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| − | '''Kathy Roberts''' (née Grossart) ( | + | '''Kathy Roberts''' (née Grossart) (December 1, 1955{{ndash}}April 14, 2016) was a former [[wikipedia:United States|American]] afternoon news anchor for ABC affiliate station WXWI-FTV of [[wikipedia:Racine, Wisconsin|Racine, Wisconsin]], of which she co-anchored WXWI's 4:00 p.m. newscast with [[Lanise White]] from 1989 until 2009 and was a moderator of [[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|the American version of ''Vote for the Girls'']]. |
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In a seminar by [[Ava Zinn]] on July 3, 2015, it was revealed that Kathy Roberts will join the moderator panel of the American version of Vote for the Girls, and Zinn prompted at the suggestion of her former NoSirGifts colleague Melvin Runecraft and the success of the [[Lanise White|White]]/Fountain anchor team on on WXWI's 4:00 p.m. newscast would translate to [[White–Roberts rivalry|a great Vote for the Girls moderator rivalry]]. Because both White and Roberts are from the same market and are both women as well as to make room for Roberts' arrival, White was moved from the pink team to the purple team (with White being on the same team with duo moderators Ava Zinn & [[Kymberly Alvaraz]], Julia & [[Rachael Passalt]], and solo moderators [[Kendra Ray]] and [[Kathi Jameson]]) and Roberts on the Pink team (with duo moderators Holly Everman & one of Everman's relatives, [[Kellie Rock|Kellie]] & [[Megan Rock]], and solo moderators [[Thia Tola]] and [[Tracia Ward]]); this differs from the [[Zinn–Everman rivalry (United States)|Ava Zinn-Holly Everman rivalry of Marion/Muncie, Indiana]] and [[Ward–Jameson rivalry (United States)|Tracia Ward-Kathi Jameson of Chicagoland]] as Zinn and Jameson are both transgendered women on the purple team are respectively competing against bisexual women Everman and Ward on the Pink team. This marks the first time in the web site's history a woman is on a transwoman's team. | In a seminar by [[Ava Zinn]] on July 3, 2015, it was revealed that Kathy Roberts will join the moderator panel of the American version of Vote for the Girls, and Zinn prompted at the suggestion of her former NoSirGifts colleague Melvin Runecraft and the success of the [[Lanise White|White]]/Fountain anchor team on on WXWI's 4:00 p.m. newscast would translate to [[White–Roberts rivalry|a great Vote for the Girls moderator rivalry]]. Because both White and Roberts are from the same market and are both women as well as to make room for Roberts' arrival, White was moved from the pink team to the purple team (with White being on the same team with duo moderators Ava Zinn & [[Kymberly Alvaraz]], Julia & [[Rachael Passalt]], and solo moderators [[Kendra Ray]] and [[Kathi Jameson]]) and Roberts on the Pink team (with duo moderators Holly Everman & one of Everman's relatives, [[Kellie Rock|Kellie]] & [[Megan Rock]], and solo moderators [[Thia Tola]] and [[Tracia Ward]]); this differs from the [[Zinn–Everman rivalry (United States)|Ava Zinn-Holly Everman rivalry of Marion/Muncie, Indiana]] and [[Ward–Jameson rivalry (United States)|Tracia Ward-Kathi Jameson of Chicagoland]] as Zinn and Jameson are both transgendered women on the purple team are respectively competing against bisexual women Everman and Ward on the Pink team. This marks the first time in the web site's history a woman is on a transwoman's team. | ||
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| − | + | Kathy Roberts was married twice and had three children. She had two daughters, [[Jacqui Fountaine|Jacqui]] (b. 1982) and Lauren Founatine (b. 1984) and son Martin Fountaine (b. 1987) with William Fountaine. William and Kathy divorced in 1990. After three years of dating, Fountaine married then-fellow WXWI anchorman Frank Roberts in 1995. They remained married for 11 years until his death on January 19, 2016 of prostate cancer. | |
