Steve Centanni
Steve Centanni | |
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Born | Steven James Centanni |
Occupation | News reporter |
Known for | Being kidnapped and held hostage |
Steven James "Steve" Centanni is an American former
Journalism career
Centanni joined FNC in 1996.
During
Previous to Fox, Centanni had worked for
Centanni retired in August 2014.[2]
Education
Centanni attended the
Gaza kidnapping
On August 14, 2006, he was kidnapped by
An internal message by Fox News Channel Senior Vice President John Moody confirmed the abduction and instructed employees not to comment on it.[5]
On August 19, Fox News Channel broadcast a video by Centanni's brother pleading for the reporter's immediate release.
On August 23, the
On August 26, the three-day deadline passed uneventfully at 9:00
Release
On August 27, the Palestinian news service Ramattan and FOX News reported[9] that Centanni and Wiig were released unharmed, shortly after a new video was released. In the video, both journalists, wearing beige robes, read statements saying that they had converted to Islam, with Centanni stating "Islam is not just meant for some people; it is the true religion for all people at all times."[9] After being freed, Centanni stated "We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint, and don't get me wrong here, I have the highest respect for Islam, and learned a lot of very good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do, because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on."[9]
See also
References
- ^ Fox News Channel. Archived from the originalon December 19, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2006.
- ^ "Fox News Correspondent Steve Centanni is Retiring". 6 August 2014.
- ^ "2 Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza". AP. Retrieved August 14, 2006. [dead link]
- ^ "Gunmen kidnap Fox News journalists in Gaza: witness". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "FNCers Kidnapped In Gaza: "Pray For Their Release. I Will Keep You Posted" --Moody". Media Bistro. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "New Group Claims Fox News Kidnappings". Associated Press.
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(help) - ^ "Gaza militants claim Fox kidnap". BBC. August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
- ^ "Palestinians Hopeful on Fox News Crew". AP. Retrieved August 26, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Kidnapped Fox journalists released". CNN. Retrieved August 27, 2006.