Quick answer
Reporters
- Status
- Television NPC
- Room
- The television
- First night
- Morning broadcasts through the run
- What to do
- Use the broadcast as the nightly clue, then still apply each guest's own false positives. Later reports are less credible on purpose.
Also called CR Channel reporter.
Roster checked 2026-10-09. Page updated 2026-10-17.
Who they are
The reporters are the television, not the door. The main news reader has short brown hair, blue eyes, white teeth, a dark blue shirt, and thick square glasses that enlarge his eyes. He smiles through a prepared CR Channel script about how to separate a Visitor from a person. A weather reader and a woman correspondent also appear in the article's image set. None of them ask for shelter.
The useful mechanic is the morning list of FEMA-sourced signs. That list is the "active nightly clue" the guest pages keep pointing at. Early reports are the cleanest version of the minigame. As the days pass, the character article says the signs get less credible. A late-week clue that contradicts a guaranteed human, or that matches a documented false positive, is the broadcast failing, not the roster changing.
Conspiracy Theorist is the guest who used to work as a reporter and was fired for his parasite claims. He is a randomized kitchen guest, not this anchor. The developer joke that pairs the anchor with Pale Visitor is a joke. The article says there is no in-game interaction between them.
Watching the set still matters for Idiot Box if you are clearing television achievements, but that achievement is "watch all television programs," not a reporter ending. There is no species check and no bed.
Endings and achievements
No dedicated ending is tied to this entry in the roster. Survival endings still care whether a Visitor is alive in the house on day 14.
FAQ
Are the reporters guests?
No. They appear on the CR Channel broadcast and never join the roster.
Do the TV signs stay accurate?
They are FEMA's clues, and the character article says they become less credible as the run goes on.
Is the Conspiracy Theorist the news anchor?
No. He is a fired reporter who shows up as a randomized guest. The anchor stays on television.
Does the reporter meet the Pale Visitor?
Not in the game. A developer joke about the pairing is not a scene.
Related characters
- Conspiracy TheoristRandomized guest · Kitchen
- Pale VisitorAntagonist, not a roster guest · Door and windows; no bed
- FEMA AgentAgency NPC, not a roster guest · Door, then he takes someone