Reporter Kim Baldanado used the horrified shrieking of family members at the start of her story. Yes, it was. It's hard not feel like KNBC exploited this tragedy. Recently, when another woman found out her son had been killed, newscast had no trouble showing the woman crying hysterically, and her breasts nearly falling out of her blouse, as she kneeled on the ground in grief. I don't suggest any hard and fast rules about these stories.
Every situation is a judgment call.
In those two stories, a little restraint would've been nice. When Miller was announced as one of the color commentators on Monday Night Football, I figured he'd be spontaneous, without any planned jokes. Based on his performance last week, I was obviously wrong. Miller joked that Al Gore was the only person who shifts positions as much as the Rams. The way he delivered the line, it was obvious that it was planned.