Arthur Chi'en Gets a New TV Job

Newsday reports that Arthur Chi'en the CBS 2 reporter, who was fired for retorting at hecklers (from Opie & Anthony) with the f-word, will be returning to our local TV stations by joining the Channel 11 News at Ten. Many people were surprised that trying to stand up for one's self could lead to firing, but, hey, CBS don't play that way. Chi'en told Newsday that given he has worked in TV for 12 years, "I think [WB 11 was] pretty comfortable with that record, instead of the choice five seconds." Plus he's doing that put-money-into-the-jar when you swear thing, so he'll never swear again! No, he didn't say that, but he did say he knows that this is "something that cannot happen again." Yeah, if it does, Chi'en will have to shop around a TV news concept for cable.

Chi'en was fired in May while reporting on Metrocard scamming, which proves the MTA has caused people to lose their jobs, though not in the "you've been late one too many times" way we thought it would. Gothamist says if you should see Chi'en reporting on a transportation issue near you, give him a "What the eff is going on, man!" but only after he's done taping. And you can order Chi'en Revolution t-shirts from Cafe Press.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 17, 2005 2:50 PM

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John

Hunter College High School in the house! Glad to see you're back, Arthur.

ed

OAAWITE

Don

Thank God. Arthur rocks hard! Give 'em heck!

Too bad the job is at a station no one watches.

Doug C.

Stu - it's not fair to pigeonhole O&A fans - not all of us are dullards. The show is more clever than you'd think.

pantrygirl

Glad to see Arthur back.

I wrote to CBS regarding his firing and got a stock email stating their policy on profanity.

Their loss.

It would be interesting to see how political news would be reported.

Corey Kanterman

Mark S--

The guy making the gestures wasn't a Howard Stern employee. He was a K-Rock DJ named Crazy Cabbie, who is the idiot now in federal prison for bragging on air about not paying taxes.

stu

IQ test: Do you listen to O&A? Answer:Yes. Test Results: Moron

bob

O&A PARTY ROCK

Mark S.

I am glad to see Chi'en employed again.

To be fair to O&A though, only the guy holding the sign was associated with the show. The other idiot making obscene gestures to the camera is actually an employee of the Howard Stern show.

And, despite what the media outlets reported, O&A said many times that Chi'en should not have lost his job, and blamed the station for overreacting.

Kudos WB11

jake

i agree with sacha- they should have an all arthur newscast for adults only.

Sacha

I, for one, would welcome an adults only news station helmed by Arthur. Less stories about brats in Summer camp and more "Holy fuck is it going to be hot today, details after the break"

Tim N.

Given the absolute amateurs and banalities that are on the Channel 2 morning show (tune in some time, it's beyond lame) it's amazing that a good news guy like Arthur Chi'en couldn't be forgiven for calling it as he saw it. I can't for the life of me figure out what the f*** is the problem with O&A fans.

hr

i believe the quote was "what the fuck is your problem man?!"

Kojak

Glad to hear he got another job. Next time control your anger until AFTER the live shoot.

THEN you may kick those Opie & Anthony assholes to the curb.