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| − | -------------------> | + | Shortly after 1:30 am on April 14, 2016, Roberts collapsed at the offices of [[WTOR-FTV]], which houses the set of ''Vote for the Girls'' where she was a moderator panelist. [[Melvin Runecraft]] said that Roberts' last words were, "What's happening?" spoken as a greeting to Lanise White as she passed her in the hallway.<ref name="lastwords">??</ref> She then walked down the hallway to record voiceovers in the soundproof booth and collapsed. A co-worker began [[wikipedia:Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] on him. Fort Wayne Fire and Rescue service received a call from WTOR at 1:40 am, and dispatched an [[wikipedia:Emergency medical services|EMS]] unit which arrived at 1:44 am. Paramedics attempted to defibrillate Roberts' heart four times, but she did not respond. Roberts was then transported to [[wikipedia:Parkview Hospital|Parkview Hospital]], arriving at 2:23 am, where she was pronounced dead.<ref>"Former ABC 10 anchor Kathy Fountaine dead at 60" ''WXWI'' April 14, 2016</ref> She was 60 years old. |
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| + | In accordance with American journalistic tradition, the public announcement of Kathy Roberts' death was withheld by both the [[wikipedia:News agency|wire services]] and her former station's competitors,<ref>From [[Kylie Dwyar]] on CBS 41 Action News, April 14, 2016 broadcast</ref> until her family had been notified. WXWI anchor [[Melvin Runecraft]] then delivered, live on WXWI and WZWI Milwaukee, WTOR in Fort Wayne, and WIFX Indianapolis, the news of her death. Milwaukee stations WMYX, WMW and WMKE also interrupted programming to report Kathy Roberts' death. | ||
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| + | Russert's longtime friend and physician, Dr. Michael Newman, said that his asymptomatic [[coronary artery disease]] had been controlled with medication and exercise, and that he had performed well on a [[cardiac stress test|stress test]] in late April. An autopsy performed on the day of his death determined that his history of coronary artery disease led to a [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack) and [[ventricular fibrillation]] with the immediate cause being an occlusive [[coronary thrombosis]] in the [[left anterior descending artery]] resulting from a [[vulnerable plaque|ruptured cholesterol plaque]]. | ||
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| + | Russert is buried at [[Rock Creek Cemetery]], next to the historic [[President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument|Soldiers' Home]], in Washington's [[Petworth, Washington, D.C.|Petworth]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27526951 |title=Tim Russert (1950 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-31}}</ref> The [[Newseum]] in Washington, D.C., exhibited a re-creation of Russert's office with original elements such as his desks, bookshelves, folders, loose leaf papers and notebooks. In August 2014, the exhibit was disassembled at the [[Newseum]] and transported to the [[Buffalo History Museum]]. The exhibit entitled "Inside Tim Russert's Office: If it's Sunday It's Meet the Press", opened in October 2014 with Luke Russert and others giving opening remarks. The exhibit can be viewed during the normal business hours of the [[Buffalo History Museum]]. | ||
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| + | On the evening of her death, the entire, nearly commercial-free half hour of ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' was dedicated to Russert's memory. [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] released a joint statement saying Russert "had a love of public service and a dedication to journalism that rightfully earned him the respect and admiration of not only his colleagues but also those of us who had the privilege to go toe to toe with him." Many of his colleagues in both newspaper and television reporting also offered tribute to Russert in this and other programs.<ref name="mtpjune15">{{cite news|title=NBC remembers Russert on first 'Meet the Press' since his death|publisher=CNN.com|date=June 15, 2008|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/15/russert.sunday/index.html|accessdate=June 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Sally |last=Quinn |title='Meet the Press' Host Tim Russert Dies at 58|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/06/13/DI2008061302404.html?nav=hcmodule |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 13, 2008 |accessdate=June 14, 2008}}</ref> Other major news agencies, including [[CBS]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], and the [[BBC]] spent large segments of their programming on June 13 reporting about Russert's life and career.