Alaska reporter Charlo Greene has quit the air after revealing his involvement with the legalization of marijuana. But never mind the pots, let’s see how to do it. First, as a fellow TV host, I find the use of language inappropriate to do only one thing here. And it makes Charlo look dramatic and attention-grabbing. I’m by no means an angel and use obscene language every now and then. However, there are plenty of people out there particularly in the Entertainment and Broadcasting industry who want to own Charlo’s work and act totally without any gratitude or appreciation for this fact.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOEd6Y9AfiQ
Now I get it, Anchorage, Alaska is not the biggest market for Broadcasting, let alone Entertainment, but a job is a job! Thousands of individuals move in and out of cities like Los Angeles and New York in hopes of landing some sort of on-camera job, be it hosting or even acting. And outside of these two industries, having tenure this present day is a rarity. Why come out so big to express support for a cause that already has millions of supporters across the country?
Let’s have a look back at the infamous JetBlue Flight Attendant incident in 2010. Steven Slater made his dramatic exit from the emergency evacuation chute after a mischievous passenger refused to sit and accidentally hit Slater in the head with his baggage. After 28 years of service, it was in these specific circumstances that I can fully vouch for a dramatic exit with beer in hand and all. An opinionated 26-year-old reporter condemns the broadcast to express his, uh, not so much.
The point is this, dramatic introductions and conclusions are a part of life. We have all witnessed it and we have all participated in it. From a passionate first love story where one of you chases the other screaming “Don’t Go! I love you,” to the big exit at work, “Screw it, I quit. As humans, we make choices to let our passionate and emotional sides rule certain situations. Charlo Greene makes a passionately emotional ending about pot. But really, it is not about the pot.
