Here's why we need more media criticism in Nashville:
Former SNL'er Cheri Oteri's father was murdered by a longtime business associate. He was a music publisher, Richard Fagan was a songwriter, and something went terribly wrong.
On the 5 p.m. broadcast, our local Channel 4 ran with the story - right into a brick wall, so to speak.
As the reporter mention that Gaetano Thomas Oteri's daughter Cheri was on Saturday Night Live, we see a clip of .... Molly Shannon with a male cast member.
The broadcast goes on then the same clip again, as if to punctuate that they can identify
You would think the NBC affiliate, which would have easy access to footage from the network, would get that correct. You would think they would not flash it twice.
Of course, you'd be wrong.
The Tennessean did a standard police story about the crime, but buried it behind pieces about the alleged Roger Clemens/Mindy McCready affair and topless Hannah Montana in Vanity Fair (where have all these uptight folks been when in every photo her gold-bricking father stands grimacing behind her? That's what creeps me out) . An ugly murder cannot preempt vapid Music City intrigue.
After the story aired, the anchor broke in with "Of course, that was footage of former Saturday Night Live cast member Molly Shannon." Apparently someone on their massive production crew realized the mistake.
They then flash a grainy photograph of father and daughter.
Apparently NBC threw away all the footage of the cheerleader sketches Oteri and Will Ferrell did over seven friggin' years.
I guess it could always have been worse - they could have shown a clip of Horatio Sanz.
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