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'''Mi-Jung Kanaka''' was a [[Newsreader|news anchor]] of [[Japan]]ese descent, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') who reported for the [[San Francisco]] [[television]] channel [[KKBE]] in the [[1990s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | '''Mi-Jung Kanaka''' was a [[Newsreader|news anchor]] of [[Japan]]ese descent, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') who reported for the [[San Francisco]] [[television]] channel [[KKBE]] in the [[1990s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
In [[1997]] she delivered a news report for KKBE 7 nightly news on the [[murder]] of Senator [[Daniel Ben-Zvi]] and its possible connection to the [[Noe Valley vampire murders]] the [[1996|previous]] [[year]]. [[Carolyn McConnell]], who had great interest in [[vampire]]s due to a previous encounter with one in [[1976]] witnessed the report. When Carolyn sought out Kanaka the following morning to ask questions about the murder Kanaka spoke with her, despite thinking she shouldn't do so. She told Carolyn that an [[army]] [[general]], [[Adrienne Kramer]] of [[ | In [[1997]] she delivered a news report for KKBE 7 nightly news on the [[murder]] of Senator [[Daniel Ben-Zvi]] and its possible connection to the [[Noe Valley vampire murders]] the [[1996|previous]] [[year]]. [[Carolyn McConnell]], who had great interest in [[vampire]]s due to a previous encounter with one in [[1976]] witnessed the report. When Carolyn sought out Kanaka the following morning to ask questions about the murder Kanaka spoke with her, despite thinking she shouldn't do so. She told Carolyn that an [[army]] [[general]], [[Adrienne Kramer]] of [[UNIT]] came to ask questions about the incident. Kramer held her up for an [[hour]] with questions but did not take any action to block further broadcasts. Kanaka also revealed to Carolyn that she had seen six [[Death|dead]] [[Corpse|bodies]] in her time as a reporter, and Ben-Zvi was the sixth. His death was peculiar to her because he bled to death through an opened vein in his leg, but there was no [[blood]]. The exsanguination bolstered Carolyn's vampire theories, and Kanaka ask her to share any details if she had anything to add to the story. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'') | ||
On [[New Year's Eve]] [[1999]], Kanaka gave a report for KKBE with fellow news anchor [[Joanna (Doctor Who)|Joanna]] on the strange [[weather]] phenomena, including [[flood]]s in [[Russia]] and [[snow]] in [[Hawaii]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') dubbed "The Millennium Effect". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') Kanaka also reported that a [[beryllium]] [[atomic clock]] was going to be unveiled at the [[Institute for Technological Advancement and Research]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | On [[New Year's Eve]] [[1999]], Kanaka gave a report for KKBE with fellow news anchor [[Joanna (Doctor Who)|Joanna]] on the strange [[weather]] phenomena, including [[flood]]s in [[Russia]] and [[snow]] in [[Hawaii]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') dubbed "The Millennium Effect". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') Kanaka also reported that a [[beryllium]] [[atomic clock]] was going to be unveiled at the [[Institute for Technological Advancement and Research]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 5 April 2024
Mi-Jung Kanaka was a news anchor of Japanese descent, (PROSE: The Novel of the Film) who reported for the San Francisco television channel KKBE in the 1990s. (TV: Doctor Who)
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1997 she delivered a news report for KKBE 7 nightly news on the murder of Senator Daniel Ben-Zvi and its possible connection to the Noe Valley vampire murders the previous year. Carolyn McConnell, who had great interest in vampires due to a previous encounter with one in 1976 witnessed the report. When Carolyn sought out Kanaka the following morning to ask questions about the murder Kanaka spoke with her, despite thinking she shouldn't do so. She told Carolyn that an army general, Adrienne Kramer of UNIT came to ask questions about the incident. Kramer held her up for an hour with questions but did not take any action to block further broadcasts. Kanaka also revealed to Carolyn that she had seen six dead bodies in her time as a reporter, and Ben-Zvi was the sixth. His death was peculiar to her because he bled to death through an opened vein in his leg, but there was no blood. The exsanguination bolstered Carolyn's vampire theories, and Kanaka ask her to share any details if she had anything to add to the story. (PROSE: Vampire Science)
On New Year's Eve 1999, Kanaka gave a report for KKBE with fellow news anchor Joanna on the strange weather phenomena, including floods in Russia and snow in Hawaii, (TV: Doctor Who) dubbed "The Millennium Effect". (PROSE: The Novel of the Film) Kanaka also reported that a beryllium atomic clock was going to be unveiled at the Institute for Technological Advancement and Research. (TV: Doctor Who)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mi-Jung Kanaka was portrayed in the 1996 television movie Doctor Who by Mi-Jung Lee, a real journalist and news anchor in Vancouver, Canada, who has acted has a news anchor in many other television and film roles. Although Lee was listed only as "News Anchor" in the film's credits, the character was given the name of Mi-Jung Kanaka in Gary Russell's novelisation of the film.