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25148584/|title=Reactions to Tim Russert's death|accessdate=June 13, 2008|publisher=[[MSNBC]]}}</ref> President [[George W. Bush]] stated in a news conference with French president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]: "America lost a really fine citizen yesterday when Tim Russert passed away. I’ve had the privilege of being interviewed by Tim Russert. I found him to be a hardworking, thorough, decent man. And Tim Russert loved his country, he loved his family, and he loved his job a lot."<ref name="nytimesobit"/> [[Bruce Springsteen]], a friend of Russert's, gave an on-stage tribute to him while performing in [[Cardiff]], Wales, on June 14 and again at Russert's televised [[Kennedy Center]] memorial service, calling him "an important irreplaceable voice in American journalism" and offering condolences to his family.<ref>Bruce Springsteen Tribute, [http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html]. Retrieved June 16, 2008.</ref> On the June 13, 2008, episode of ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', [[Conan O'Brien|O'Brien]] simply walked onto the stage at the start of the show. Instead of his usual upbeat antics and monologue, O'Brien announced that he had just received news about the sudden death of his good friend, fellow NBC employee and frequent ''Late Night'' guest Tim Russert. O'Brien proceeded to show two clips of his favorite Russert ''Late Night'' moments.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/14/tim-russert/|title = Conan O'Brien Pays Tribute to Tim Russert}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Some journalists criticized the amount of media coverage that Russert's death received. [[Jack Shafer]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' called NBC's coverage a "never-ending video wake."<ref name="slate">{{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2193689/|title=The Canonization of Saint Russert, The media overdo the death of a journalist.|last=Shafer|first=Jack |date=June 16, 2008|work=Slate|accessdate=June 21, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Washington Post]]'' writer Paul Farhi also expressed disapproval, noting that a print journalist would likely not have received similar attention.<ref name="Farhi">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/06/17/DI2008061700808.html|title=Station Break|last=Farhi|first=Paul |date=June 17, 2008|work=Washington Post|accessdate=June 21, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' columnist Julia Keller questioned the volume of coverage as well as the labeling of Russert's death as "a national tragedy."<ref name=trib>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-lit-life-main-0622jun22,0,7978330.column|title=The tempest over Tim: Did the media overplay Russert's death?|last=Keller|first=Julia |date=June 20, 2008|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=June 21, 2008}}</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Mark Leibovich]] of ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' wrote in his book, ''This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral—Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!—in America's Gilded Capital'', about how Russert's funeral in many ways became a spectacle of some of Washington's worst cultural characteristics, largely centering on [[self-interest]] and posturing, while feigning remorse for the loss of the deceased.<ref name=Spectacle>{{cite news|last=Carlock|first=Happy|title='This Town' and Washington's Bipartisan Culture of Dysfunction|url=http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/07/25/this-town-and-washingtons-bipartisan-culture-of-dysfunction|accessdate=2013-07-25|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|date=2013-07-25}}</ref><ref name=Ugly>{{cite news|last=Bragg, Gillespie|first=Meredith, Nick|title=This Town's Mark Leibovich on Shaming D.C.'s Power Elite|url=http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/07/19/this-town-author-mark-leibovich-on-shami|accessdate=2013-07-25|newspaper=Reason|date=2013-07-19}}</ref><ref name=Showboating>{{cite news|last=Allen, Vandehei|first=Mike, Jim|title='This Town': A Washington takedown|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/mark-leibovich-book-this-town-90660.html|accessdate=2013-07-25|newspaper=Politico|date=2013-04-25}}</ref> Some attendees even went as far as handing out business cards<ref name="Press Flesh">{{cite news|last=Pillifant|first=Reid|title=That Town: Mark Leibovich’s 'Takedown' of the Washington Club|url=http://observer.com/2013/07/that-town-mark-leibovichs-takedown-of-the-washington-club/|accessdate=2013-07-25|newspaper=The New York Observer|date=2013-07-23}}</ref> and vying for good seating.