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Rhode Island Mom Goes Berserk and Attacks News Crew

Donald Deane — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:15:37 +0000

On Tuesday, an enraged mother in Providence, Rhode Island attacked a news crew when they showed up to interview her about the shooting of her daughter at a graduation party. As a result, she was charged with two counts of felony assault. So much for breaking the cycle of violence. ABC6 reporter Abbey Niezgoda was [...]

Did This Reporter Just Say 'Sex'???

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:59:29 +0000

We figured athletes were good with the ladies but apparently this reporter knows more than we do. In a recent news blooper, Comcast SportsNet reporter Susannah Collin flubs the word success in a major way during her report about the Chicago Blackhawks. Standing just outside the team’s locker room, she starts off on the right foot, speaking [...]

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.

Montana TV Station Gets Hacked With Zombie Warning

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:37:07 +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.

Reporter Has the Best Response Ever to Rude Videobomber

Donald Deane — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:57:43 +0000

Normally, it’s pretty easy for someone to disrupt a live news report with a carefully-placed videobomb. But the annoying woman in this clip gets totally owned by a reporter who just isn’t having it. Jessica Sanchez of Local 6 News in Orlando was recently broadcasting live from Bourbon Street in New Orleans when a loud [...]

Awesome Traffic Reporter Boasts Best Dance Moves of 2012

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:27:46 +0000

We've said it several times before, and we'll say it again-- news reporters are awesome and super talented, in a variety of ways. So far the rapping weatherman tops our list as one of the coolest reporters around, but we recently discovered a dude who's giving him a run for his money. We'd like to introduce you to the most coordinated dancing traffic anchor around, Bob Herzog.

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 [...]

Newscaster Gustavo Almodovar Has the Greatest Sign-Off

Emerald Catron — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:55:40 +0000

At this precise moment in time, we are so grateful that we don’t live in Orange County. If we did, the local news might have driven us insane by now. Here’s a video compilation of reporter Gustavo Almodovar signing off over and over again. And every time it’s exactly the same. We aren’t sure how [...]

Rapping Weatherman Takes on 'Gangnam Style'

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:58:03 +0000

Remember that rapping weatherman who made storm patterns seem fun? Well, meteorologist Nick Kosir is back with a bang, and this time, he’s going at it PSY-style. First, weather reporters are awesome as is. They give us hilariously immature bloopers, after all. But Nick amps up the forecast game by spitting out some seriously mean [...]

News Reporter Eats Cat Food, Harasses Doorman to Tell Story

Emerald Catron — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:15:51 +0000

When Detroit News reporter Charlie LeDuff wants to prove a point, Detroit News reporter Charlie LeDuff is going to prove a point. In this video, he eats cat food to prove that even animal byproducts from a can taste better than the food Meals on Wheels was serving to seniors. He also becomes the bane [...]

News Anchor Schools Internet Bully on Live TV

Emerald Catron — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:04:21 +0000

A CBS news anchor and reporter from Wisconsin decided she wasn’t going to let a bully make her feel bad. Then she turned the tables on him and pointed out to the world that he’s a gigantic doofus on air. Jennifer Livingston: 1, Internet Jerk: 0. A viewer sent a letter to Livingston, saying that [...]

Did an Actual Fireball Shoot Through the Sky in Texas?

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:31:31 +0000

The folks in San Antonio, Texas got quite a treat earlier this month when an unexplained fireball, or rather something that looked like a fireball streaked across the midday sky. “It was like a little piece of the sun falling,” was how one witness described it to NBC 4 in San Antonio. That news report [...]

News Anchors Have A Little Too Much Fun During a Commercial Break

Alex Staub — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:42:10 +0000

Most people run to the refrigerator during a commercial break, but these two news anchors use that time to practice their well choreographed dance routine. Chicago's WGN News anchors Robert Jordan and Jackie Bange have had a lot of time to practice this little number and it definitely shows.

