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twitterNews anchor’s ‘heads up’ called judgment lapse
In recorded calls, broadcaster offers aid to target of stories
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 | 2 a.m.
Channel 13 anchor Nina Radetich was recorded telling Tire Works -- the subject of investigative reports -- that her boyfriend could help the company with media relations in the wake of the series.
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In March, KTNV-TV, Channel 13 news aired a series of undercover exposes on Tire Works — a Las Vegas auto repair chain the ABC affiliate reported was ripping off consumers.
Days before the first Tire Works segment aired, recorded phone calls obtained by the Sun reveal, Channel 13 news anchor Nina Radetich was telling the Tire Works owner that her boyfriend could help the company handle media relations to counter the negative coverage coming from her newsroom.
Radetich, who introduced a number of the auto repair sting segments during news broadcasts, was also recorded asking Tire Works owner Roshie Weightman to keep their conversations secret.
The recorded call opens with idle chitchat between the two women, which is cut short when Weightman asks Radetich for her boyfriend’s phone number again, indicating this is one of several phone calls between the two.
Radetich gives Weightman the contact information for Jack Finn, a special projects manager at NV Energy and former spokesman for Sen. John Ensign and former Gov. Kenny Guinn.
Speaking of Finn, Radetich says on the tape: “He sort of does this stuff on the side. But he is more than willing to talk to you and this is, like, his favorite thing to do. I’m not kidding. If he could do this full time — consult and tell people how to handle the media — he would. So I wanted to kind of give you that heads-up. That’s his cell phone and he’s more than happy to talk to you.”
Weightman then says she hopes Finn can come up with some advertising ideas and help Tire Works “kind of show our ethics and integrity and that we’re not bad” — to which the news anchor replies:
“He is the master of that, and also, I have not told a soul at my station that we’ve talked. I’m just kind of letting you know that because a couple of the sales people have said, ‘Hey, has Roshie called you?’ and I said, ‘No,’ so I just kind of wanted to keep that between us, just so you can have that heads-up.”
Tire Works has advertised on the Channel 13 Web site.
Radetich did not respond to the Sun’s request for comment.
After reviewing a transcript of the recorded conversation, provided by the Sun, KTNV Vice President and General Manager Jim Prather said the station considers Radetich’s actions a lapse of judgment. He would not discuss whether there had been or would be any punitive measures taken in response.
“Upon review, it has absolutely no impact nor will it have any impact on our news gathering in the Tire Works investigation,” Prather said.
Kelly McBride, head of the Ethics Group at the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism think tank and training center, said, “There is no circumstance where a journalist working with a newsroom should be offering advice or services to a source outside of what the newsroom is doing.
“The station credibility rests on its loyalty to the audience, and so the minute somebody does something that undermines that loyalty, it harms the station’s credibility,” McBride said.
The first Tire Works story ran on KTNV on March 31, one day after the state Business and Industry Department filed a complaint against the 13-store chain, alleging the company had engaged in deceptive business practices by charging customers for services they didn’t need. In the first news segment, TV cameras rolled as a car from the state’s motor pool — deemed to be in tiptop shape — was dropped off at various Tire Works locations by Consumer Affairs Department investigators, who argued that expensive repairs and tuneups later recommended by Tire Works mechanics were bogus.
This was the first of multiple stories the news station did on Tire Works in the weeks that followed.
Weightman says she first called Radetich when she learned of the TV investigation, hopeful the news anchor could help her get balanced coverage.
The women have known each other for about four years, Weightman says. In the past, Weightman has made large donations to an annual charity fundraiser — Nina’s Night Out — founded by and named after the news anchor.
Weightman claims Radetich told her in an earlier, unrecorded phone call that Tire Works would have to pay for Finn’s services, and that Weightman could “spin” the story in her company’s favor by emphasizing the corporate donations to Radetich’s charity and others.
Weightman says she was aghast at the suggestion.
“I wanted to run into the bathroom and vomit,” she said. “Am I in 1920s Las Vegas? I’m feeling like I’m being shaken down and living in old world Las Vegas. This was unheard of. There was another agenda here.”
Weightman would not say whether she has talked to Radetich since.
State law prohibits recording telephone conversations unless both parties agree. The source who provided the recording to the Sun assured the newspaper that it was obtained legally.
Finn said he thought Radetich “did a pretty good job of upholding her ethical standards.”
When Weightman found herself in a public relations crisis, Finn said, she reached out to the news anchor for advice. Finn says Radetich recognized she was “ethically bound” from giving personal guidance or advice to Weightman, and rightly suggested she seek help from a third party — him.
Finn, who worked as a TV news reporter before becoming a spokesman for politicians, says he never talked to Weightman.
In the ongoing segments, the TV station’s coverage was often described as a “joint investigation” or “team up” between the news outlet and Consumer Affairs.
In court filings, attorneys for Tire Works argue this stated partnership was unfair to the auto repair chain because it made the TV coverage look like definitive proof of fraud, even though the complaint against the company had just been filed.
When this issue and others came up in court, Deputy Attorney General Raelene Palmer, who is representing the state in its complaint against Tire Works, told the judge, “I know the media says there’s a partnership, but there is no partnership with Channel 13.”
When the Sun asked KTNV’s Prather about this discrepancy, and whether the claims of a partnership were exaggerated, he said the station “worked with the state by documenting the state’s investigation.”
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A lapse of judgment? How about unethical. She should be fired - period. As for the boyfriend, he should be investigated as well. "On the side" probably means he uses NV Energy time and dollars to support his own business. I wonder if there is anyone in this town who has just one job and doesn't always have some scheme on the side. As far as I'm concerned this now calls into question the accuracy and legitimacy of what is presented by channel 13 news. Yet another black eye for Las Vegas.
Agree with Sporty. She should be canned. Channel 13 sets itself up as the high and mighty voice of Vegas. To blow over this breach of judgement is more than a lapse. None of their "investigative reporting" will be worth anything from now on if they do not fire her.
Channel 13 should fire her: This gos to the heart of there legitimacy to report all news fairly. This issue is not just going to go away with her still working there' There ratings will suffer badly because of this! In the end there going to have to let her go.
Sounds like a mob shakedown! FIRE HER!
Please be sure to inform all of yor car owning friends about Tire Works. Direct them to the state website. I personally have had the same treatment from them that the state alleges. I direct all of my friends to other repair stores. Even if Tire works cleans up its behavior they will never be able to repay all of the customers they have mistreated. They deserve to be closed or go out of business for their previous consistent abuse of customers.
Oh and fire NINA. It screams blackmail. Maybe we should call Contact 13!!!
I guess we'll find out how much of a spine KTNV has, or if they'll let Jack spin this one for them. Sad.
Can anyone be trusted in this city. Even the news anchors are as shady as it gets. Sounds like Nina needs to start picking up an unemployment check.
This wasn't a "lapse in judgement". This was a deliberate, unethical act. She tried to exploit her insider access to information about a current investigation in order to financially benefit her boyfriend. She should be fired.
Owners of media play the either the good-ole-boy game or the shake-down game.
A good example of the good-ole-boy game is when the the owner of this paper personally used the front pages to provide arguments to support a very rich and powerful friend of his.
I was new to the Sun and was very shock at the blatant personal use of a newspaper to do such a thing.
Over time, I found this was a silly little paper that either on many occassionals contains editorial content in its "news articles" or personal usage by its owners.
Sometimes they do get serious and write geniue excellent news articles. It is very obvious when they do that. It always looks like an out-and-out attempt to win some award or something.
It is a silly insert and not a geniue newspaper.
It is a hobby for its owners. I don't believe that the paper has made a real profit for decades.
To be fair, the gool-ole-boy game is played often in all media. A story is about to target a rich and powerful company or person and a couple of phone calls and either the story is killed or watered down.
Shake downs for money do not happen that much.
Shake downs for favors or future promises of favors (often political support for some cause or action) happen more frequently.
She is cut from the same snake skin as Gibbons, Ensign, Rogich, etc.
I used to admire Nina Radetich, so I was saddened by this story. Most people, after seeing a story about an alleged fraudulent enterprise, would feel sorry for the victims and would be angry at the perpetrators. I don't think most people would view it as a potential business opportunity for their significant other. The next time I see Nina on TV promising that she's "watching out for you", I'll just assume that she's talking to her boyfriend.
if she is not fired...
how could you ever trust another investigative report from ktnv again???
why would you ever watch that station's news again???
What is it with these news anchors in Vegas? Follow the influence peddlers for a minute. Sue Lowden was a former anchor at Channel 8, and that platform seems to have served her quite well now that she is on her way to running for a top Nevada seat. And, let's don't forget about her former boss at Channel 8, Bob Stoldal. He supposedly retired. Oh, but wait. He's now out of retirement and going to KVBC - Channel 3. Hmmm. . .now how fair and balanced do you think that station's coverage of Lowden's race will be? Wonder if Lowden's people leveraged a new job for Stoldal at KVBC just for that purpose???? Surely not, unless Sig Rogich is one of the influence peddlers on behalf of Lowden AND Stoldal. . .
This is typical of Channel 13's poor ethical standards. They fired Ron Futrell, yet kept Rikki Cheese even after she was arrested for drunk driving... Now, they are making excuses for their "golden girl" Nina because they think she has the power to save the station and increase ratings.
As a journalist, I am appalled that these actions by Nina are simply being called "poor judgment." It is a huge violation of the Journalists Code of Ethics and she should be FIRED! As a result of this story, I will never shop at Tire Works and I will NEVER watch Channel 13 News ever again...
