Dave Shutton

David "Dave" Shutton, voiced by Harry Shearer, is a newspaper reporter who works for the Springfield Shopper; he wears a fedora similar to those worn by reporters of the 1940s. He first appeared in “Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish” which probably also was his most relevant appearance. He later was seen in the episodes “Radio Bart,” “Lisa the Beauty Queen,” “Treehouse of Horror III,” “Rosebud,” and “Old Yeller Belly.” Kent Brockman seems to hold him in slight contempt, possibly because they work in different news media; in “Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)” Shutton arrives at a scene and asks what’s going on, and Brockman replies “Oh, do your research, Shutton!” In both “Three Men and a Comic Book” and “$pringfield” he is disturbed while telephoning. Shutton has not made any speaking appearances since season 14's "Bart of War".