Carl Monday
Carl Monday is an investigative TV reporter for
Cleveland, Ohio. "Carl Monday" was initially an on-air pseudonym, but became his legal name in 1972.[1][2]
In May 2006, his report on the viewing of
blog
from people who saw the report.
The notoriety stemming from the library report led to the
mustache to receive discounted admission. The game was postponed after lightning struck a transformer, causing a power outage.[3]
The library piece was satirized on September 28, 2006 by Comedy Central's The Daily Show in a segment where correspondent Jason Jones put on a trench coat and attempted an ambush interview with Carl Monday. The piece ended with Jones catching up to Carl by staking out his house and asking him questions like "How do you kick a man when he's down?" in Monday's style. The segment was entitled, "Rubbing Out Crime" [4] Monday responded in a statement on his blog.[5][6]
References
- ^ Dakota, Michael (January 2019), Cleveland legend Carl Monday hung up his trench coat and said goodbye today, archived from the original on 2019-01-05, retrieved 2019-03-17
- ^ Colby, Edward B. (2006-07-04). "Carl Monday On Relentless Reporting, a Murder Confession and His Real Name". The Water Cooler. Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
- ^ "Beware The Power Of Carl Monday". Deadspin. 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ "'Daily Show' features Carl Monday". WKYC. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
- ^ Carl Monday: Carl Monday, Meet Jon Stewart
- ^ http://www.wkyc.com/weblog/carlmonday/2006/09/john-stewart-crew-confronts-carl.html[permanent dead link]