I never trusted her with her crooked formed mouth.
Birds of a feather, Enswign, Gov 0, Flinn and Rasdishtop.
I hope this get National Coverage.
While crime and violence are important issues, the "Nina's Night out" was another phony self promoting effort, and I think the cops were involved in that.
I think the media gets a free "get out of jail pass go" card in the area. Look at that guy "Furtillio" or what ever his name was, who had the hit and run in the spaghetti bowl, charges dismissed and the he got a job at kxnt.
The FBI should investigate NINA!
UMMMMMM Nina is hot hot hot
Just another example of why no one trusts the so-called "mainstream" news media.
Sounds like Nina has a career in politics in Las Vegas.
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Unethical?
How about criminal?
This stuff smells like there's an indictment in it.
How fortunate that Nina's boyfriend helps repair reputations...
Looks like hers is in need of an extreme makeover.
Any TV station that values its reputation would can her. May be he can help Channel 13 with their reputation too.
Would his first advice to Channel 13 be to fire Nina?
If the allegations are true, then Nina needs to go. Looks like she flushed her news career down the toilet, what a shame. Looks like the blond Lisa whatchamacallit, with the Paris Hilton hairdo is moving to prime time !
Television news in Vegas is all politics. At best journalism axioms of objectivity, honesty or ethics are vague, blurry, gray areas. Connect the dots and you will see who "owns" or controls most of the news in Vegas. As an example, KVBC - Jim Rogers. That station served him well throughout Nevada under his own direction (dictatorship). Thank God for the investigative reporting that is still apparent at The Sun. It still meets journalistic standards that win Pulitzers!!
Perhaps it was a lapse in judgement, but it sounds like Radetich was set up by someone who was supposedly a friend.
The fact that the call was recorded illegally was almost a footnote in this article.
Calling for her firing is harsh and reactionary.
Wonder how many other extortion scams Nina has parlayed during her illustrious career? Not a bad gig, if you can get it.
Radetich needs to go! Come on, CH 13. Let's do the right thing and get this "lady" out of there.
VoiceofReason or voice of Nina's friend.
You say calling for her firing is harsh -- how can you trust anything Nina or for that matter Channel 13 reports as true, fair and unbiased. They are shaking down a business.
Fire her and stop watching channel 13. That's how we can have our voices heard -- their pitiful ratings will drop further.
The story's last paragraph Sun sums it up, Channel 13 goes around bullying business under the guise of the investigative arm of the Attorney General's office when in reality the Attorney General told the judge there was absolutely no partnership. Get a life.
I will never watch Ch13 news ever again! Typical management response when protecting their own. Their integrity is shot and I have to wonder how the other reporters feel about it in the newsroom? Their careers and professions will also be damaged along with her because who will know who to trust? I hope the other employees get a backbone and save their own reputations! Find a new station and that will send a message. ABC doesn't have any loyalty to their employees in the past so why are they keeping Nina?
Another SCAM involves door-to-door sales of twenty dollar "discount cards" redeemable at a local Firestone chain. Several months after buying one, my wife brought her car in for the complimentary tire rotation. The car went up on the lift and several minutes later the sales manager told her the tire were so worn they would not rotate them. a high-pressure sales presentation then sensued. Smelling a rat, my wife then visited a local outlet of a national chain that only sells tires. The tires were examined abd she was told, that as much as they would like to sell her new tires, the current ones still had about 20,000 miles of tread left.
I totally agree with MommyReporter. Rikki Cheese is a loose cannon looking for lawsuits. Years ago, she made a fool of herself and others at KVBC, and at her other haunts as well. Her reputation of exploiting her ethnicity to shield her incompetence is an embarrassment to real journalists, regardless of their sex or ethnicity, and is dead weight (literally) at the stations that have had to acquiesce to her demands or face bogus lawsuits!!!
they should fire her...yesterday.
the ONLY reason she's working in t.v. again is because she tanked as a p.r. person when she left channel 3.
this really speaks to the level of corruption in this city / county / state.
i have proof that a member of county government lied in testimony they made in court and no t.v. station, newspaper, county official,...NOBODY will even return my call.
I agree with the call for her dismissal. I watch 13 for information and make judgements based on that information. How can I trust their news if I can't trust their reporters? She needs to be fired or I need to switch news stations.
Take a look at the roster of Reporters and anchors on Channel 13. This will answer why Rikki still works there. When it comes to blacks and Hispanics, I believe the roster speaks for itself.
for once birdbrain makes a good comment,and will have to agree with him on this.
Folks: We all know the only news that is ever put on TV or carried in the newspapers--is OK-ed by someone that is beholden to other political hacks in Nevada. Why would that be surprise?
I have tried for years to get the scandal of Nevada Prisons brought to the tax-payers attention. Never going to happen. Prisons are protected, but your tax dollars are going down the drain faster than a break in Lake Mead.
Our children and seniors can go hungry, and the homeless can stay on the street, and the medical can go to china, but protect the prison administrators.
How does this tie in with Nina? We have asked her for years to do the prison story. Not a peep out of this cop loving hypocrite.
Fire her? Nah! Let her do the story on prison guards placing contraband and knives in prisoner cells, and then, making a bust. Have her interview Director Skolnut, warden Jack Palmer at Lovelock's Nevada prison. Have her present real facts--not her fiction, and let's see how long this prison system will continue to squander our tax dollars.
However, let's remember this little phony reporter will have to be watched. She loves a uniform. Just like the whores from all world wars in the past. Only this time she was flat-backing for her boyfriend--to make a buck--at the Nevada consumer's expense. Nice, huh?
Way to go Channel 13. Give her a raise, but do a prison story first--without her spin on it or the governors, or any other political hack.
The RJ, The Sun and all other media--take notice.
There is corruption of a felony-criminal nature in our prisons. Are you ever going to address it? Nina will help you put the spin on it. She protects the little people...
Damn.
What a waste fo a career.
Everything is Vegas is corrupted by money.
NOTE TO stevem: And, you won't hear from them. Contact Channel 8, I-Team's George Knapp. He's one of the few remaining real t.v. investigative reporters. He might be interested, but only for background info. And, the state's political corruption task force made up of FBI agents and Metro Detectives could also be interested for possible background info. Contact them via the state's FBI office.
Representatives from national media, i.e., Washington Post, etc. have virtually said that Americans are getting dumber, and there really are no experts in media who are smart enough to ask the right questions to glean the truth. Go figure. And the racists and right-wing idiots, who boycotted Obama's school address, should clearly note that other countries (whose children are smarter than yours) are coming on strong and hard and will own and eat your lunch someday. You have bigger worries than a Black president telling your children to work and study hard and stay in school.
All those years with channel 3 we thought she was a pillar in the community. What a scum bag. Put her on the list of Media people who have let us down,like the ole weather man years ago on ch. 3 that got caught exposing himself in public.
...among all the unethical issues here, it really exhibits that the news media thinks destroying people or their businesses is merely a part of their job...no regard for Mr. Weightman, his employees, their families or any other involved person...just a ratings ploy from a no-talent teleprompter reader...she is probably surprised that Mr. Weightman didn't understand and appreciate the game, and that he was ungrateful for her 'heads up'...bye bye Ms. Radetich...perhaps you should now accept that you are someone who will sell herself for money and officially embrace the world's oldest profession...you may still have a few good earnings years left...
Doug Hampton, former John Ensign employee, also worked at Nevada Power Company (NVenergy). Odd how the ex-government political advisers always get jobs at the "power company".
You remember Doug, bang my wife, Hampton.
whew...thanks, nina...you've given us realtors some relief today from being the most hated people in vegas.
mamabear...been there, done that. i have PROOF...on PAPER...the actual COURT testimony...and the email that he sent me that contradicts his testimony and nobody cares.
the fact nobody cares = proof this town is in bed with the gaming / tourism industry and that's going to be its downfall.
Not defending the repair chain,... but pointing out some glaring issues. A reporter/news channel launches an undercover sting to bring down a "terrible blight on the unsuspecting citizens of las vegas",... said reporter/news channel then offers services to rebuke the negative publicity created by their own story- of course for financial gain-
Am I the only one then that thinks the story then, is biased, and more than likely created specifically to target a thriving and wealthy company in the hopes of a pay-off? ESPECIALLY if Nina and Rochie were friends,... she (Nina) had to know that the owners would want to pay and what their financial abilities were before launching the investigation... Corruption, Shake-Down, Extorsion,... sounds like Las Vegas to me...
As for recording the conversation, I own a restaurant and if someone was targeting my business unfairly I would do everything possible to exonerate myself.
Is the shop still in business? Because I remember when Perfect Auto got slammed and it shut them down... I wonder if that was a racket too???
If the shop is still in business then I will check them out. It's about time for an oil change.
This story is bumming me out. I had a serious crush on her when she first showed up at Channel 3.
You can't trust hot chicks I guess. :-)
Oh well there's always Dayna Roselli
i think that nina should be fired!!! and tiresworks should take action on all the things that were said and NOT TRUE! ive been taking my car to "TIREWORKS" for about 3 years now,and i will never take my car anywhere else but them. i trust them with all 3 of my cars and will continue to send people there way for buisness. i trust there judgement and will always stick up for them!! TIREWORKS IS GREAT!!!
sounds like extortion. package up the tapes and give them to the feds....
