Christine Chubbuck

Christine Chubbuck
A black-and-white photo of a young Caucasian woman with long, black hair, and wearing a stripe-pattern shirt. She looks to the camera with a smile while leaning against a television camera that displays a "WXLT-TV 40 ABC" logo.
Chubbuck in 1974
Born
Christine Chubbuck

(1944-08-24)August 24, 1944
DiedJuly 15, 1974(1974-07-15) (aged 29)
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
OccupationTelevision news reporter
Known forBeing the first person to die by suicide on live television
TelevisionWVIZ, 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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  1. ^ Pelisek, Christine (February 10, 2016). "Journalist Christine Chubbuck Threw Herself a Going Away Party Before Killing Herself on Live TV, Colleague Says". People. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Pelisek, Christine (February 10, 2016). "Colleagues Recall Shock and Horror After Journalist Committed Suicide on Live TV: 'I Didn't See the Gun'". People. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Pelisek, Christine (February 11, 2016). "Brother of TV Journalist Christine Chubbuck Who Shot Herself on Air: 'She Never Felt Like She Was Good Enough'". People. Retrieved November 17, 2018.