{"id":8,"date":"2019-08-10T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/08\/10\/every-local-tv-story-should-feature\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:30:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:30:47","slug":"every-local-tv-story-should-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=8","title":{"rendered":"Every Local TV Story Should Feature Billy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5879,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wsaz.com\\\/content\\\/news\\\/Negligence-of-City-of-Huntington-crew-causes-tree-to-crash-into-students-car-526183431.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5880,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/HardFactorNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5881,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/BjDT43TyI1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5882,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/barstoolsports\\\/status\\\/1160202164133912577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20231212180759\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/barstoolsports\\\/status\\\/1160202164133912577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 11:11:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:400}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 11:11:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:400},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nCity workers in Huntington, WV cut down a tree that was a hazard due to limbs breaking off. Unfortunately, the tree didn&#8217;t fall where they wanted it to go. The full story is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsaz.com\/content\/news\/Negligence-of-City-of-Huntington-crew-causes-tree-to-crash-into-students-car-526183431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here at WSAZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That was sad for the young lady whose Fiat 500 was destroyed. However, out of this comes a new hero of local TV news. That hero is Billy Tatum. You can hear why is the excerpt that has gone viral on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\nAll time interview <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HardFactorNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HardFactorNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BjDT43TyI1\">pic.twitter.com\/BjDT43TyI1<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1160202164133912577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nDon&#8217;t you just know every local TV reporter who wants to make it to the big time wishes they had Billy Tatum in their highlight reel.<\/p>\n<p>In case you have trouble with West Virginia accents, here is what Billy had to say.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>&#8220;It sounded like a beer can getting flattened,&#8221; Tatum said. &#8220;It just was &#8216;crunch.&#8217; I hate to say it, but it was kind of cool, you know? What guy doesn&#8217;t like destruction. That&#8217;s why we go to demolition derbies, but hey, the bottom line is that&#8217;s that girl&#8217;s new car, and she can&#8217;t get to school now.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City workers in Huntington, WV cut down a tree that was a hazard due to limbs breaking off. 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