"Lapse of Judgment?" Perhaps Channel 13 should have consulted with a media consultant before making a statement. There's a guy in town named Jack Finn.
"This is, like, his favorite thing to do."
"If he could do this full time -- consult and tell people how to handle the media -- he would."
"He does that stuff on the side. He is the master of that."
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The main stream media routinely runs stories that are filled with nothing more than unsubstantiated political cheap shots, so I'm not the least bit surprised to hear they've taken on the title of shake down artist as well.
To anybody who thought the mainstream media was trust worthy in any way shape or form, here's your wake up call.
It's amazing how many stories of no integrity come out of Las Vegas.
I don't think it's any different than most places, but these types of stories seem to make the local news on a regular basis.
Actually this story is so blatantly without integrity, it's almost humorous.
INTEGRITY/ETHICS, once the foundation of responsible Journalism, is DEAD.
No excuse for what she did.
Hey! I wonder how many posters here slamming Ms. Radetich work at other T.V. News outlets???
I'd bet a lot.
How sad is that?
Here we go again! Someone commented about calling George Knapp. Why? If a story doesn't please him, or is a negative on Nevada Political Leaders, that someday might do him some good--the story dies.
Of course, fault the editors as being gutless and obligated to all politically funded and corrupted owners of newspapers, TV outlets and the like.
Why does a son of the late Hank Greenspun spend so much time in Israel? His paper is going to hell, and his editor, Mr. Kelly--is not responsive to a real issue stories in Nevada's corruption, and abusive prison behavior at Lovelock, Nevada. Ole Hank would turn over in his grave to know this type cowardly compliance to Nevada taxpayers is allowed to go on this way.
Are you listening Mr. Kelly, and your reporter, Abby Goldman--that is too busy to be interested in abusive felony criminal acts of Nevada's Department of Corrections?
Yeah, we're still here trying to get the needed information out to the public. That doesn't mean the Review Journal is innocent of non-action on behalf of Nevada taxpayers. Or the cowardly TV stations afraid to offend anyone in the government of Nothing AKA Nevada.
Steven, you know the frustration of COVER-UP -- that the Nevada government is so good at hiding by demanding silence of everyone connected to their demands.
Is Nevada so proud of their accomplishment that they indulge in criminal activity to hide their pride? Are we so proud as Nevadan's that we allow prostitution to flourish in our state? And, love it. Put innocent people in prison, or when it is found that they can prove they are innocent--justice is denied to them? How about that Justice James Hardesty?
Is gambling something everyone in the world should be proud of having in their state. Oh, yeah, we are all so proud to be in power in Nevada! I want to be as proud as David Rogers, Clark County's D.A., the little weasel that would put his mother in prison--just to get his name in the paper.
You can bet Nina would write glowing stories about this states government's officials--no matter what felony or criminal action this state took. Her boyfriend could put the spin on it and everything would work out wonderfully, except for the taxpayer. Remember: "SHE SAID SO..."
That's my opinion of this state's loyal obligations to their citizens and readers and TV watchers. Spend your millions well. Someday there will be justice in Nevada...
Have a nice day!
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...If this was the islands she should be stripped of her clothing and staked to the beach at low tide and rubbed with kukui oil and left to the sand crabs..
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Think about what they did to the Las Vegas Zoo last month. A story with a fake Humane Society investigator and animal expert who turned out to be not an investigator, not an animal expert, and not with the HSUS. Now they make up a joint investigation with the DIR.
A few tricky camera angles and a cat that wasn't there, and instant story.
All it takes is a trip to the zoo to see that that one was fake. I'll never believe anything they say again. It's not about accurate informative reporting, it's about sensational fiction to get ratings.
Thanks Donnie. I wondered about that story. The zoo is affiliated with the San Diego Zoo, the worlds premiere zoo. Most of the animals are on loan from there. Funny how they failed to mention that either. If you view most of their so called investigative stories like this, it is really very poor journalism. Only one tilted side is presented, and usually the people who are under investigation are ambushed. We had people like this back in Boston. They were called the mafia.
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Her conduct is not only unethical but also appears to be criminal. I sincerely hope law enforcement will investigate all exposes done by channel 13 and any corresponding work her boyfriend may have done as a result.
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I have a neighbors who had the tire works do repairs on their car. It just so happens they had empoyee of tire works that lived next door to them who suggested the service.( I even think they were somewhat friends) So after replacing several parts and spending a large amount of money,They had nothing to show for it! Coming home one day I stopped to help get the car started and made a half hearted offer to buy it. These people were so fed up and frustrated that one hour later to my amazement it was now mine. To me the risk was that I didn't know what problems the car had in store. Upon finding out that I had purchased the vehicle this "jackass for a genius" mechanic (tire works} goes on to tell me what really needs to be repaired as he's smiling. I kid you not, Everything this clown said that was wrong with car turned out to be FALSE! I'm very lucky to have a friend who is an exellent mechanic so the repair was done at a fraction of the cost. It's hard to think about what these SCUM do to the elderly and uneducated that just don't know any better. Karma baby! By the way does NINA stand for, Now I'm Not Anybody!
That's the trouble Artswanson. You have to consider, who her colleagues are" Darcy Spears -- hamburger flipper turned POLE DANCER turned investigative journalist. She is a bigger FRAUD (if that's possible) than Nina and her ugly mouth.
ALLRIGHT Donnie, cpo,Steven and the rest that can call a spade a spade. At least the mafia had some integrity and we all knew who they were and what they represented. Not true in Nevada. It is a secret
Every slime ball that was born here, or gravitated here, had someone behind them that gives them permission to operate here. Some cop, some judge, some politician, some Mormon family, or some old time moneyed family--all have special privileges in Nevada.
Our best source of information died with Las Vegas Sun owner, Hank Greenspun and ex-governor, Michael O'Callahan.
Las Vegas is left with the puny likes of our silly looking Federal Senators. One--once called and referred to as "Cleanface Reed" from mafia times,or so I'm told. To the other end of the line we have old "I'll bonk your wife for you, just don't say anything". And, Oh, by the way--here's $96,000.00 to tide you over until I get another of my best friend's wives.
And, we think of Nevada as having PRIDE in their state and actions. Maybe, but Ensign is still here, and do nothing to help anyone but himself, Reed, is still here.
Why are we so mad at the pathetic little liar and conniver, Nina Radetich? After all, she was just trying to make a buck, like most of our elected officials--any way they can.
Come on, her employer says it was just a judgment lapse. Hell, he forgives her. Why shouldn't we? After all, we all know her--she's in our front room and/or bedrooms every day or night. She makes her opinions known by her reporting, and is a good example for our kids to learn truth and integrity. Her boss, the owner/editors of Channel 13 says so. Is this something like protecting you own kind?
Maybe, but the rest of the citizens haven't a chance with this secret society going on. After all, we only hear what they want us to hear and see. And, who can argue the point-- we just heard them say it or read it. It must be true!
Governor Gibbons, our possible attempted rapist is going strong at ruining this state, as he closes his eyes to the destructive forces of his administration experts. Prison Director, Howard Skolnut, is one example. But keep Director Skolnut, and his filty wardens of ilk and poundage, to further beat the taxpayers out of their hard earned dollars. How can they do that? Because the news media refuses to tell the story. Just like the prisons administrators refuses to let their secret society come into the 21st century. They like the benefits of great rewards: You know, great salaries and great pensions--that taxpayers will continue for the next 40 years. All this to abuse prisoners. And, we thought Russia, China, Iraq, Iran had it bad. Folks look into our backyard, and then puke--because you won't like what you see?
How do I know you won't like it. Oh, I forgot, the Nevada News Media Won't Let you hear or see it. My bad. Have a nice day.
Spartacus project
702-740-0402
"Darcy Spears -- hamburger flipper turned POLE DANCER turned investigative journalist."
Wow you get the best gossip reading these comments sections. MORE MORE
Temporary lack of..."judgement"?
Say that again? Temporary lack of ...what?
For giving insider business to who, her main squeeze?
Playing both sides of the street? And keeping it quiet?
Channel 13 should give her a BONUS now that she qualifies, not as a reporter, but as a POLITICIAN.
Say goodbye, Nina, to that TV Station paycheck, and say hello to campaign contributions.
(Nevada has former politicians in prison, doesn't it?)
Hey! Las Vegas Sun--I want to read what
ARTSWANSON had to say. IF THE TRUTH HURTS--SO BE
IT. IF, IT IS MISSES THE POINT--I'D STILL LIKE TO
READ IT. IT CANNOT BE ANY WORSE THAN THE LIES
TOLD BY EVERY MEDIA IN THIS TOWN--OR THE
LACK OF ANY MEDIA INFORMATIONAL NEWS. IN NEVADA
WE HAVEN'T HAD TRUTHFUL REPORTING IN MANY YEARS.
DON'T GET MORALISTIC NOW!
PRINT ARTSWANSON!
HAVE A NICE DAY...
OH! She's a snake! Ha Ha she got busted! No way they are gonna keep her after this. She threw her career out the window.
I second Spartacusprijoct request for posting ARTSWANSON'S POST.
wizardofOz:
I must have been alseep to have missed your comment. You are right on. Didn't miss a beat in your statement.
You'd think that your comment would offend someone, but not in Nevada--that's how our politicians are made--watching water run off their backs. The only pride they have, or ability to tell the truth--is to look through a clear glass and tell themselves it is a mirror.
I bet she would beat Harry Reid................
