Reporters Who Ruined Their Careers In A Matter Of Seconds

There is, apparently, such a thing as TMI in reporting. We want the details, but how much is too much?Shea Allen, a news reporter for the local Alabama ABC affiliate WAAY probably should have left out some details when revealing cheeky behind-the-scenes secrets about her job. According to Today, the reporter was fired in 2013

There is, apparently, such a thing as TMI in reporting. We want the details, but how much is too much? Shea Allen, a news reporter for the local Alabama ABC affiliate WAAY probably should have left out some details when revealing cheeky behind-the-scenes secrets about her job. According to Today, the reporter was fired in 2013 after writing a personal blog post called "Apologies: Confessions of a Red Headed Reporter" during her time off from work.

In the now-deleted post (via Today), the reporter admitted to a slew of salacious things regarding her work process, like "her best sources have a secret crush on her, and she's gone without a bra during a live report — and no one noticed." She also wrote that she "refuses to do stories" about "old people" because she's scared of them (never mind the fact that Allen, should she be so lucky, will one day be old).

"I was being snarky and funny; I certainly didn't think it would come to this," Allen said in an interview with Today. Around the time of her firing, the reporter told HuffPost Live (via Poynter) that she had just "$148 in [her] checking account" and wasn't allowed to violate her non-compete agreement with the station or she'd be sued. As of this writing, it looks like Allen is no longer in the TV news business and, instead, runs a film production studio where she makes documentaries.

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