Bah, humbug! Fox Chicago anchor insists Santa isn’t real

By {/%BYLINE%} {%AUTHOR%}Michael Sebastian{/%AUTHOR%} {%TITLE%}Bah, humbug! Fox Chicago anchor insists Santa isn’t real{/%TITLE%} {%ALTERNATIVEURL%}{/%ALTERNATIVEURL%} {%IMAGE%}/Uploads/Public/Robin-Robinson-FOX-no-santa.jpg{/%IMAGE%} {%ROLE%}87d65c27-6e78-4e5c-b423-78d47d4f2768{/%ROLE%} {%KICKER%}Crisis Communications{/%KICKER%} {%CATEGORIESID%}5b5f5480-7a63-458a-90a4-0b98007ec3f7{/%CATEGORIESID%} {%CAPTION%}The bizarre outburst caused a PR debacle for Chicago’s Fox affiliate as angry parents flooded the station’s Facebook page with angry comments.{/%CAPTION%} {%BODYCOPY%}Call it the cynical, 21st century version of the “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” letter. In this case, it’s a news anchor chastising parents for propagating the Santa myth. During the 9 p.m. news cast on the Fox Chicago affiliate, Robin Robinson, a longtime anchor at the station, let loose on parents who tell their kids that Santa is real. “Stop trying to convince your kids that Santa is Santa," Robinson said, adding later, “There is no Santa.” In case the kids watching TV didn’t hear it the first time, she again stressed: “There. Is. No. Santa." As you imagine, the Fox Chicago Facebook page flooded with comments from angry parents. During the Wednesday evening newscast, Robinson apologized, read from the comments. The segment in which Robinson’s anti-Santa tirade took place is called “The Talker,” a segment meant to—you guessed it—get people talking. Looks like it worked. Here’s the video: (via Gawker){/%BODYCOPY%} {%ID%}10209{/%ID%} {%DATAID%}a0dffa54-a33c-427e-98ad-d6f0546da7bd{/%DATAID%} {%CanonicalUrl%}{/%CanonicalUrl%} {%PUBLISHDATE%}12/2/2011 5:30:19 PM{/%PUBLISHDATE%} {%LINK%}https://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/10209.aspx{/%LINK%} {%BYLINE%}
Dec. 2, 2011