Let's see what happens now that the rubber has hit the road. Sorry for the cliche, but it fits. Ch 13 management must show that they honor integrity and honest reporting. If they don't fire Radetich, it will show that they will continue to "shake down" the subjects of their so-called "investigative reporting!!"
FIRE THIS B**** IMMEDIATELY or that station will be boycotted
This is not only unethical but completely unprofessional. Personally if Ms. Radetich is not "relieved" of her current position at channel 13 I will not longer watch the station. If she continues to work at channel 13 it will only show their support for the type of "investigative journalism" that shows anything but "the truth".
Good ridden Ms. Radetich!
She's getting old anyway, put her out to pasture. The GM should follow right behind if he doesn't grow some balls
Spartacus project:
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time!!
Voice of Reason: You must be Nina, or her "boyfriend" or one of their cronies.
Pathetic... really now....
This should be cause for termination, period.
What about the rest of the scumbag liars at this station. How can anyone want to watch or trust this sham of a TV station again? Talk about Deceptive Practices. From the GM to Nina to Darcy looking for a baby daddy etc" from their BS zoo story to Tire Works story. Boycott this station. Whether Ugly Mouth Nina is kept on or not.
I third Spartacusprijoct request for posting ARTSWANSON'S POST!
Channel 13 does not investigate but report any sensationalisms. Nina should be fired or demoted to the mailroom. Her crooked face is a reflection of her crooked character.
Truthteller: I am with you on your last post, just boycott! (although I have visited the LV Zoo and it is in a sad state, the animals need to be re-located...)!
hear, hear
Does anyone at channel 13 know the definition of integrity?
How can anyone believe her after this?
Oh silly Nina. It's obvious that Tirework's Roshi didn't need any help with the media spin. She's done a great job distracting everyone from the fact that her tire chain is under investigation by the state for improper practices.
I especially like how tireworks woman plays the victim. This is academy award stuff right here folks!
Wow... This is worse than unethical. This is more like a protection scheme. I think the DA needs to get involved to see if laws were broken. This REALLY seems illegal to me. I always liked her but this is really bad!
Good story, wasn't that about the time Nina came back on the air?
I have only one question for the Sun, you obviously have had this story in the can for awhile.
Why didn't you run it last weekend or before she hosted the Jerry Lewis telethon?
Why did you sit on this one? You obviously had it well before and it had time to circulate through the highest offices of Greenspun.
Maybe you should look into a mirror too.
What she did was completely unethical, but aren't you (Sun) a little hypocritical for holding the story until after the telethon?
I looks like the top brass there (Sun)waited until Jerry's kids left town and the national media light was shut off so you could keep the Vegas motto, "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
The Newsdawg
LAPSE IN JUDGMENT ????? HOW ABOUT WE FORGET TO WATCH CHANNEL 13 ?? , HOW ABOUT A BOYCOTT OF KTNV ?? How about Vice President and General Manager JIM PRATNER STEP DOWN FOR CONDONING THIS !!! WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON AT THIS STATION ? JUST A SYMPTOM OF A LARGER PROBLEM GOING ON THERE, AND US VIEWERS ARE ALSO GETTING TIRED OF THOSE INSENSITIVE COMMENTS MADE BY THE ANCHORS In-BETWEEN STORIES !!
BOYCOTT ! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT !!!!!!!!
I don't watch her watching out for me either anymore. Couldn't agree more with other folks. She needs to be fired, otherwise, investigative reports cannot be taken seriously. How twisted, illegal and I guess, par for the course. Will no longer watch until she is gone. Her & Finn made for each other.
Makes you wonder in what other Channel 13 exposes Nina offered her boyfriend's services to counter the negative coverage coming from her newsroom. She should be generating good business for her boyfriend on the side, but then I am sure he needs all the business to keep the lovely high maintenance Nina happy.
I have to disagree with most other commenters. People always look down on the field of journalism, calling reporters heartless and slimeballs. This to me just demonstrates that reporters feel guilty when they realize the potential consequences of their actions, even if the story is about someone who did something wrong. I'm not excusing what she did at all, but I can understand it.
Ok as someone who remembers Nina before she left LV and went somewhere else, never could understand why she had so much "buzz" around her...she probably had a pretty good publicist I suspect. She has always been as annoying as any other "newscaster," I always thought (as a former publicist) that she started to believe her own hype. That being said, I'm happy that this over-hyped mediocre 'journalist' was exposed for being the morally challenged person that she is.
Who is surprised?
Isn't this part of the "other" Las Vegas? The Las Vegas that looks out for the "insiders" and screws everyone else?
She will survive. As Ensign said, he didn't commit any crime. Neither did she.
Television stations are not in the same business as newspapers. The role of a newspaper is to gather and disseminate information. The role of a television station is to sell advertising.
What you watch on the TV is, nine times out of 10, not journalism at all, but a live variety show based loosely on the events of the day. Really, how else can you explain some of these painful transitions between stories? "... authorities say the child drowned after falling into the pool and was dead when they arrived on the scene... speaking of drowning, some residents of one valley neighborhood are hoping to drown out the sound of traffic..."
TV news is a joke. There are some talented people in the field, but the majority are pretty faces who, were it not for the TV gig, would be doing PR work.
I hate the Eagles and I hate Don Henley even more, but his lyrics for "Dirty Laundry" do a great job of explaining TV news in three minutes or less.
Oh, and Ch. 13 has invested a lot of money in pimping and promoting Nina's return as the return of ethics and fair reporting to the Vegas Valley, so they're probably not going to cut ties so quickly. Sure, what they mean by "ethics" and "fair reporting" is a pretty face and nice body, but, again, it's TV.
Should Nina be fired? If she worked at a news gathering organization as a journalist or editor, the answer would be yes. She certainly committed a number of acts that would be ethically questionable for a journalist. But Nina is not a journalist and what she does is not journalism. She is not bound by journalistic ethics, only the one commitment of television: whatever it takes to get ratings.
OK, I went back and looked at the Tire Works story pun by KTNV. It looks like the Tire Works people had the balls to stand up to these scumbags, and fight for their rights. How many other INNOCENT companies has NINA the Ugly mouth, and her liar cronies (AKA colleagues) destroyed or nearly destroyed thru their BS "On Your Side"` who did not have the finances, or the fortitude to stand up to a bunch of thugs.
Those companies should all get together and look into a class action law suit against Nina, Darcy and channel 13.
Ok Sun Censors, let try this again....I accused your investigative reporting of being "guttless" for failing to dig deeper into the Channel 13 relationships this "young lady" has developed wtih senior management members of that firm. She is being protected and alittle digging with her collegues will affirm things are "sticky",...so to speak! You will be interested to know who did the taping and who has more inside information on the dirty deeds done by Ms.Radetich! Pull this post and I will know your part of this sgtory as much as reporting it!
Artswanson -- I am lost, who is the young Lady you are referring to? please elaborate.
You almost got away with fooling us, Nina. Almost had us believing. Almost pulled it off. You thought you could get away with it.
As for Finn? Special projects at Nevada Energy? Doing what? What kind of a joke position is that? Is this one of those jobs born out of paybacks or special favors?
Nevada Energy has no choice but to fire him. He's done.
And, certainly not last but definitely least when it comes to moral character, the VP and GM of Channel 13, Jim Prather. He should be fired for trivializing this and proving he is a master at incompetence.
So, why wasn't Nina fired? Interesting question.
How does Nina maintain job security?
Sorry, Finn, the girl has to do what the girl has to do and obviously something the girl has been doing has successfully paid off in job security with Jim Prather.
Yes, the visual imagine of a naked Nina and Jim Prather playing paddy-cake makes me sick too.
So how does Nina begin a new life with a busted and broke reputation. A reputation so badly bruised and destroyed it brings to mind two words; Erin Kenny.
Thank you, Sun. Your article is a gift to us.
You did the ultimate in journalist enterprise by providing the public with this important information you published.
Because of the Sun and this article we will never be fooled again by this so-called news person that wears a plastic smile and fakes any sincerity.
Thank you for letting us know that behind those eyes of this shamed news anchor operates a self serving machine of distrust.
rusty...hahaha!
if you think newspapers aren't in the business of selling advertising...you probably still believe in santa claus.
She was trying to find a story, but she should know who pays here bills. Since Tire Works pays for ads, they pay her bills. Never s#!t where you eat!!!!!!!!
Come on Vegasvampire. They have to keep their news/editorial separate from their advertising department, they are bigger than that. Very moral bunch of people. What a joke. Seems like she is going to have to do a lot of s*#t eating whilst waiting in the unemployment line.
@stevem... you might say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, well...
Anyway, it is not my contention that newspapers do not sell advertising or are not in the business of selling advertising. It is, however, my contention that newspapers sell advertising in support of their underlying mission of gathering and disseminating information.
Television stations, however, have things reversed. Television stations "gather" (i.e. read the newspaper) and disseminate information in support of their underlying mission of selling advertising.
Hey Nina, Have you let Channel 13 konw that your boyfriend could help them out of this mess...for a small price. Might as well try to make a buck off this one too.
newspapers are put together ad space first, then news. the more ad pages they have, the more "fluff" they put in as "news".
Nina is a bum, i will never watch news 13 again.
Glad I watch Fox news.
Never liked news 13 anyways.
Nina's a crooked broad.
Nina is a moron that should be fired.
I would like her to serve me a hamburger at Mc Donalds after this debacle.
