Tracy Rowlett Taking Flak For Being Chesapeake Chump

Yeterday many people in the D/FW zone of Texas were surprised to learn that local CBS Channel 11 News Guy, Tracy Rowlett, was quitting TV to be a part of Chesapeake Energy's ongoing propaganda campaign, by anchoring an online "news" channel called Shale TV.

Apparently Rowlett has been taking a lot of flak and accusations of being a sell out, ala Tommy Lee Jones.

The Dallas alternative paper of record had an interesting article about the Rowlett chump.

Click here to read the article.

The article includes at least one link to a very informative blog.

Read a blurb from the article below.

Dallas Observer: So, from the tone in your voice, I can already tell you're stunned by the reaction you've received from folks here and elsewhere concerning your decision to work for Chesapeake.

Rowlett: I am catching hell, but the unfortunate truth is most of what the bloggers are saying isn't true. Just give us an opportunity to do what we're going to do and just judge us based on what we'll do. You gotta remember, every program I've done had a sponsor. And I wouldn't kill a negative story about a sponsor. We've got what I'd like to think are three premier journalists -- including Olive Talley and Jon Sparks -- and they don't come any better than that. John broke the SMU scandal, and Olive was a Pulitzer finalist. We're not chumps jumping into the PR side.