy of a person who got her start at @WAMU. Had a lot of challenges in recent years, that she handled with grace, pluck, and wisdom. We'll miss her. RIP and thanks, Wendy.https://t.co/D7AQ7gj32z
— Scott Simon (@nprscottsimon) April 16, 2022
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.

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WFAA Apologizes for Jimmy Kimmel Monologue Mishap on Uvalde Shooting
The late-night host also commented on the Dallas station cutting his monologue for the viewers, stating that he knows the people that work for the station and believes the incident wasn’t intentional.

Published
11 hours agoon
May 27, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
The United States continues to reel from the latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two adults died, leading many in the media to address the issue of what is happening in the country with the number of mass shootings.
Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue about the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” However, viewers on WFAA Dallas didn’t get to see it as it ran to commercial break. The station has since apologized for the incident.
“Jimmy Kimmel delivers powerful monologue in wake of Uvalde elementary school shooting, lambasting legislators for lack of action.” The story said. “Technical issues prevented the entirety of Kimmel’s monologue from airing in full on WFAA.”
“WFAA apologizes for technical difficulties that interrupted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at multiple points, including during his monologue on gun control.”
The late-night host also commented on the Dallas station cutting his monologue for the viewers, stating that he knows the people that work for the station and believes the incident wasn’t intentional.
“To my friends in Dallas who are asking: I do not know whether our @ABCNetwork affiliate @wfaa cut away from my monologue tonight intentionally or inadvertently but I will find out. In the meantime, here’s what you didn’t get to see,” Kimmel tweeted.
“I’ve known the staff at @wfaa personally and professionally for almost 20 years and believe this mistake was made unintentionally. Thanks for reposting and for correcting this error. Sending love to all my friends in Texas.”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Chris Hayes: Schools Are Places for Learning, They’re Not Prisons
Hayes gave his detailed examination of the crisis of mass shootings in America and the nation’s reaction to that problem.

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20 hours agoon
May 27, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
The United States continues to reel from the latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, where 19 kids and two teachers were killed. There’s been plenty of reaction as details trickle out through various reporting.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes gave his detailed examination of the crisis of mass shootings in America and the nation’s reaction to that problem.
“So what are we gonna do here,” Hayes said on Thursday’s edition of “All In.” “Some choices: Are we going to conceive of every school in this nation as first and foremost the site of a possible massacre and redesign and engineer every building with that in mind?”
“Should we make mass gun massacre prevention a core part of what schooling is and what schooling procedures look like?”
Hayes added that schools shouldn’t be implementing procedures to prepare for the next mass shooting. The MSNBC host adds that these places are for learning.
.@chrislhayes: The actual massacres are bad enough—The trauma of the ritualized child sacrifice of American gun culture. We have chosen to add on top of that the burden of making our schools places where every single child is subjected to the experience of hiding for their lives. pic.twitter.com/5QExPCdJsw
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 27, 2022
“As a parent and as a citizen, I say no. No. No. I don’t accept that. Schools are public places. They’re places of learning. For children, and teachers, and staff, to grow, and flourish, and play together. They are not prisons, they are not fortresses, and they should not have to be,” Hayes continued.
“No more hardening schools, no more lock-down drills. No more. The actual massacres are bad enough. The grief and the trauma, it’s bad enough. The trauma of families in Uvalde, or Parkland, or Santa Fe, or on and on and on. The trauma of the ritualized child sacrifice of American gun culture. And we have chosen to add on top of that the burden of making our schools places where every single child is subjected to the experience of hiding for their lives as an exercise?”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Tucker Carlson Slams Officers in Texas for Their False Information
Carlson stated the police have been lying about their answers and noted some of them may have perpetrated a “moral crime” following the massacre at Robb Elementary, which saw 19 children and two adults die.

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20 hours agoon
May 27, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is slamming police officers in Texas for their false information about Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Carlson stated the police have been lying about their answers and noted some of them may have perpetrated a “moral crime” following the massacre at Robb Elementary, which saw 19 children and two adults die.
Police originally expressed that an officer already present at the school “engaged” the suspect but could not stop him from entering the building. Nonetheless, officers now state the gunman entered unhampered.
“It seems apparent that when that video was shot, the gunman was still alive with the firearm in the school with children,” Carlson stated, per Mediaite.
“Now, a Texas official later suggested on camera that while all of this was happening, some members of law enforcement in Texas went into the school to get their own children out.”
The Fox News host stated that although he’s pro-law enforcement, Carlson can’t fathom as to why it took them so long to re-enter the school with the 18-year-old gunman inside and children dying.
“During that time they say they were waiting for backup, including, for some reason, for multiple crisis negotiators,” Carlson said. “No matter how pro-law enforcement you are, and we are there’s only so much B.S. you can take in the face of a tragedy like this.
“We were waiting for specialized equipment? You have an 18year-old with a firearm and little kids being killed. What kind of specialty of equipment do you need? Negotiators? Really? As children are being murdered?”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.