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David Letterman Tried to Get Cursing Reporter A.J. Clemente His Job Back

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:51:25 +0000

Usually, getting fired can be a miserable situation. However, for A.J. Clemente, it was his ticket to fame. Yes, we all remember the video that quickly went viral earlier this week of a young reporter cursing on air. After blowing up online and eventually getting canned, the ‘Late Show with David Letterman‘ made Clemente the [...]

News Anchor Curses in Debut Broadcast [NSFW]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:46:46 +0000

A.J. Clemente's first day at his new job couldn't have gone any worse. The new weekend news anchor for KFYR, the NBC affiliate in Bismarck, North Dakota, managed to kick off his on-air career with a live mic gaffe consisting of two of the seven dirty words which George Carlin famously explained you can never say on television.

Victim Gives Very Detailed Report of Hail Storm – KABOOYOW! KABOOYOW! [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:39:20 +0000

Sweet Brown, I know “ain’t nobody got time for that,” but I would like you to meet Michelle Clark, she may have just gave a better post disaster news interview than you believe it or not! Clark is from Brookshire, Texas and was talking to a local TV news outfit when she said about the [...]

Montana TV Station Gets Hacked With Zombie Warning

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:37:07 +0000

Yep, this happened. During what we can only assume was a mesmerizing episode of the 'Steve Wilkos Show,' an Emergency Alert System interrupted a Montana television station with a message claiming that "the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living." Meaning? Yes, a zombie attack was underway.

News Anchor Proposes Live On-Air

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:33:06 +0000

Thank God this worked out — if it hadn’t, it could have resulted in some serious dead air! In this clip, news anchor Mark Rivera asks his girlfriend (another reporter) to marry him on live television, and without hesitation (or even a glance at the ring) she gleefully accepts. In the movies, this is usually how [...]

Tomorrow (April 4th) Is "Hug a Newsman Day"

Laura Peterson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:55:46 +0000

I will forgo being too PC for this awesome holiday. It should probably be “Hug a News Anchor” or “Hug a Newsman/Newswoman Day.” Hug a Newsman Day is celebrated every April 4th. The “holiday” gives you the opportunity to give a great, big hug to your local newsperson. C’mon, admit it. You’ve watched Kevin Jacobsen [...]

An "Anchorman" Ron Burgundy Moment in Local News Cast [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:16:28 +0000

The Legendary Ron Burgundy from the Will Ferrel “Anchorman” movie was notorious for reading ANYTHING on the teleprompter. Watch this video from a TV station out of Green Bay, where the weather guy has a bit of the same problem. And the inspiration from the “Anchorman” movie:

Best TV News Bloopers of 2011

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:06:16 +0000

Oh boy here we go, these videos will now live in Infamy. Being in the broadcast field I know all to well about flubs on the air, but the nice thing about being on the radio is that nobody can see your face as you are scrambling behind the scenes. CAUTION: Some language in these [...]