chicagotribune.com - 8/25/2008
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WGN-Ch. 9's Allison Payne is apologizing to viewers but says that they didn't see what some might have thought they did the other night. "I was not drunk," Payne said over the weekend as she prepared to broadcast this week from Denver, site of the Democratic National Convention. Chicago Tribune ...
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Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Monday
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WGN Anchor Payne Cheers For Obama In Denver
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... the Democratic Convention in Denver were stunned to witness WGN-Channel 9's Allison Payne cheering and applauding for speakers Wednesday night while she was seated with the Illinois delegation in the Pepsi Center.
The veteran newswoman has been co-anchoring convention coverage for the Tribune Co.-owned station.
The report caps a rough two weeks for Payne, who slurred her speech and appeared drunk during the station's August 21st 9 p.m. newscast.
Payne attributed her behavior to a series of mini-strokes and insisted, "I was not drunk." ...
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