Les Nessman reporting...

[Rippie]

Reminds me of Les Nessman's turkey drop report from wkrp

 

[Gord.T]

Lol, ya gotta love Americans. "If you can't fix it, blow it up."

 

[Crafters of Light]

Here is a book the reporter later wrote about the incident and other news. It's a pretty good read if you're into news stories as they used to be covered.
http://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Whale-Other-Remarkable-Stories/dp/1558687432

Living in Portland area for some 35 years, the then TV reporter now radio personality Paul Linnman seems to be dragged into talking about this event every anniversary of the day.

 

[Colonel Panic]

May the good news be yours.