BG native in Playboy - "The 24-year-old [Cara] Zavaleta, a Bowling Green native who has also called Toledo home in recent years, is occupying eight pages (including that coveted tri-fold section in the middle) of the longest-running, most famous men’s magazine around — Playboy. Gentlemen (and ladies), meet Miss November. ... modest proportions (34”-25”-34”, to be exact) ... “I would be happy on a Friday night with yarn and a bunch of sticks,” she says, referring to her love of knitting. Zavaleta will meet the public Wednesday, Oct. 27 to sign copies of the November 2004 issue of Playboy at the following times and locations: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Leo’s Book Store, 333 N. Superior St.; 4-6 p.m., Mike’s Party Mart, 834 S. Main St., Bowling Green."
I guess she hates changing a tire too.
posted by jr to entertainment at 10:12 A.M. EST
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U' la la. Do you suppose she offers private knitting lessons?
posted by Chaz at 05:39 P.M. EST on Sat Oct 23, 2004 #
Toledo's WNWO-TV Channel 24 "fired" news director Lou Hebert over the airing of Zavaleta's magazine signing.
"The 1-minute, 30-second story about Cara Zavaleta, a 1998 Bowling Green High School graduate who was a cast member on the MTV series Road Rules, aired during Wednesday's 6 p.m. newscast. Reporter Rob Packard covered her magazine-signing appearance earlier in the day at Leo's Book Shop in downtown Toledo."
"A photo of a nude Ms. Zavaleta, from the November issue, made it into Mr. Packard's report. The image was captured as he photographed a man flipping through the magazine while standing in line for her autograph. Twenty-three hours later, Mr. Hebert resigned."
"[General manager Rick] Lipps said no one called his station to complain about Ms. Zavaleta's exposure."
Why would anyone complain?
"WNWO was the only station to cover Ms. Zavaleta's appearance, which attracted 200 people, including Ms. Zavaleta's mother. Steve Latsch, a sales clerk, said Leo's sold 150 copies of Playboy's November issue, which has a retail price of $5.99, during the two-hour event."
The news directors at the other stations are the ones who should have been fired for NOT covering the event. Hebert should have received a bonus and kept his job.
"Mr. Hebert said an editing error made in haste is the only logical explanation for what happened. Mr. Packard edited the package, Mr. Hebert said. Normally, a different person would have done that task, but the news staff was stretched thin Wednesday because of the live coverage of President Bush's campaign stop in Findlay."
"According to sources inside the WNWO newsroom, who asked not to be identified, Mr. Packard received a one-day suspension, which he served Thursday. He was back at work yesterday. Mr. Packard declined comment."
No doubt Hebert was asked to resign, and that's a major knee-jerk, extremist reaction. Too much sensitivity. Too much political correctness. If a news director gets fired for this, then news directors should be fired every day for the nonsense that gets aired on their news programs.
I'd like to know why no other stations covered the signing.
posted by jr at 03:32 A.M. EST on Mon Nov 01, 2004 #
more pics of Cara. NSFW!
posted by Guest at 11:23 P.M. EST on Wed Nov 10, 2004 #
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