Wendy Bergen Explained

Wendy Bergen
Birth Name:Wendy Anne Bergen[1]
Birth Date:3 January 1956
Birth Place:Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Occupation:Writer, journalist
Alma Mater:University of Utah

Wendy Anne Bergen (January 3, 1956 – April 26, 2017) was an American television journalist.

Bergen was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, and graduated from the University of Utah. She began her television career as a weather reporter in Lake Placid, New York.[2]

In 1983, Bergen joined KCNC-TV and became a star reporter for the station.[2]

In 2017, Bergen died of a brain aneurysm.[2] [3]

Blood Sport

In the spring of 1990, Bergen made a documentary called Blood Sport where she claimed there was an underground network of pitbulls involved in dogfighting in Denver.[4] [5] [6] But she secretly staged dogfights to make footage for the documentary.[7] Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle was one of the first journalists to question her account alongside Rocky Mountain News. Bergen was pressured to resign on September 6, 1990, when her deception was discovered.[8] [9] She was later found guilty of staging dogfighting but not for perjury.[10] [11] She later had to pay a $20,000 fine.[2] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: People v. Bergen. Animal Legal & Historical Center. Michigan State University College of Law.
  2. Web site: Wendy Bergen, Denver TV personality and philanthropist, dead at 61. Tom . McGhee . The Denver Post. May 1, 2017. May 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: Former CBS4 Reporter Wendy Bergen Dies: From Scandal to Redemption. Michael. Roberts. April 28, 2017. Westword. May 17, 2019.
  4. Book: Television Hoaxes. https://books.google.com/books?id=QilZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT163. Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. Bathroom Readers' Institute. November 1, 2012. Simon and Schuster. May 17, 2019. Google Books. 9781607106692.
  5. Book: Kitty, Alexandra. Don't Believe It!: How Lies Becomes News. March 1, 2005. Red Wheel Weiser. May 17, 2019. Google Books. 9781609258757.
  6. Web site: TELEVISED DOGFIGHT STIRS FUROR. James. Coates. Chicago Tribune. May 9, 1990 . May 17, 2019.
  7. Web site: WAS DENVER TV REPORTER SET UP?. July 24, 1991. Deseret News. May 17, 2019.
  8. Web site: Ex-TV Reporter Fined for Staging Colorado Dogfight. October 6, 1991. May 17, 2019. Los Angeles Times.
  9. Web site: Reporter confident of dog fight coverup. UPI. May 17, 2019.
  10. Web site: TV REPORTER INDICTED IN DOGFIGHT CASE. Greensboro News and Record. September 21, 1990 . May 17, 2019.
  11. Web site: TV REPORTER GUILTY OF STAGING DOGFIGHTS BUT NOT OF PERJURY. August 8, 1991. Deseret News. May 17, 2019.
  12. Web site: Former Television Reporter Fined $20,000 for Staged Dogfights. Peggy. Lowe. AP NEWS. May 17, 2019.

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