KTNV doesn't have a backbone and won't fire her. Although I would love to see it happen.
People make mistakes. Did I just write that?
Uh, who will now Keep Us Safe if she gets fired?
THANKS FOR RUNNING THIS STORY LV SUN, I THINK YOU DESERVE ANOTHER PULITZER PRIZE FOR THIS STORY !! (ABIGAL), NOBODY ELSE HAS THE CAJUNAS TO REPORT IT, HAVEN'T SEEN IT ANYWHERE ELSE ...ABIGAL GOLDMAN YOU ARE WHAT JOURNALISM IS TRULY ABOUT !!! (THE REPORTER WHO RAN THIS ONE) !!!
There must be a journalism over sight organization that can investigate this outrage.
Her mouth, lips are crooked when she speaks, which proves she is lying.
I can't believe she's still on the air.
What a cover up.
Wonder if this story will appear on other station's newscasts or will they all just stick together (and remain silent)?
WHY DID SHE LEAVE CHANNEL 3? MAYBE THERE WERE OTHER CASES OF SHAKEDOWNS OVER THERE??? WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE!!!! GO NOW, NINA, BEFORE CHANNEL 13 IS FORCED TO FIRE YOU. YOUR CONTRACT HAS A CLAUSE THAT ALLOWS FOR YOUR TERMINATION. IT'S CALLED 'MORAL TERPITUDE."
"Nina's work has been recognized with several awards, including an Edward R. Murrow award for journalistic excellence for a series in which she went through real training at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Academy. She also earned an Emmy for her work on Murder One, a story that took viewers behind the crime scene tape at the first murder of the year. She has been named Best Local News Anchor by Las Vegas Life Magazine and nominated several times for Best Anchor in the Electronic Media Awards." also "Nina is most proud of her work with The Rape Crisis Center. As a member of their board of directors, she works to raise money and community awareness for victims of sexual assault. Since 2004, Nina has hosted an annual event called Nina's Night Out at The Palms Casino Resort"
I THINK EVERYONE MENTIONED IN THE CAPTION ABOVE WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM ktnv.com SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHO SHE REALLY IS BEFORE GIVING HER ANY MORE AWARDS OR LETTING HER HOST COCKTAIL PARTIES AT THE PALMS, HOW MANY OF THESE CHARITIES HAS SHE SCAMMED ??, SHE SHOULD GET AN EMMY FOR BEST CON ARTIST OF THE DECADE
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL HER AND LET HER KNOW HOW YOU FEEL !!! nradetich@ktnv.com
This news station is full of liars, frauds, and golddiggers. Lets not forget this is the same station that once fired a weather man for using a racial slur on MLK Jr. day, fired a sports anchor for dropping an f-bomb (along with several other incidents of random profanity), and was once the target of a poorly excuted "terriorist" attack when a disgruntled viewer mailed an envelope of powder to the station execs. Jim Prather is an egotictical, self-serving, blowhard with no real knowledge of television news or how a station should be run.
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Are you kidding me? When the station fired Ron Futrell they quickly called his car accident that wasn't his fault and all charges were dropped, "serious misconduct". So you fire somebody who is there 25 years by calling that serious misconduct, but the Chosen Girl is forgiven for commiting just about the worst thing you can do journalistically. She gets forgiven and Prather says it's just a "lapse of judgement".
I bet it will be fun in the newsroom to see reporters try to keep their investgative stories from Nina so she doesn't call the PERPS!
If anybody is left watching 13 I'd love to see what their investigative promos will look like. Try this one on for size: "If we investigate you, don't worry, we'll have our anchor call you to fix things. We're watching out for EVERYBODY, even the BAD GUYS".
"We play both sides at Action News!"
There are some angry people on here it seems.
There are indeed some angry people on here, William. Maybe too angry.
I'm disappointed by what Radetich did; I definitely think it was wrong. But she has done a lot of good over the years, most notably by raising funds for the Rape Crisis Center.
Also, Ms. Weightman's suggestion that this was a shake-down seems a little over the top. If Radetich had offered to kill the story in exchange for some work for her boyfriend, that would have been a shake-down.
Radetich will almost certainly have to apologize, but I'll understand if channel 13 decides to hold on to her. This is an ugly incident, but it doesn't erase her good work in the past.
stevem wrote, newspapers are put together ad space first, then news. the more ad pages they have, the more "fluff" they put in as "news".
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Substitute "time" for "space" and "seconds" for "pages," and you have broadcast news. What's your point? If you can't see that what Radetich is a serious violation of journalism ethics and standards, then you also have no business even attempting to critique the news.
This is a great opportunity to prove we won't stand for corruption on levels this high. It's not about public outrage, it's about character and integrity. She needs to be let go, NV Energy needs to investigate her boyfriend's use of corporate resources and we all need to boycott Tire Works. And for that matter, how is Purr-fect auto still in buisiness?
As a Greenspun Advertising customer with my company at www.needrecon.com I would gladly welcome an investigation, but it seems only bad news makes it news.
Edith, et al...please consider this important point...the media is charged to report the news, not make the news...they all fashion themselves as Woodward & Bernstein breaking Watergate...the fact that when doing so, they find nothing, is inconsequential to the reporting...the schedule must be met...
Where is Shelley Bruner when we need her, she is way hotter than Nina
What concerns me equally as much as Radetich's serious ethical breach is Channel 13's reaction. Dismissing this as a "lapse in judgment" tells me a lot about this station's moral compass, as well.
I used to watch 13 but now how can anyone take anything they report seriously? In addition to Radetich being fired, there needs to be a change in management over there.
FIRE HER !!!! if they don't....the public will, count on it !!
While much of the focus in this article highlights the unethical sleazy deal-making by now disgraced Radetich, it is her creepy attempt to cover up her tracks that makes this no "lapse of judgment" but instead a well thought out plan to cash in.
Radetich smells of Erin Kenny tactics. Snake.
Radetich not only proved she is no journalist by trade, her actions reveal a disturbing character flaw, one that may have a long history.
Radetich lied to staff and employees at Channel 13. When asked if she was in contact with Tire Works, Radetich lied and told staff "no." Bold face lie. Probably looked the person asking in the eye and lied.
Lied!
Resign, Radetich! Obviously the station is too dumb to do what is right, but you have the chance to prove you have some decency left. Do you?
And, that station needs to get rid of that dumb sounding Vice President/GM Jim Prather. "Documenting the state's investigation?" WTF! Idiot. Well the public is documenting your idiot behavior, Mr. Prather, and so far we have come to the conclusion that you have no brains.
Will any of the other television news operations in town show the integrity to cover this ethics scandal in their own industry?
Does fox 5 still pimp McDonald's coffee on the morning news desk? I haven't watched local news for some time but that move seemed rather odd to me. Local newscasters seem to come off like I need to have their personal view or spin while reporting. Tire works still sucks!
Channel 13 fluffed themselves up by reporting fraudulently that they are in cahoots with the Attorney General's office, and as we read this is absolutely false. May be others are afraid that Ch 13 will again act fraudulently as the investigative arm of the Attorney General's office and do an "Expose" on them.
Looks more like Radetich was trying to get a story by baiting Tire Works. The same goes cops luring tourist for some night with a hooker, selling crack, or underage minor. Sounds like she tried to play if off from her bosses because she didn't want to get in trouble for upsetting the apple cart of advertising. Same thing happens on any news org owned by a corp.
mormssuck: Absolutely a good question! "Why aren't other news outlets completing the story on this outrage of public betrayal"?
Come on--we all know why! All of them have done this much or worse. How about the other stories they sit on, hoping they go away, or their friends have requested the media not tell all they know--screw the public.
New, we all know this is true, but how many stories are not published because the news media sets themselves up as the moral compass of the community or the state.
News media commands the right to make the news...
Right or wrong--has nothing to do with what is written or watched by the public. The public gets whatever the news media thinks we need to know, or should know, but better yet: "What we shouldn't know.".
Hey, news media: "Lovelock prison felonies are still being committed by their guards, and the prison administrators are still covering up." No interest there--huh?
I'll wait. There will be coverage yet. I won't let it go and you cowards will go on, but with little, or no respect for yourselves--and from the ones that know what is happening in this prison system. Shame on all news media in Nevada! You are cowards!
What is the state trade-off for sharing this cover up with them?
Nevada Legal News--we're coming. At least, you have the courage to tell it like it is, and what to do about it...
NO FELONY COVER-UP--WITH NEVADA'S GOVERNMENT CRIMINALS HIDING BEHIND THEIR SILENCE--AND THE WILLING COOPERATION OF NEVADA'S NEWS MEDIAS--TO FURTHER THIS CONSPIRACY.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF IN NEVADA. I INVITE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO ASK THIS SAME QUESTION OF OUR NEWS MEDIA ADMINISTRATORS. "WHY ARE YOU SILENT ON THIS TAXPAYER RIP-OFF AND FELONY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN A STATE AGENCY".
IF LEFT ALONE--IS THIS NINA'S NEXT STEP. COVER UP FOR STATE AGENCIES? AFTER ALL, SHE CLAIMED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE ON HER STORY OF TIRE WORLD.
lOOK HOW LONG IT TOO THE OFFICE OF KATHERN CORTEZ MASTOS TO DENY THIS STATIONS INVOLVEMENT.
OH, YEAH, WE HAVE RELIABLE, AND TROUGHFUL, INFORMATION IN NEVADA. AND, MULES FLY.
