WPVI-TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1987
Broadcast of the R. Budd Dwyer suicide
During its January 22, 1987, noon newscast, the station partially rebroadcast the televised suicide of Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer, an event that remains associated with debates over graphic-news judgment and broadcast ethics.