Christine Chubbuck | |
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![]() Chubbuck in 1974 | |
Born | Christine Chubbuck August 24, 1944 Hudson, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | July 15, 1974 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | (aged 29)
Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
Occupation | Television news reporter |
Known for | Being the first person to die by suicide on live television |
Television | WVIZ, WTOG, WXLT-TV |
Christine Chubbuck[a] (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. She is the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast.[1][2][3]
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