The LAPSE OF JUDGMENT is also on Jim Prathers part. How has he kept his job. He has destroyed that station with his stupid decisions. They had a great morning team until he fired Ron and Mark and took Rikki off.
Then he did nothing when that little reporter boy of his smacked that guy on air duing a live report. That was a national embarrasment.
Now, this with Nina. The fish stinks at the head. Both Nina and Prather should now be fired.
Call the station.
I called the newsroom.
Spoke to someone there.
I asked that they deliver a message on my behalf to corporate.
I called for the immediate firing of Nina Radetich and Jim Prather.
And, guess what? They agreed with me.
CALL OR SEND YOUR EMAILS TO:
Doug Kiel, Vice Chairman and CEO, Journal Broadcast Group
President, Journal Communications
Tel: 414.967.5306
Fax: 414. 967.5297
dkiel@journalbroadcastgroup.com
Journal Broadcast Group
Corporate Headquarters
720 E. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212-1371
Tel: (414) 332-9611
Fax: (414) 967-5400
Caroll: You bet your ass I'll make the call and/or e-mail. Thank you for the time it took to make this information available.
You're a princess!
TO ALL AT dkiel@broadcastinggroup.com:
OK, they cut you off on the e-mail, so let me give them my message on this site.
GET RID OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BLIGHT ON LAS VEGAS. IT IS TRULY DISGUSTING AND THE NEED FOR NEW PEOPLE, WITH INTEGRITY, NEED TO BE IN PLACE--IMMEDIATELY.
GOODBYE, NINA! AND, YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS!
PHONE CALL TO FOLLOW.
SPARTACUS
What about Darcy? Darcy seeks the BS stories and Nina does negotiations for her boyfriend, knowing full well someone else at management is buttering her bread.
CHANNEL #13:
Now is the time to challenge the Attorney General, the Governor, and Prison Administrators of Nevada--to a truth of responsibility by State Officials, and dedicate some time to the cause of prisoner abuse, of a felony nature, in Lovelock, Nevada--by giving the subject media exposure.
I've got the affidavits and statements to the crimes and the cover-up. Nevada officials can't cover it up--if it gets public exposure and saves the crimes from going unnoticed and unanswered. Channel #13--where are you?
Show some courage and do the right thing.
Don Hinton
Spartacus Project
702-740-0402
I have always loved Nina! But I didn't think she was serious when she said she was leaving Channel 3 to spy on 13 and bring them down.
She knew exactly what she was doing. I just hope Jim Prather won't be fooled again.
The News Director Karen sat with her and didn't see this as unethical in the least bit.
They knew this article was going to hit since THURSDAY! Karen and Jim were fooled by Nina, and slept pretty easy those couple nights.
If anyone wants to restore integrity to the news, I'd suggest you call in and leave Karen a message. She doesn't seem to know her audiance.
Oh yeah!
Watch Journal's stock the next 48 hrs. JRN
Has anyone updated Nina's Wikipedia site?? How about KTNV's?
Does anyone know if she has been fired as of yet?
Sent my email.
I don't understand why there hasn't been some type of investigation of the issues presented by spartacusproject.
Where are the "real" journalists????????????
Do they even exist anymore???????????
Shame on you thumper. How can you say "who cares"?
You should care. How do these two issues differ? Both concern those who should be above reproach lying and getting away with it.
Or are you one of those "just let those prisoners rot" people.
Just remember this, they will come out of prison someday. If all they learn in there is how to lie and cover it up, I hope they all go live on your street next door to you.
Poor Channel 13 can't catch a break. Bringing high profile talent from other stations never seems to put them over the top (remember Nate Tannenbaum?). Fire Nina? After paying her while she sat out her non-compete with 3 for almost a year? Not too likely. So they will do what they always do when the public is outraged by one of their questionable ethical or business moves. Ignore them. It's not like there is THAT large a fan base to enrage. Nina should and did know better. The fact that she mentioned that she had not told anyone at 13 about the call showed an obvious realization that she knew what she was doing was wrong. The price to do the right thing is waaay too high for 13 to pay. Prather has too much on the line to do the right thing and fire Nina. That is what SHOULD be done and that is what NEVER will be done. Enjoy the News, folks!
Never, ever use a telephone, for any other purpose than to order pizza, and you will be fine.
The issue here, is, will the news anchor be delivering pizza in her next job? and if she is, I want anchovies, cause I will be entertaining folks from other countries, take them out and show them some nice foreclosures.
Unethical. Unprofessional. Distrustful. This station continues on its long path of flushing its credibility down the toilet. To find the root of its problems look to the top, General Manager Jim Prather. This clueless, ego maniacal dictator has no idea how to run a respectable news organization, from hiring the right staff, to instilling a culture of community, trust, and family within their walls, to fostering loyalty and creativity -- JIM PRATHER has needed to be fired for years, yet Journal doesn't do it. As long as Prather (aka Darth Vader, even by his own kids) is there, nothing will change and Las Vegas viewers will be stuck with yet another pathetic excuse of a "news" station. Our sympathies from us insiders.
This is wrong on so many levels. I don't think it rises to the level of an extortion charge. First, this just goes to show what can happen when an alleged news anchor gets involved in charity causes. A business making donations to a charity NAMED after a news anchor may feel that have an "in" at the station. Just like a political donor may have special access to a politician. Second, the station should not be involved with the government investigation. The station should report the results of the investigation and give the target a chance to reply if it wants to, in a quest for fairness. Third, the news anchor should not be advising the subject of an investigation as to strategy for handling the PR fallout. The only thing she should do is speak with owner in a attempt to get a comment or move the story along somehow. She should be canned.
THUMPER:
A bigger fool than you never lived. Making fun of misery shows what type person you really are, and the wonderful childhood your parents provided for you.
No one is trying to garner sympathy for prisoners, we're trying to show where your hard earned tax dollars are going and being spent under the guise of "government knows best," and to stop criminal activity under "color of authority". Got it now? I guess, from kindergarten you have missed the point--on everything--with your stupidity. You must be a great comfort to your family.
You cited examples of living in the past and asked everyone to read your examples. OK, did that... Here is the thing, Lap Dog, those of us that have a lick of brains--are citing the present. Complaining of inhumane treatment of human beings, and criminal activity, and the mis-use of your tax dollars, by keeping American/Nevadan prisons in the dark ages--where no one is supposed to question, is only trying to keep you current. Still with me--Idiot?
Gary Peck, Richard Siegal and the whole ACLU thing is useless in Nevada. So you're not up to date on your criticism. Man, you are an Idiot and way behind the times. Keep going comedian, you're making yourself look good, but not better.
I'll bet you thought Human Rights groups were a joke, too? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, and all the stories of Iran, Russia, China, Cuba and their basis denials of human rights were a real kick in the pants. All really funny. Right? How do you think these countries control the masses. THEY CONTROL THE MEDIA! But then, you already knew that, too. Right, Idiot?
OK, Loudmouth. Guess what--you've got them all in Nevada. Is it still funny? Problem here is this: You may be next, or your children, your mother or father or grandchildren. You can't escape David Rogers, or Jim Gibbons, or Kathern Cortez Mastos, or Donald Mosley or Nevada's wonderful legislators! Because they have all the billions of tax-dollars to trap you with--YOUR DOLLARS TO USE AGAINST YOU. Laugh that off. Idiot. These parasites look at you as nothing more than $$ to fuel their pay checks. OH, yeah, tell me I'm wrong...
What makes it worse is that in the Land of the FREE, you can't get a news media outlet to tell it like it is. You are frozen out from the truth. And it is Idiots like you--that help these criminals keep it that way.
Congratulations!
Thanks, Geezelouise! You said it right...Sorry the world produced such an Idiot as Thumper. We all pay for his type stupidity! See, Thumper--We all have opinions!
Have a nice day!
Let's not forget we've all paid for the boyfriend's business. If you are a NVEnergy customer you have paid to keep his business open and running. I just wonder what other perk's/leads he's getting from the power company. Finn was hire as a project manager for the Ely Coal plant about 2 years ago. . . NVEnergy has decided not to build the coal plant, so why is Finn still there? Interesting?
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You can share your thoughts with Nina over here: http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9...
TO THE EDITORS OF THIS SITE;
Too bad, it was a really good retort. Would have set this wimp straight on the facts of his life. Some did read it and the phone calls were right on as to this type of person.
Guys: You're cheating your reading public. However, Thumper read it and he knows it is true.
Right Humper?
Oh, Nina...such a disappointment.
And...Jack Finn is a d-bag.
Somewhere Jim Rogers is laughing is ass off.
Humper, Thumper or is it Humped--whatever:
I just re-read your comment to Geezelouise. You coward, you actually asked a woman to place her address on this site, but you didn't volunteer your own.
You are truly one of the most vile little wimps that this site has produced. I hope you volunteer to place your address on this site--today. Is it still David Roger's new address?
Actually, low life doesn't cover your kind.
Leaving on a high note. Be kind to your male dog. It may be the only true love you'll ever experience. (I apologize to the dog.)
Hey, I really appreciate "opinions."
This is the statement that appears on the KTNV Channel 13 Nina Radetich web page:
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"Action News Mission Statement"
"At Channel 13 Action News, we are committed to making Las Vegas a better place for you and your family. We strive to solve every day problems that can make life in Las Vegas frustrating."
"Action News tackles problems that government and big business ignore. We ask tough questions and hold those in authority accountable."
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What a weak statement. Poorly written.
