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There were some black bear sightings down in Streetsboro recently and Fox 8 dispatched Melissa Reid to get the hard-hitting story. The bears probably aren’t hungry for humans, she wants us to know while standing in the middle of a bunch of foliage for some reason.

It’s not exactly Emmy-worthy work here, but the end product put together by the team at WJW is a big step up for the local station, most notably in that they didn’t resort to using a fake cardboard bear to illustrate the action. Hearty congratulations are in order. Steps are being taken in the right direction, guys. Good job.

Below, the latest report on bears — BEARS! — contrasted with the infamous gold-standard video from Fox 8 and Todd Meany from a few years ago that briefly set the internet on fire.

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Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

3 replies on “Fox 8 Does a Bear Story Without Embarrassing Themselves or Cleveland”

  1. Why do you think this boring story is a “step up”? The other report had a fun sense of humor.

  2. The lady standing behind the leaves appears to be naked. I’m sure she is an excellent reporter.

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