779- Working As A Local Reporter with Comedian Bob Wiltfong
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Comedian Bob Wiltfong (The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, Chappelle's Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.) became a news reporter in Lake Charles, Louisiana directly out of college. It was a dream come true! Or was it? Listen as Bob recalls covering the hardknock news such as 5th graders on a field trip.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian and writer Bob Wilfong talks about being a small-town reporter. |
| 0:07.3 | You have to fill the time. And in Lake Charles, God bless him, a lot of days, there isn't a lot of news going on. |
| 0:14.8 | So one day I remember covered a fifth grade field trip that was going through a historic housing district of Lake Charles. |
| 0:22.3 | They were looking at houses and talking about the architecture of these houses. |
| 0:25.5 | I was just like, oh, my God. |
| 0:27.3 | So I did a minute and a half story on that for the news that night. |
| 0:31.6 | It was just filling time. |
| 0:33.1 | A lot of days, it was just filling time. |
| 0:35.7 | Today on the show, comedian Bob Wilfong talks about being a small town reporter. |
| 0:40.8 | This is hilarious, you guys. Stay close. |
| 0:44.8 | Hi, I'm Bob Wilfong, and you're listening to Storyworking. |
| 1:04.2 | Hey! Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:10.8 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of almost 13 years or a brand new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week |
| 1:13.3 | with a very funny Tony Tripoli. Tony is just hilarious and he talks about working on this cruise ship |
| 1:20.6 | and it is outrageously funny. So go back, you guys. Listen to Tony Tripoli. But not today, because today on the show, I have the very talented Bob Wilfong |
| 1:29.9 | sharing a story that I just found absolutely delightful, if you will, but in also a very |
| 1:37.4 | funny way. |
| 1:38.6 | Bob Wilfong was a small town reporter and wait to you hear what he had to report on. |
| 1:46.3 | Pretty darn funny. As you guys probably know, I've been bringing you some of the past stories on Storyworthy that I call still |
| 1:52.1 | storyworthy because they certainly are, because I've been spending more time on my other show, |
| 1:56.5 | My Life and Three Songs. I'd love you guys to check out my Life and Three Songs over on Spotify. It's totally |
| 2:02.6 | free. I talk to comedians about the three songs from their life that have impacted them, not |
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