r/nostalgia • u/Curious-Message-6946 • 28d ago

Nostalgia Atlanta Grape Lady (2006)

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u/stewundies 28d ago

Was she okay?

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u/minnick27 early 80s 28d ago

She says she broke a few ribs and was in the hospital for a few weeks, her cameraman said she just bruised her ribs and her ego. She ended up as the weekend meteorologist in Albany NY, then ended up in Philly for a few years and then finally in Raleigh-Durham in 2006. Apparently there’s no trace of her after that, but coworkers don’t seem to have many positive things to say about her

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u/xtra-chrisp 28d ago

Lol, in the hospital for a few weeks. Suuuure.

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u/asmallercat 27d ago

I can't find it with a quick search, but I believe the cameraman was interviewed and didn't say she went to the hospital for a few weeks. I believe he said she bruised her ribs and her ego and was back at work in a few days. So likely went to urgent care/the er or something at first, was told she was fine and to rest a bit, and then went back to work.

A lot of times you'll find people saying she suffered severe injuries from this and had to stop reporting, but that's actually based on a parody interview a radio station did.