L. Elaine Green (née Browning; November 5, 1940 – May 5, 2014) was an American TV reporter who worked for WCPO-TV for 14 years (1969–83). Career. Green worked as a model on the Mike Douglas Show in Cleveland before moving to work at WCPO after being hired in 1969 by future husband Al Schottelkotte to be a fashion reporter. She was then trained to be a news journalist by Schottelkotte. She won the Peabody award in 1981 for her 1980 interview conducted while being held hostage along with others by James Hoskins for 12 hours in the headquarters of the TV station on October 15, 1980.
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