News Anchor Drops F-bomb At The End of News (VIDEO)

It really is true!  Two of the most dangerous things to be around are an "unloaded gun" and a microphone.  Case in point, this weekend anchor in Witchita, who thought his mic was off at the end of the news and drops an F-bomb on the Heartland...

Weathercaster Loses Bet, Does Forecast Nude

French Weathercaster and former model Doria Tiller made a promise to viewers that if France qualified for the World Cup Soccer Tournament, she would do her forecast naked.  They did and she did...

Woman Goes Nuts At Cellphone Store, Moons Clerk

From Detroit, a story about a woman who lost it when she couldn't get a refund on her son's newly purchased cellphone and eventually mooned the clerk on the way out the door!  We warn you, some images are very disturbing!

Former KMOV Anchor Accusing KMOV Of Keeping Him From Gettng A Job

You might remember Larry Conners, the longtime St. Louis KMOV Anchor who was fired after posting on his personal facebook page that the IRS has targeted him after interviewing President Obama.

Well now, he claims KMOV is enforcing a non-compete clause, which is keeping him from working in the St Louis area, after receiving a job offer from another station.

San Francisco Station Lowers The Bar For Broadcast Journalism

While both KTVU and The National Transportation Safety Board are apologizing for an on-air blunder which led to fake names of the Asiana Flight 214 crew, the situation points out a fact we see all too many times.

Here's what happened:  During KTVU's Friday noon newscast, anchorwoman Tori Campbell told viewers, "KTVU has just learned the names of the four pilots who were on board," then proceeded to read the names which obviously came from a racially insensitive joke someone had made up.  The announcement came complete with a graphic, as she continued, "Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow"

 

Of course, it didn't take long for the phones to start ringing and then for KTVU to issue an apology.  Then the finger pointing began.  Apparently, a reporter from KTVU had called the NTSB after receiving a "tip." and asked the NTSB to confirm the names.  As it happened, an intern at the NTSB answered the phone and, probably thinking it was a joke, confirmed it.  Then KTVU "ran with it."  Their "scoop."

Of course, the KTVU reporter or producer never asked for the intern's name.  Later the NTSB issued a statement: "A summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft. The NTSB does not release or confirm the names of crew members or people involved in transportation accidents to the media. We work hard to ensure that only appropriate factual information regarding an investigation is released and deeply regret today's incident. Appropriate actions will be taken to ensure that such a serious error is not repeated."

Maybe a bigger question is, how could someone not receive this information and immediately recognize it as a joke?  How could an anchor READ these names before airing them (as they're supposed to do) and not recognize it as a joke?  How could an anchor READ THESE NAMES OFF A TELEPROMPTER ON THE AIR without recognizing it as a joke?  How could the graphic artist make the graphic without recognizing it as a joke? 

Here's the video and apology:

In the words of today's youth: Epic Fail!

UPDATE: Asiana Airlines says it's going to SUE KTVU for damaging it's reputation!  On the other hand, does this really damage the airline's reputation more than ACTUALLY CRASHING A PLANE? 

What's Under The Desk?

The TV Anchor you see on the set isn't necessarily representative of what they're wearing from the waist down! Sometimes, you'll see an anchor wearing a shirt, tie and even jacket, but from the waist down, they're wearing jeans or even shorts.   Take this example from Las Vegas.... It appears the reporter was doing a live segment by a monitor during the news. At home, you're only seeing him from the waist up, but in the wide shot, (look to the left part of the video, in the background) you can see from the waist down he's wearing shorts and sandals! (Watch the video below)

How Reporters Get Even!

Great report from WGN where a reporter gets even with people trying to "photo bomb" his reports!

News Anchor's Debut Blows up, with F-Bomb and S-Bomb

New college graduate AJ Clemente's TV News Anchor career began Sunday night, and effectively ended that night as well, after he failed to realize his mic was hot and began the newscast by dropping an f-bomb, followed by an s-bomb.  He was fired today.

Don't they teach college broadcasting students that "unhot mics" are like "unloaded guns"? They're the most dangerous kind!  On the bright side, he's now been viewed by FAR more people than he would in a whole year in North Dakota.

Tough way to start a career!  It'll be interesting to see if anyone will hire him now!  I'm betting someone will though. (Caution for language)

UPDATE: Yep....job offers right and left! Tip to young broadcasters: Curse MORE!

Tampa TV Meteorologist Captures UFO on Video

Tampa TV Meteorologist Brooks Garner was out walking his dog when he saw a parade of lights in the air, so he videoed them!  Are they from another world??   Here's the article.

One thing for sure, Garner will be doing some flying of his own soon...he's moving to a station in Houston, Texas next month.  Here's the UFO Video:

TV Producer Confuses Syrian Skyline with Video Game Assassin's Creed

OK...a Danish TV producer confused a background from the video game "Assassin's Creed" for a photo of the Syrian skyline for a news story.  It happens all the time.  Right?    Oh my....

Dang video games are getting MUCH too realistic!

Bizarre: Stoner Hitchhiker Describes Whacking Crazed Attacker

Here's a bizarre report, in which a homeless surfer hitch hiker describes stopping a crazed attacker who claimed he was Jesus,  by hitting him with a hatchet.  Here's the "interview".  Like Totally, man... (caution for language)