Alycia Lane, Future UHF Superstar?

You kids remember Alycia Lane, right? Yes, of course you do, and you are sick of her even though it’s been about six months since she’s last been on television.

Well, time to keep writing about her, anyway: Dan Gross reports some website reported Lane has been offered a main-anchor slot at San Diego’s KUSI-TV. KUSI-TV is, of course, an independent station not affiliated with any network. Also, it’s on Channel 51. Lane is said to be considering the offer.

On the plus side for Lane, KUSI-51 does show seven and a half hours of news every day, so she’ll be on air non-stop! And since San Diego isn’t known for its fantastic beaches and ridiculously nice weather, I have to assume everyone stays inside and watches TV all day.

Addendum: This News Blues website that Gross cites has a story today titled, “Philly newspapers continue Mendte drumbeat.” Awesomeness. Unfortunately, the site is subscription-only.

Alycia to anchor in San Diego? [Phillygossip]

Giving The People What They Want

A bikini photo (above) is on the cover of Metro today. Well played, gentlemen.

Metro [Thanks RJ]

Source: Mendte Read Lane’s Email

Everybody breathe, we’re going to be okay. Yes, sources tell the Inquirer federal authorities have concluded Larry Mendte accessed Alycia Lane’s email hundreds of times. Hundreds of times!

Michael Klein and John Shiffman also tell the story of how the FBI got involved: Somebody looked at Lane’s email at the CBS offices, and forgot to log out of alycia_baby@yahoo.com or whatever. The person who found the open account told Lane, and later somebody told the FBI — probably after realizing snooping in somebody else’s email is a crime! The Internet is serious business.

As you all know now, hilarity ensued.

The Associated Press talked with Lane’s lawyer who said whoever did this was probably just jealous of Alycia Lane: “There had been some jealousy by him over her popularity and ratings,” Paul Rosen said. “There was no question that she was rising faster than he was.” Alycia Lane, quickly eroding the public’s sympathy; she truly is the Terrell Owens of the local media. Paul Rosen would be Drew Rosenhaus, I suppose.”

The feds are still looking into the possibility Mendte shared information about Lane with the press. This story can only lead to one logical conclusion: Dan Gross being interviewed in a room with a single lightbulb overhead, refusing to divulge his sources for a story. It’s our own little Valerie Plame scandal! Only more important.

Did Mendte Snoop On Alycia For Media?

We were joking last night that it would be hilarious if Larry Mendte were the one who originally sent the Alycia Lane bikini emails from Suzy Shuster to Page Six. And now, this morning the Inquirer thoughtfully at least raises the possibility!

CBS3 anchor Larry Mendte opened former colleague Alycia Lane’s private e-mail account hundreds of times over many months, sources told The Inquirer yesterday, and the FBI is investigating whether he passed on gossip about Lane to the media.

Simply too awesome. “Even in a worse-case scenario,” the paper writes, Mendte is unlikely to face jail time. We’ve also learned that Alycia Lane uses a Yahoo! email account, apparently not swayed by the wonders of Gmail.

Mendte is apparently off-air indefinitely, too. Susan Barnett, now’s your chance to shine!

FBI focus: Did Mendte blab about Lane e-mail? [Inquirer]
Dan Gross: Dead air for Larry Mendte in fed probe [Daily News]

Inquirer: Feds Investigate CBS 3’s Mendte

My gawd, Larry! I know we all wanted those bikini photos but you didn’t have you didn’t have to do this!

Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation of CBS3 anchor Larry Mendte and searched his home to determine whether he illegally accessed the private e-mail of onetime colleague Alycia Lane, numerous sources told The Inquirer today.

Mendte’s lawyer, Michael A. Schwartz, confirmed tonight that FBI agents approached his client Thursday and searched his home. Schwartz said it was related to “claims made by Alycia Lane.” He added that “Larry is cooperating fully with the investigators and hopes to promptly reach a resolution of this matter.” [...]

FBI agents from the Computer-Crimes Squad executed a search warrant on Mendte’s Chestnut Hill home on Thursday and seized his personal computer - a rarity given his status as a journalist

Wow. And, once again, the whole Alycia Lane saga continues to not only (a) drag on, but (b) get even stranger. Who knows. But now that the feds are involved, will they release the bikini photos?

Larry Mendte probed for snooping on Alycia Lane, sources say [Inquirer]

Radio Host Fired For First Time Ever

Chris Booker has been fired from his morning show drive-time job at Q102, the Inquirer reports in a rather huge headline on the front page of Philly.com currently. (The website also switched from a photo of Booker himself to one of him and girlfriend Alycia Lane. Good move!)

