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Published Tuesday, May 17, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

FUZZY LOGIC: Friday the 13th was either an unlucky day for CBS4 WBZ-TV sports anchor Bob Lobel, or for nationally syndicated cartoonist Darby Conley, depending upon how you look at life. Conley's strip, Get Fuzzy, took a direct jab at Lobel in the strip, essentially calling him out as an on-air drunk. Interestingly, the Boston Globe, which promotes Lobel as host of one its various Red Sox shows, decided to edit out Lobel's name from the strip (see below). Most other papers left it alone. But the syndicate, United Features, had wiped the whole thing clear off the archives by Monday, replacing it entirely with a simple knock-knock joke. Look for yourself. Conley is a local -- with a most recently known address in Boston -- so would have reason to know the local TV news scene. Lobel's attorney says he is reviewing their options.

Related: Bob Lobel's TV bio.
Earlier: Off-air problems reflected in on-air behavoir (Boston Herald)