Is Channel 13 going to hold Radetich "accountable?"
If you hold others "accountable" shouldn't you hold your employees "accountable" as well?
Hey Nina, we got some "tough questions" for you, but you chose not to answer them?
Hey Jim Prather, why don't step up to the plate and answer them?
The mission statement is correct about one thing. Nina really is "committed to making Las Vegas a better place" especially for her boyfriend.
Is she and Jim Prather still employed?
Channel 13:
Hummmm? Are you ever going to make the Department of Corrections accountable by taking this story and making it an item of interest, fraud and tax-dollar theft by bad behavior of criminal guards and cover up prison administrators?
Just asking?
I know how dedicated your station is in keeping citizens aware of what's going on around them, and honorably reporting abuses.
OH, yeah...
Tomorrow's Sun Headline:
CHANNEL 13 VIEWERSHIP STAYS EXACTLY THE SAME
SP,
Do you ever wonder why the media doesn't listen to you? If your ability to give an editor a story resembles anything like your comments on this website, I wouldn't go near it either.
Being touched with the crazy doesn't make you a reliable source...
CAPTJACK:
Who can argue with that comment?
Everyone has an opinion. Live well. I will...
Give my best regards to your cowardly editor.
Spartacus
They should Fire her !!!! Common Sense..... come on.... didnt know she was single....
Judgment lapse? A judgment lapse is when you leave the cake in the oven for an extra ten minutes. This has far-reaching effects. First, this journalist should be fired, but more importantly, Nevadans must start asking the hard questions of our Fourth Estate (news media). Why does the Washington Post, NY Times and L.A. Times publish articles about the abuse and corruption in the prison system, but the Nevada newspapers don't? Instead they are worried about cronyism, and we the people, are not getting the news about what our tax dollars are being spent on.
The latest vicious little rumor (which I will bet is 100% true) is that guards at Lovelock Prison are attempting to force prisoners to hide contraband weapons in other people's cells. Where do these contraband weapons come from? Why is there not a huge investigation and outcry?
Why do we pour millions per year into the corrupt NDOC while they let a man rot to death of gangrene, deny a 25 year old man his insulin so he goes blind, give someone who is allergic to penicillin that same drug so he has a heart attack and almost dies, and then cover it up with millions more for the attorney general to defend these violations in court, thereby costing even more money.
It is time for us to wake up! This reporter is the tip of the iceberg.
THIS is 'investigative reporting'? Did I miss something? Everyday I shake my head more and more at how pathetic the news is. Facts are either watered down or completely made up, and even so, most 'news' is far from interesting at best. Michael Moore did a documentary about Heath Care in america and wow.... would you look at that... what are we knee deep in right now? If there was a reporter in Nevada who had half a brain or a tad more energy than a house cat, they would INVESTIGATE the total fraud and waste that goes on behind prison walls and in our parole/pardon system. The The Director of Prisons and the Gov. have been presented with over a dozen ideas to save TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars for this state with PROVEN statistics that clearly show that public safety would not be impacted and yet they continue to stick their head in the sand and rape the tax payers of Nevada by turning a blind eye. NOT ONLY THAT... but by turning a blind eye to the fraud, they also turn a blind eye, and possibly even SUPPORT a plethera of ILLEGAL ACTIVITY without any accountability or authority with any guts to stop them. This illegal activity not only costs tax payers millions each year, but also turns convicts who where headed down the wrong road and propells them at 90 miles an hour because now they have even MORE disdain for authority and the 'law' by witnessing how corrupt the 'keepers' are who are supposed to 'protect and serve' but instead they are often worse then those they watch and are an embarrasement to all state workers. Have you ever noticed that there are about 2-3 times more articles about prison staff, than the inmates? And its either they are screwing off (literally) at work or getting fired for 'whistleblowing'... hum.. anyone see a story here? Gee, duh,.... I just don't know! Ya THINK?
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Is Radetich and Jim Prather still employed?
Thumper,
You are a shining example of exactly what is wrong with society. So much hate in such a small mind.
Spartacus,
Thanks for defending me while I was away working for a living. Maybe Thumper will get a job, a life and an education.
This issue may have started with the story of Nina using her position for personal gain, but it has evolved, as intelligent conversation usually does, into a discussion about others who use their positions for personal gain.
All the name calling and bubba talk doesn't change the fact that your tax dollars are being wasted by those who are unaccountable for them. The prison system is a very good example. The current use of our tax dollars to incarcerate non-violent criminals isn't making us any safer, and the only thing they learn in prison is how to be better criminals.
As a post script, Thumper- I don't have a husband/wife or a boyfriend/girlfriend in prison.
I advocate for human beings who are being treated like animals in my name without my consent. There is NO EXCUSE ever for treating another human being the way the prisons treat them. Animals in the pound get better treatment than those in prison.
Lets remember to be nice, or if not nice, to be civil, and if not civil, then let's just laugh. No need for nastiness, there is enough nastiness in the world already. Nothing latent here, that I can see. The issue is yellow journalism, not the jello I see being strewn around, like a kid in his high chair. My parameters, as dictated by the editors are reasonable. No to abusive language, yes to relevant content, and for folks like me, spell check is order of the day. For maximum effect, boycott the medium responsible for this malfeasance. Have a nice day, everyone. Honestly, I do enjoy the comments more than the articles, somedays
STAFF,EDITORS:
There is certainly something going on here. There has been no bad language used by this writer, but much criticism for the news media on their selective reporting.
This is the examples of what I'm referring to as being prejudiced to some of the most outrageous stories of government misuse--that never get into print.
So here is the CAPTJACK example: Don't criticize the news media--or you will pay the price. After all, they get the last word. Or, the police get the last word. Or the legislators get the last word. Or our idiot governor gets the last word, but the public interest get screwed. (Oh, my, I hope that isn't a bad word?)
However, the facts remain--prisons in Nevada are still committing felony acts in Lovelock, and other prisons, but as a tax-payer/citizens--we are not entitled to know that, because the news media has to keep the image of Nevada on the upside--hoping more suckers arrive to spend their money.
Gambling is a no win game, and all gambling enterprises know that--so isn't that theft of another person's money? Just asking! And, not just a little theft, but billion dollar casinos are going up in town. That's not just a small theft--that's gigantic!
So, what's the reward for the news outlets to hide legitimate stories from the public? Could it be the millions of dollars the gambling establishments offer to news media in the form of advertising? Simply to keep out-of-stater's from knowing this states dirty little secrets? Is that the payoff? Just asking?
Hail, prostitution. This enacted to save our children from this dirty deed. However, as a legitimate question as a parent, just whose children do you think are walking the streets practicing this profession? I'll guarantee you good citizens of Nevada one thing--it isn't children from North & South Dakota.
So do we call this state and our elected officials--pimps? I'm just a farm boy--I'm just asking? (Oh, I hope that isn't a bad word, too.)
I think, that's enough for now. Our leaders can't stand much more pressure to keep the spin going. Don't fret, legislators and state officials--I'll keep Lovelock alive...
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Staff:
You're certainly determined to become censors.
Have it your way.
You're making my point.
Nina will not be fired. Prather issued a statement today saying she will keep her job. And, there you have it. Now it's up to you, the viewers, to call for her dismissal.
Thumper,
Gee, lets see. I guess the report by Dr. Noel isn't proof since I didn't see it with my own eyes.
Letting a diabetic rot to death by withholding his insulin for years isn't torture?? Isn't mistreatment?? http://makethewallstransparent.org/2009/...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...
Every prisoner to you is a scumbag????
http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/nevada-pri...
What a charmed life you must lead. Get a clue. The world is out there if you take off your blinders and view it.
There are many people in prison who deserve to be there. What they don't deserve is to be mistreated UNDER COLOR OF LAW. http://www.nvpv.us/dth.html
If you don't know the facts about which you are speaking, your best course of action is to remain silent.
http://www.aclu.org/prison/medical/33557...
So she is stying for now? This so ridicules!!!! How can Ch 13 be taken seriously anymore, not that they ever were. It's cracker jack box journalism.
She must be fired.
BOYCOTT...BOYCOTT...BOYCOTT CH 13
You have a reporter that did something no reporter should do, is taint a story and even worse, try to benefit from it for personal gain and when you do this, you lose the trust of the audience.
This has been going on for a long time with Channel 13, it's just another case that nothing will be done. The person, or should I say persons, that should be fired for this case is Nina Radetich but in any business, well any respectable business, you hold the boss accountable and the boss that should have been fired so long ago for all his horrible hires and not firing of people and just plain bad judgment calls over and over again is KTNV Vice President and General Manager Jim Prather.
This man has really put a bad name on Channel 13 and he is a disgrace to the Journal Company. And why, year after year has this man not been fired? Why hasn't the Journal Company stepped in and reevaluated this mans worth? Maybe the Journal Company doesn't really care what he does, I sure do care what happens in Las Vegas and if you have a company here, well they should too, unless this is a part of the company that's just around to lose money and they don't really care how it reflects on them.
In short, they need to release Nina, investigate her boyfriend, fine Tire Works and revoke their license, fire Prather and fine Channel 13 maybe then things will start to come into focus for 13.
We depend on the news to be accurate, we depend on the truth to be told or the story shouldn't come to air. We don't depend on favors being done in any manner, from any news source for a story, we only expect the media to tell the truth, especially a news station. Show some class Channel 13, do the right thing and let these two go. Pick up the pieces, clean house and show Las Vegas you wont tolerate employees of any level acting in this manner, that you really do care what you put on the screen.
