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October 30, 2009 1:47 PM

OK, so technically nobody said "ABC30" or "Fresno" -- but a little ABC30 reporting on Halloween masks made it onto "The Colbert Report" last night. It's 23 seconds in. Shouts to Warren Armstrong ... and Graciela Moreno, even though she's not in the clip.

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[Thanks to Beehive reader M. Justin Red for the tip and link]

Mike Oz

October 21, 2009 4:01 PM

Beehive reader Catherine passes along word of a Fresno mention on G4's "Web Soup," in this skit about Sportsball. We're not sure what this Sportsball is, but we don't think it's something we're adding to the Blogger Olympics itinerary anytime soon.

For the record: We don't think anyone should feel too insulted by this. Maybe, the people who wrote it, but that's it.

Mike Oz

October 2, 2009 1:38 PM

In case you missed it earlier this week, The Daily Show had its take on Sean Hannity's visit near Huron.

The Hannity portion of the video starts at about 1:16. Your thoughts?

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August 17, 2009 4:19 PM

Sure, Fresno, makes it on to ESPN every so often. But how often do the Fresno Grizzlies get a mention? Today, the Griz got some love on SportsNation's Weird Web Stories for another one of their wacky promotions. Props to Mike Veredas, who alerted us to the mention and (we think) submitted the video.


RELATED FYI: We're going to giving away six four-packs of Grizzlies tickets for Sunday's game, so watch for a post about that in the near future.

Mike Oz

August 10, 2009 3:38 PM
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Another documentarian is examining life in Fresno. But as far as we know, this one has nothing to do with skateboards and foreclosures.

"The City Addicted to Crystal Meth" -- the work of Louis Theroux -- aired on BBC 2 on Sunday, with Fresno at its center.

Unfortunately, all the videos I've been able to find online are region restricted, meaning us Americans can't watch them. Until one of you video nerds can hack a copy for us, here's the synopsis:

Central Valley, California, is home to some of the most impoverished rural towns in America, where crystal meth addiction is prolific. In Fresno, Louis finds a community ravaged by this cheap and highly addictive drug.


As he infiltrates the town, he experiences the reality of meth abuse, as addicts who are high (or 'tweaking', as it is known) invite him into their homes to see them take hit after hit of their favourite drug. Louis becomes surrounded by the madness of daily addiction and the meth-addled confusion which is breaking this community apart

Mike Oz

May 18, 2009 1:46 PM
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Fresno got a shout out on last night's episode of the AMC meth-cooking drama "Breaking Bad."

Unfortunately, I'm a few episodes behind, so I can't tell you what exactly was said. Luckily, other people sent me info on such things.

From Famous alum Bryan Zera:

breaking bad mentioned Fresno. That's where Badger, the drug dealer, is laying low

Adds Bee copy editor Marty:

A drug dealer got killed, and one of the main characters couldn't bring himself to go to the funeral - a buddy called to ask where he was, and said, "So-and-so even came from Fresno!"

Another cool "Breaking Bad" meets Fresno link (that I just discovered this morning): Fresno woman Jane Parsons is one of the finalists in a make-your-own-video contest put on by AMC. The winner gets a part in the show. Voting, however, ends this afternoon.

Mike Oz

May 1, 2009 12:18 PM

Beehive reader Rob alerts us to this Fox News/Fresno clip, as seen on "The Daily Show" last night. Apparently, Fox News isn't the best at geography.

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Mike Oz

April 27, 2009 10:26 AM

Apparently ol' plastic-faced Melissa Rivers believes that "Fresno" is a synonym for useless -- as evident in this clip from last night's "Celebrity Apprentice." Rivers, ultimately, was eliminated on last night's show, proving that (1) Nepotism only gets you so far and (2) It never pays to bad mouth Fresno.

Thanks to Andrew Toschi for the head's up, because hell no, I don't watch Celebrity Apprentice.

Mike Oz

April 15, 2009 4:34 PM

Looks like Donnie Wahlberg is excited about performing in Fresno tomorrow night.

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RELATED: Read more about Fresno's undying love for the New Kids.

Mike Oz

April 15, 2009 3:03 PM

So technically there's no mention of Fresno in the following clip from "E! News."

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And technically my friend Britten (second from the left in the above picture) is from Clovis, not Fresno.

But whatevs -- she's the only person I know who has ever been on "E! News," so I'm ruling it DTJSF? applicable:

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