<ref name=Jockeying>{{cite news|last=Linkins|first=Jason|title=Politico Grouses About Forthcoming Mark Leibovich Book In The Most 'Beltway Insider' Article Ever Written|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/politico-mark-leibovich_n_3162250.html|accessdate=2013-07-25|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=2013-04-26}}</ref> [[Mika Brzezinski]] of [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[Morning Joe]]'' dubbed the scene "a new low, even for Washington tackiness".<ref name=Low>{{cite book|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital|year=2013|publisher=Blue Rider Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0399161308|page=Online excerpt|url=http://abcnews.go.com/m/blogEntry?id=19657456}}</ref> | ||
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| + | The staff and crew of ''Vote for the Girls'' learned of Kathy Roberts' death after ''The Voice'' results had finished taping. Production continued for rest of the week (Roberts' picks for the tenth season of The Voice were made several weeks beforehand). There was no on-air mention of Roberts' death until April 19 when host [[Ava Zinn]] paid tribute to Roberts in an attached segment that followed the end credits. In that segment, Zinn said "Since the Vote for the Girls picks were made, we've lost our good friend, Kathy Roberts. You'll continue to see Kathy's picks that were already made. She was dearly loved by all of us on ''VFTG'' as well as in Milwaukee and we will miss her." followed by a picture of Kathy with the caption "IN MEMORIAM 1955-2016". Roberts's final picks on ''The Voice'' were Caroline Burns and Owen Danoff. | ||
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| Kathy Roberts | |
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| Born | Kathy Ann Grossart December 1, 1955 Racine, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 14, 2016 (aged 60) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Other names | Kathy Fountaine (1979-2009) |
| Years active | 1979-2016 |
| Television | WMYX (1979-1984) WXWI (1985-2009) |
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| Spouse | Frank Roberts (m. 1995; wid. 2016) William Fountaine (m. 1980; div. 1990) |
| Parents | Larry Grossart (father) |
Kathy Roberts (née Grossart) (December 1, 1955–April 14, 2016) was a former American afternoon news anchor for ABC affiliate station WXWI-FTV of Racine, Wisconsin, of which she co-anchored WXWI's 4:00 p.m. newscast with Lanise White from 1989 until 2009 and was a moderator of the American version of Vote for the Girls.
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Early Life[edit]
Career[edit]
Anchorwoman[edit]
Kathy began her career in 1979 at then-independent Milwuakee station WMYX-FTV (now a Fox affiliate) as anchor/reporter. In 1985, she left to become a host at WMYX's competitor ABC affiliate WXWI-FTV (that station was affiliated with Fox from 1994 until 2010 before switching back to ABC) to become the noon anchor.
In 1989, the station launched the market's first 4:00 p.m. newscast and Bill Randolph, WXWI's news director at the time, and at the suggestion of close friend of David Imperial, Sr., the president of WXWI's then-owner Imperial Broadcasting, wanted to pair Kathy (known as Kathy Fountiane at the time) with an up-and-coming anchor from Green Bay for the September 1989 debut of Eyewitness News at 4:00 p.m. At the time, in the male-dominated world of Milwaukee television news, this was a first time two women co-anchored a newscast and eventually spread to WXWI's eventual sister stations now owned by NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations.
Departure from WXWI and Your Debate[edit]
On November 22, 2009, Roberts stepped down from Your Debate after 20 years with the program and left WXWI after 24 years with the station. Her final Your Debate broadcast did not feature clips highlighting memorable interviews and famous moments from her tenure as host, as is typical when an anchor retires. Instead, the show replayed the highly acclaimed episode of Your Debate with Roberts' 2008 interview with eventual Vote for the Girls creator Ava Zinn, who was at the time was President and CEO of NoSirGifts (NoSirGifts had acquired WXWI from NT Communications and WXWI's sister stations independent station WFUR-FTV (now WZWI) and Madison Fox affiliate WHAR-FTV from USNCD News Venues a year later).