Who cares, she is not in any trouble. We've talked about it for a few day now and nothing is happening. So live your life and forget about this until someone else does the same thing.
I'm far more interested in who broke the law by recording the conversation and what their motivation was to commit this crime.
I also want to thank this article for giving me a big 'heads up' about Tire Works. I visited the Vegas BBB Web site and they get a big fat F for their business practices. Their consumer complaint history is a scroll of shame.
As for Nina, she certainly could have handled this better. Did she give Tire Works a heads-up? C'mon, they knew the story was going to air and I'm sure they worked every legal angle and every contact they had at KTNV, from the salespeople to Nina to try to get the story squashed. Well despite their advertising dollar that didn't happen. Unfortunately, it appears they went for the most desperate play they had, work-over Nina and appeal to her based on the relationship they built through donations to a very worthy cause. How incredibly scummy.
Nina, that was a heck of a lapse of judgement and now you know what these kind of people will resort to when their back is against the wall. They never needed Jack. Look at these posts. They won't erase the damage done by the reports entirely (their unbelievably bad business practices will undo them in time), but they just may deflect some of the heat back onto the station with their rants.
I hate to say it, but if what is reported to the BBB is accurate and what your station's own reports revealed is actually true, Nina should have known better when the snake in the grass came calling.
Oh and as far as boycotting the news goes, I think it's far more important to pass along the BBB information to friends and family so they can make an informed choice before going to Tire Works. I promptly posted the BBB link on my FB. Thanks again Las Vegas Sun for Saving Me Money! (oops wrong station).
I cannot believe she was back on the news tonight. The arrogance of this station...
CaptJack: The arrogance is in the people thinking they should boycott a newscast because a reporter was trying to find how low would someone go for a cover-up.
once again Cap Jack knows the score. if this is not a firing offense than what is!?
nonewisgoodnews = Nina or her boyfriend, or her pimp Prather.
Get a life ....
Damn, she's a NEOCON, go figure. I liked her until this, I never watch her again or their news. FIRE HER!!!!
I don't know what's worse her action or the stations standing by her action? Sounds like something Fox News has going on with Glen Beck.
The BBB report is really something to read. Thanks nonews!
http://southernnevada.bbb.org/bbb_rated_...
The issue here is NOT a BBB report about Tire Works.
This is about a highly paid television anchor that asks for our trust and a general manager who is supposed to operate a moral and ethical place of business.
Radetich was CAUGHT red handed. She violated the trust. She acted in self best interest and not the stations. Then, she lied to staff.
The general manager took zero action by taking no action. (Honestly, is there an active brain inside this general managers head?)
You bet a boycott of the station's advertisers is a correct course of action for the public to take.
What we have here are two people who are nothing but simpletons and public frauds.
Sounds like Jim Prather is the only one at that station who is having a constant "lapse of judgement" What an idiot! He takes out the best and makes excuses and keeps the true wrongdoers!!
Tire Works donated $25,000 to Nina's Night Out in 2008. I guess we know what it costs to get special treatment from a Ch. 13 reporter.
jeansjeansinjean = nonewsisgoognews = Nina or lover boy Jack or the under the cover lover boy Prather (lets keep this hush hush, cuz no one knows)
We are on to you baby. Spew your B.S. at Ch 13, loser. You are DUMB to even attempt this.Bottom Feeder
CaptJack more like a shakedown, no special treatment here. I guess the Tire Works people had to pay Jack Finn to get the Special Treatment.
Let all businesses in NV beware that they can be a victim of a shakedown, when they have done nothing wrong, but have to look over their shoulders for people like Nina and her retarded attempts to line their boyfriend's pocket.
Nonewsisgoodnews:
YOU'RE RIGHT. HOW DID THE RECORDING GET INTO THE HANDS OF DARCY OR WHOEVER? IT IS A VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
THUMPER:
GO PUT YOU LITTLE HUMP BACK INTO YOU LITTLE HOLE IN THE GROUND.
YOU ARE JUST TOO SILLY AND STUPID TO MAKE A DENT IN A SAND HILL.
I THINK PETER RABBIT IS WAITING FOR YOU. HOPEFULLY, THAT DIDN'T OFFEND YOUR STAFF CENSORS.
AS FOR THE CARROTS--YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM--DON'T YOU? HAVE FUN. YOU CUTE LITTLE BALL OF FLUFF...
NOW, BACK TO YOUR HOLE. OR ANY HOLE, I HEAR, YOU'RE NOT SELECTIVE.
I call on all reporters who are out on a story to do this: When Channel 13's Nina Radetich shows up on the scene you point your camera at her and record while you ask her questions about her unethical actions.
How can Radetich be allowed to ask any questions posing as a journalist when she herself has not answered one question about her breech of ethics?
What's fair is fair.
If your station won't air what you record then send the tape to the Sun.
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I love that you think I'm Nina or one of the crew your talking about. Say what you will. Your hostility reveals more about yourself and Tire Works than a name and address ever could. There's a TW on my way to work every morning and I will laugh at it and y'all every time I pass it. This is nearly as entertaining as Twitter!
200 posts.
I wonder how many are people that work at competing stations? Several, if not many, me thinks.
Not that it matters; they're ALL unethical.
All emotional outbursts aside, I would trust Tire Works as far as I can throw a car.
Been there, done that, and as Roger Daltry would scream,
"Won't get fooled again! No No No!"
jeansjeaninjean - why do you take it so personally? your postings further go to prove that you are either Nina the ugly mouth, Jack Finn professional spinner, Prather the pimp, or Darcy the pole dancer.
You are very transparent. Get a Life loser
This is not the first time parent company Journal Broadcast Group has defended shady actions by it's reporters. Check out what happened in Tucson
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/media...
I think what Nina and Prather need when she gets back from here "vacation" is a good old fashioned, Vegas style BOYCOTT anyone who is SICK AND TIRED of corruption in our city and being lied too and wants to participate, in this please send an email to:
boycottvegas13@gmail.com
If nobody else wants then I will be standing out there by myself, but I am going to call every other TV and media outlet to meet there in the morning to make sure the story gets heard.
details to follow !!
BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT
name calling:
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE SHOULD NEVER BE GUILTY OF BEING DUMBED-DOWN AND CALL OUR WONDERFUL LEGISLATORS "A COURAGEOUS LOT OF CONSIDERATE AND CARING HUMAN BEINGS--SEEKING THE BEST RESULTS FOR THE CITIZENS OF NEVADA." SHOULD WE?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE WAY OUT OF LINE.
I THINK, dt0702 HAS IT RIGHT, BUT IF WE DID WHAT SHE SUGGESTS--WE'D HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE STATE. CORRUPTION IS EVERYWHERE IN THIS GOVERNMENT.
OH, YEAH, TELL ME I'M WRONG!
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION STILL ALLOWING GUARDS AT LOVELOCK STATE PRISON TO HAVE OTHER INMATES, BY WAY OF THREATS--PLANT CONTRABAND AND KNIVES IN OTHER INMATES CELLS, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS COVER IT UP. WHERE IS THE REPORTING ON THIS SUBJECT. QUIT BEING SO PIOUS AND SCAMMING THE PUBLIC THAT THIS NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRY IS SO WONDERFUL WITH THEIR REPORTING.
I'M NOTICING THE OTHER TV STATIONS IN TOWN ARE JUST NOW REPORTING ON CHANNEL 13 AND NINA.
LITTLE LATE--AREN'T THEY? OH, WELL, IT WON'T BE NEWS MUCH LONGER AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.
TELL ME I'M WRONG! FED UP WITH NEVADA TAKING CARE OF NEVADA GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATIONS--AT THE EXPENSE OF CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS.
DOES THIS COMMENT FIT YOUR CRITERIA FOR FAIR AND HONEST REPORTING?
I don't know about anyone else but Tire Works didn't screw me over. I bought 4 tires from them about 6 months ago and the service was fine. They looked over the brakes and the tranny & didn't try to push any additional services on me.
I would go back to them.
This story is all about a person in public trust who violated that trust and the subsequent follow up slap in the face by the only person who could have done any damage control, the General Manager, and his dismissal of this !!
AS A RESULT WE WILL SHOW UP TO BOYCOTT IN FRONT OF CHANNEL 13 STUDIOS MONDAY MORNING 8 am
3355 S Valley View Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102
(Valley View just north of Dessert Inn)
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND PLEASE DRIVE BY AND HONK YOUR HORN FOR SUPOPRT OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS WILL BE THERE !
It looks like Nina is back on the air again ! , This is a slap in the face to all citizens of this city, no wonder this is one of the worst places to raise kids !
She's baaaaaaackkkkk!
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Holy crap! Ch. 13 runs 10 minutes worth of tire works stories today and doesn't say a peep about Nina...
What a joke.
Nina "let's be sleazy" Radetich is back on the tube again? Are they kidding?
Just goes to show that KTNV lacks any creditability, honesty or journalistic objectivity.
The station is at it again.
Another story on Tire Works aired yesterday (Sept 22) without any mention of Nina's "lapse of judgment."
Darcy Spears sure gives it her best shot to try and deliver a story but fails. It all appears very amateur. Poor writing and biased approach, there is absolutely no question in my mind why she is at the lowest rated station in town.
Radetich needs to leave the station. The longer she stays on air the worse she looks. With a ruined reputation she she likes rubbing her own nose in it.