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BILL CODY referred to (CHARLES) HAIRL HENSLEY as "the Dean of Opry Announcers" during the November 8, 2023 edition of WSM Radio and Circle TV's Coffee, Country & Cody.   In fact, that title belongs to Hensley's Grand Ole Opry predecessor, (JESSE GRANDERSON) GRANT TURNER.

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NORAH O'DONNELL redundantly referred to "overexaggeration" on the November edition of The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell. 

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JOY BEHAR mispronounced BRUCE PALTROW's surname during " the October 20, 2023 edition of ABC's The View.    

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Grammatically-challenged CHRIS DAVIS referenced a murder victim who "may have ran into..." on the October 20, 2023 edition of WTVF's Talk of the Town.

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TOM COSTELLO redundantly referred to "Jewish rabbis" during the October 19, 2023 edition of NBC 's Today.

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NORAH O'DONNELL, who likely has never head of KITTY WELLS, referred to DOLLY PARTON as the ''Queen of Country Music" during a promotional appearance on the  October 18, 2023 edition of CBS Mornings.  

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BRIE SMITH mispronounces DEMI MOORE's first name during the October 14, 2023 edition of  WTVF's 5 p.m. newscast.

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JENNIFER VICKERY SMITH mispronounces ethereal during the October 12, 2023 edition of  WSM Radio's Coffee, Country & Cody.

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TRACY KORNET mispronounces Palestine on the October 9, 2023 edition of  WSMV-TV's 5 p.m. newscast.

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COURTNEY ALLEN mispronounces Hamas during the October  8,  2023 edition of  WSMV-TV's 5 p.m. newscast.

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COURTNEY ALLEN refers to "less guns" on the October  7,  2023 edition of  WSMV-TV's 5 p.m. newscast.

HEATHER MATHIS adds an extra syllable to the pronunciation of MANUEL's name when she references him during the October 5, 2023 and next-day editions of WTVF-TV's Talk of the Town.


Grammar-challenged ELIZABETH PRANN spoke of "him and I" on the October 4, 2023 edition of NewsNation's On Balance with LeLAND VITTERT.



HANNAH McDONALD advised viewers of the October 4, 2023 edition of WTVF-TV's 5 p.m. newscast, "Remember we are all constitutionally entitled to legal counsel."  

McDonald's erroneous source was apparently MELISSA BROWN.  Brown wrote in a same-day Tennessean article "People who can't afford an attorney have a constitutional right to legal representation."

(The civil court system does not provide a guarantee of representation.)

ROBERT COSTA referred to a $250 million-dollar fraud lawsuit" brought against former President DONALD TRUMP "and his adult children" during the October 2, 2023 edition of The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell.  (Tiffany Trump is not among the defendants.)"

CARLEY GORDON mispronounced Senator DIANNE FEINSTEIN's surname during the September 29, 2023 edition of WSMV's noon newscast.

HEATHER MATHIS redundantly referred to what she regarded as "very unique" on the September 29, 2023 edition of WTVF-TV's Talk of the Town.

COURTNEY ALLEN mispronounces Hamas during the October  8,  2023 edition of  WSMV-TV's 5 p.m. newscast.

CHRIS CUOMO referred to "former DONALD TRUMP's speech on the September 27, 2023 edition of NewsNation's Cuomo.

COURTNEY ALLEN mispronounces Hamas during the October  8,  2023 edition of  WSMV-TV's 5 p.m. newscast.

 
HUNTER HOAGLAND told viewers of  WTVF-TV's September 21, 2023 10 p.m. newscast that the 16th Annual Law Enforcement Talent Showcase "will be hosted by LADY A herself." 

LADY A(NTEBELLUM) is a trio. 

MEAGAN O'HALLORAN mispronounced SHEILA BIDDY's surname during the September 19, 2023 edition of Fox 17 News' 9 p.m. report.

COURTNEY ALLEN mispronounced the name of Tennessee's Maury County on the September 17, 2023 edition of WSMV-TV's 10 p.m. newscast.

 

NORAH O'DONNELL spoke of a sports team that has "spiked their way" into the history books on the August 31, 2023 edition of The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell. 

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KYLIE WALKER spoke of an accident victim hospitalized in "stable condition" on the August 29, 2023 edition of Fox 17 News' 9 p.m. report. (Excellent, good, fair, critical, poor and grave are examples of a patient's condition. Stable refers to one of these conditions being stabilized.

CARTER EVANS spoke of a newsmaker hospitalized in "stable condition" on the August 24, 2023 edition of  The CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell.

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ERIN McLAUGHLIN erroneously informed viewers of the July 31, 2023 edition of NBC Nightly News that PAUL REUBENS was the "real name" of the actor who portrayed PEE WEE HERMAN.  Reubens' given name was PAUL RUBENFELD.