Q102 is apparently moving “to a show that’s more music-intensive.” Oh, and Diego Ramos will not be fired, though a bunch of other people have been axed as well. I can only imagine that Barsky will soon be the host of a new morning show somewhere.

Booker told Mike Klein he was surprised: “I’ve been fired before for low ratings, but never for being No. 1.” On a side note, I enjoy tremendously the poll question on the front page of Philly.com: “Speak out: Did the station act hastily?” Ooh, yes, they should have waited until a full investigation was done of his show. Due process!

Booker is fired from Q102 [Inquirer]

CBS 3 Miffed Its Employees Still Remember Who Alycia Lane Is

Ha ha, apparently if your work fires your coworker you’re never allowed to see that person again. Or hang out with her boyfriend, at least. Yes, CBS 3 is upset some of its on-air talent went to Chris Booker’s birthday party.

Booker is, of course, the boyfriend of one Alycia Lane, who you can’t possibly have forgotten by now, but, hey, who knows?

Among staffers at the party were traffic anchor Bob Kelly, reporter Todd Quinones and meteorologist Doug Kammerer. We’re told that station management talked only with Kammerer, mostly for appearing in pictures on Q102’s website in which he was holding drinks. While several pictures of Kammerer remain on the site, at least one was removed this morning.

Gawd. How dare we live in a world where the public is allowed to know that Doug Kammerer drinks at an Atlantic City birthday party.

Oh, yeah, Lane is still suing the station, so that could have something to do with it.

CBS 3 upset over talent attending Alycia’s A.C. bash for Booker [Phillygossip]

Vince Fumo Uses Emoticons From ‘96 :-(

Earlier this week, the feds released a list of over 2,000 pieces of evidence for the upcoming trial of Vince Fumo. (Remember him?)

And, naturally, one of the pieces of evidence is an email Fumo allegedly sent to Alycia Lane. (Remember her?)

An Oct. 31, 2004, e-mail from Fumo to then-CBS 3 anchor Alycia Lane titled “We ARE Going to Win :-)”

Using an emoticon in a subject line? That’s a bigger crime than buying a bunch of Oreck vacuum cleaners.

Feds list evidence they’ll use on Fumo [Daily News]

Alycia Lane Still In News, Somehow

While it seems the Ongoing Saga of Alycia Lane has wrapped up, the New York tabloids are still writing about her. As such I’ve decided to write about her as well!

Lane (at right — not her wax figure in Madame Tussauds) was recently suggested by New York Daily News TV editor Richard Huff as a replacement for some dude who left up in NYC. As such, he got a lot of hate mail for some reason:

“What was your [TV Editor] Richard Huff thinking when he recommended Alycia Lane, the disgraced former Philadelphia reporter, for Chuck Scarborough’s position on Ch. 4 news?,” wrote Tom Mullen, a retired member of the NYPD.

“If this is the best candidate he could come up with, maybe the N.Y. Daily News might rethink Mr. Huff’s position,” Mullen wrote.

Whoo! Oh man, this is the biggest Alycia Lane story since… well, okay, I basically just wanted to post that wax-like Lane photo. Also, there’s no way she doesn’t end up on a new TV show after her six-month penance is over.

Readers chilly to hiring Alycia Lane from Philadelphia [NY Daily News]

Stern Gives Lane His Seal Of Approval

Alycia Lane is now a free woman, and she looks better on her left side than she does straight on. But still, she’s a free woman, as Dan Gross and Michael Klein report in articles full of juicy backstory and descriptions like “demure in a black Moschino suit and matching Louboutin stilettos” (that’s Klein, on Lane).

But by far the best report comes from Mighty Dan Gross, who chats it up with Howard Stern to get the King of All Media’s report on Alycia Lane.

“She’s hot…she has nice big titties… and is the best piece of ass Booker’s ever had,” Stern said of the former CBS3 anchor.. Lange chimed in that he had only met Lane for 10 seconds, but he had enough of a lasting impression that he was able to, we’re paraphrasing here, fantasize about her while masturbating.

Thanks, Dan! I was wondering if Howard Stern thought Alycia Lane had big tits and if Artie Lange jerked off while thinking about her!

Oh, and Alycia Lane wants to go work for another station in Philly. Sounds good to me!

A liberated Lane aiming at CBS3 [Inquirer]
Booker’s friend Howard Stern approves of Alycia [Phillygossip]
Alycia Lane: ‘I’m so glad this is over’ [Daily News]