After the show's last commercial break, Roberts made her final remarks prior to signing off:
| “ | There's this quiz I give to some of our young interns when they first arrive at WXWI. I didn't do it with the last batch; it's a little too close to home. "How many of you," I'll ask, "can tell me anything about Bill Leep?" Blank stares. "How about Hal Smith or Frank Roberts?" Not a twitch of recognition. "Melvin Runecraft" sometimes causes a hand or two to be raised and may be glad to learn that a lot of young people still have a vague recollection that he once worked in television news. What none of these young men and women in their late teens and early 20s appreciates, until I point it out to them, is that they have just heard the names of seven anchormen/anchorwomen or commentators who were once so famous that everyone in Milwaukee knew their names. Everybody. Trust me, the transition from one anchor to another is not that big a deal. Smith begat John Wills, and Roberts begat Runecraft. And each of them did a pretty fair job in their own right. You've always been very nice to me, so give this new host for Your Debate a fair break. If you don't, I promise you Fox 10 will just put another court show in this time slot. Then you'll be sorry. And that's our debate for tonight. I'm Kathy Fountaine, and from all of us here at Fox 10 News, good night. | ” |
Vote for the Girls moderator[edit]
In a seminar by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2015, it was revealed that Kathy Roberts will join the moderator panel of the American version of Vote for the Girls, and Zinn prompted at the suggestion of her former NoSirGifts colleague Melvin Runecraft and the success of the White/Fountain anchor team on on WXWI's 4:00 p.m. newscast would translate to a great Vote for the Girls moderator rivalry. Because both White and Roberts are from the same market and are both women as well as to make room for Roberts' arrival, White was moved from the pink team to the purple team (with White being on the same team with duo moderators Ava Zinn & Kymberly Alvaraz, Julia & Rachael Passalt, and solo moderators Kendra Ray and Kathi Jameson) and Roberts on the Pink team (with duo moderators Holly Everman & one of Everman's relatives, Kellie & Megan Rock, and solo moderators Thia Tola and Tracia Ward); this differs from the Ava Zinn-Holly Everman rivalry of Marion/Muncie, Indiana and Tracia Ward-Kathi Jameson of Chicagoland as Zinn and Jameson are both transgendered women on the purple team are respectively competing against bisexual women Everman and Ward on the Pink team. This marks the first time in the web site's history a woman is on a transwoman's team.
Personal life[edit]
Kathy Roberts was married twice and had three children. She had two daughters, Jacqui (b. 1982) and Lauren Founatine (b. 1984) and son Martin Fountaine (b. 1987) with William Fountaine. William and Kathy divorced in 1990. After three years of dating, Fountaine married then-fellow WXWI anchorman Frank Roberts in 1995. They remained married for 11 years until his death on January 19, 2016 of prostate cancer.
Death[edit]
Shortly after 1:30 am on April 14, 2016, Roberts collapsed at the offices of WTOR-FTV, which houses the set of Vote for the Girls where she was a moderator panelist. Melvin Runecraft said that Roberts' last words were, "What's happening?" spoken as a greeting to Lanise White as she passed her in the hallway.[1] She then walked down the hallway to record voiceovers in the soundproof booth and collapsed. A co-worker began CPR on him. Fort Wayne Fire and Rescue service received a call from WTOR at 1:40 am, and dispatched an EMS unit which arrived at 1:44 am. Paramedics attempted to defibrillate Roberts' heart four times, but she did not respond. Roberts was then transported to Parkview Hospital, arriving at 2:23 am, where she was pronounced dead.[2] She was 60 years old.
In accordance with American journalistic tradition, the public announcement of Kathy Roberts' death was withheld by both the wire services and her former station's competitors,[3] until her family had been notified. WXWI anchor Melvin Runecraft then delivered, live on WXWI and WZWI Milwaukee, WTOR in Fort Wayne, and WIFX Indianapolis, the news of her death. Milwaukee stations WMYX, WMW and WMKE also interrupted programming to report Kathy Roberts' death.
Reaction[edit]
The staff and crew of Vote for the Girls learned of Kathy Roberts' death after The Voice results had finished taping. Production continued for rest of the week (Roberts' picks for the tenth season of The Voice were made several weeks beforehand). There was no on-air mention of Roberts' death until April 19 when host Ava Zinn paid tribute to Roberts in an attached segment that followed the end credits. In that segment, Zinn said "Since the Vote for the Girls picks were made, we've lost our good friend, Kathy Roberts. You'll continue to see Kathy's picks that were already made. She was dearly loved by all of us on VFTG as well as in Milwaukee and we will miss her." followed by a picture of Kathy with the caption "IN MEMORIAM 1955-2016". Roberts's final picks on The Voice were Caroline Burns and Owen Danoff.
References[edit]
- ↑ ??
- ↑ "Former ABC 10 anchor Kathy Fountaine dead at 60" WXWI April 14, 2016
- ↑ From Kylie Dwyar on CBS 41 Action News, April 14, 2016 broadcast
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