News bloopers
News bloopers
VIDEO: Anchor stutters mightily during live news story read
Bay News 9 anchor Erica Riggins was reading your run of the mill story on some criminal doing criminal things when she was suddenly morphed into a caricature of Foghorn Leghorn. It’s no Serene Branson-level collapse, but it gets the job done. We apologize for
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VIDEO: Reporter hit by sprinkler during live shot
Are you a young journalism student looking for advice on how to carry yourself like a professional? Look no further than Steve Kuzj of ABC's Phoenix affiliate who barely bats an eyelash when he gets caught in the middle of sprinklers during a live report.
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VIDEO: And the worst “Obama/Osama” mix-up doesn’t even mention Osama
As the Osama bin Laden death story starts to move further into the distance, we need to cherish moments like these in which news anchors completely screw up the "Obama/Osama" name. In this clip, one news anchor reports on Osama bin Laden's death while only saying "Obama"...omitting, you know, the guy
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VIDEO: News anchor checks her hair, forgets to report news
This clip is from 9 News Adelaide, the same people brought you the “small but impressive” flub a couple months back. In it, anchor Kate Collins is seen fixing her hair and smiling like a doofus while unknowingly live on air.
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VIDEO: Local news producer has no clue how to make the weather map work
Perhaps being in NYC, I’m spoiled by the professionalism and handsomeness of our seasoned news producers. But this clip from WCBI in Starkville, MS of weatherman Jason Dunning’s problems with the on-screen weather display seems remarkably incompetent. Stick with it the whole way because it just gets
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VIDEO: Reporter’s love of male genitalia interrupts cooking segment
In this clip, a reporter Youngstown, Ohio’s NBC affiliate WGMJ is doing a typical morning cooking segment when her discussion of biscotti and what goes well with it gets a little naughty.
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VIDEO: Drunk guy trolls Fox NY reporter with vigorous tongue play
When you're reporting live on the scene on a holiday full of loutish drunks like St. Patrick's Day, there are going to be some casualties. In this case, it's the dignity of Lisa Evers as she attempts to put on her best serious reporter face and voice while a man performs air cunnilingus behind her.
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VIDEO: Snowboarder vigorously fake-jerks it behind reporter
it's Presidents' Day weekend and a lot of Americans may be hitting the mountains this weekend to celebrate. Los Angeles ABC 7 reporter Melissa MacBride checked in from the mountains at Wrightwood, CA to report on this trend and got caught in a snowboarder's deadly game of "pretend to excitedly
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VIDEO: Adorable reporter says “pro boner” instead of “pro bono”
Having seen this clip which amounts to 20 seconds of the KOMU 8 Missouri newscast, I will avoid going out on a limb and say it might be one of the more terrible ones in the country. Alex Swoyer might be a fine reporter for all I know. But her dispassionate reading through this story combined with saying
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VIDEO: Houston news anchor attempts to give the finger off-camera, fails
If ever there were a reminder that giving the finger is a fine art, take heed from KPRC in Houston’s anchor Owen Conflenti. He attempts to give the finger to a staffer off-camera during a live newscast. Small problem: His finger was in frame.
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VIDEO: Denver TV reporter chokes on salsa, cries a little
One job that always struck me as being sneakily difficult is being a local TV reporter doing live news updates from wacky locations. In this clip from NBC's Denver affiliate, reporter Greg Moss meets a salsa from a local establishment that completely derails the segment and also erodes his dignity.