Thom Dickerson
Thomas Dickerson (AKA Tailgate Jones) (Born March 1, 1949, died October 4, 2014 at age 65)[1] was an American journalist, former reporter for KTRK Channel 13 who reported for over 25 years. Dickerson's notable achievements have come from multiple journalism awards, and from multiple occasions in his reporting career which have found internet popularity.
Early Career
Thom Dickerson initially occupied a job in radio at the KCOH and KPRC-TV in Houston. Dickerson's television career began in 1973, when he worked as a news reporter at Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. In 1975, he then returned to his home city of Houston to begin working at KTRK Channel 13, as a general assignments’ news reporter. Dickerson's notable achievement of this time came from receiving a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award for a documentary he had produced at KTRK in 1976, “Requiem for a Dying Neighborhood”, describing the decay in an area located in downtown Houston.[2]
Reporting Events
Thom Dickerson has reported on a significant number of events which took place during the 70s to the late 80s. Although few recordings of Thom Dickerson's reporting during this time have been found, Dickerson reported on a Woodway Apartment Fire in 1979[3] and at Bellaire Hospital after an incident on a freeway in Houston.[4] Thom Dickerson seemed to strike a common chord with many Houston inhabitants, with his regular sequences on reporting on the outdoors and fishing. [5]
Internet fame
In 2013, a YouTube clip of Dickerson during a reporting focusing on the Katy Highway of the Beltway 8 interchange[6][7] in Houston, Texas gained popularity after Dickerson exclaimed "What the fuck are we doing anyway here anyway?". A music track was added in the background behind the footage. The clip, posted by user 'MelodySheep', has gained over 3.8 million views since its release on the 15th of January 2013.[8] Known as the "WTF Reporter" Dickerson, the video and man of subject has gained significant popularity on YouTube, Reddit [9] and Facebook [10]. After the song was produced, it was transcribed multiple times by a variety of sources. [11] [12] [13]
References
- ↑ "VETERAN REPORTER PASSES". montgomerycountypolicereporter.com.
- ↑ http://www.carlbarnesfuneralhome.net/memsol.cgi?user_id=1427245
- ↑ https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=thom+dickerson&&view=detail&mid=0B6DCE5CAAC358E8B8A00B6DCE5CAAC358E8B8A0&&FORM=VRDGAR
- ↑ https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=thom+dickerson&view=detail&mid=7D8D4DDF51977AF190F97D8D4DDF51977AF190F9&FORM=VIRE
- ↑ https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=thom+dickerson&&view=detail&mid=F73CD61325DEE0568BB4F73CD61325DEE0568BB4&&FORM=VDRVRV
- ↑ https://brobible.com/life/article/news-reporter-asks-wtf/
- ↑ http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31187-thom-dickerson-has-passed/
- ↑ melodysheep (15 January 2013). "The WTF Singalong (EXPLICIT)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/yj82a/this_news_reporter_tells_it_how_it_is/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/thomdickersonreporter/
- ↑ https://playvk.com/song/Melodysheep/The+WTF+Singalong
- ↑ https://plus.google.com/+BranimirSever/posts/gQVLvkdZBrK
- ↑ http://lybio.net/wtf-reporter/people/
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