Terrible Chainsaw Mishap Almost Happens in Background of News Report [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:18:44 +0000

As a TV journalist reports on the aftermath of a big storm, one of the workers cleaning up the wreckage in the background almost falls on his chainsaw. The worker’s reaction to nearly sawing his own face off is remarkably casual. [via Say OMG]

News Reporter Fails to Double as a Sketch Artist

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:04:48 +0000

In this vintage clip, a TV reporter tries to use a sketch pad to illustrate what had happened in a trial he is covering. As you can see in the video below, the news man would have never made it as a sketch artist. [via Say OMG]

Local Ohio TV Station Covers Corruption Trial With Puppets [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:38 +0000

Currently, a high-profile corruption trial is taking place in Ohio, and in order to circumvent the fact that cameras aren’t allowed in the courtroom, a local TV station has come up with a unique solution to report trial highlights: puppets. WOIO in Cleveland has been using puppets on a daily basis to cover the trial [...]

Teens Arrested For 'Dine and Ditch' — Worst First Date Ever?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:07:39 +0000

During their first date at a Vero Beach, FL, T.G.I Fridays, 18-year old Devin Norling and 19-year-old Sydney Sanders discovered that they had something in common: Neither wanted to pay for their meal. So the new couple pulled the old “dine and ditch” move and got busted. That’s gonna be one awkward second date. Sanders was [...]

16-Year-Old Joanna Kearns Drives Car She Was Born In [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:42:16 +0000

For her sixteen birthday, Joanna Kearns got a 1989 Honda — the very car she was born in when her parents couldn’t make it to the hospital. Well, at least it isn’t the car she was conceived in. (As far as she knows.) That would be really awkward. Learn more about this special Honda (and the [...]

Brave Florida Mom Wrestles Gunman to the Ground [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:28:15 +0000

Chalk one up for the good guys! In Ocala, FL., a fearless mother forcibly wrestled an armed gunman to the ground and detained him until authorities arrived at the scene, according to MSNBC. The incident began when 25-year-old John Meekin attempted to rob 55-year-old Warren Kinsella at gunpoint at an ATM. Kinsella refused and Meekin [...]

Homecoming Queen Brianna Amat Nails Winning Field Goal [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:24:12 +0000

Eighteen-year-old Brianna Amat of Pinckney, Michigan is a former soccer player who found her stellar kicking skills were better utilized on the varsity football team. During Friday night’s game, she was called from the locker room at half-time to accept a crown. The popular senior had been voted Pinckney High School’s homecoming queen. For most [...]

Weather Gal Caught Stuffing Her Face on Live TV [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:19:56 +0000

Weather gal Fiona Gorostiza of Fox 4 in Dallas, Texas was stuffing her face with some sort of delicious snack during a recent newscast, completely oblivious to the fact that the weather graphics had disappeared and she was on live TV. Check out the hilarious news blooper below. [via Asylum UK] [button href="http://thefw.com/weather-graphics-local-news-video" title="Next: Weather Graphics Ruin Local [...]

Mariah Slick, a Student With Down Syndrome, Crowned Homecoming Queen in Moving Ceremony [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:51:36 +0000

Mariah Slick, a high school senior from Texas who was born with Down Syndrome, was crowed homecoming queen by her peers in a touching public ceremony. A favorite among the student body of Azle High School in Azle, TX., Slick was one of four students nominated for homecoming queen. The senior relentlessly cheers for her classmates [...]

Reporter Reaches Obvious Conclusion That Tasers, Pepper Spray Are Painful [NSFW VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:04:08 +0000

A good reporter does what it takes to get the story, no matter what. By that measure, Cody Bloomsburg of The Lewiston Tribune in Lewiston, ID is a great reporter.

The intrepid Bloomsburg willingly allowed Lewiston police to both taser him and blast him in the face with pepper spray all in the name of... well, that's unclear. Seems like we all already know that tasers and pepper spray really hurt, even if we haven't experienced the pain firsthand.

Irene Stinks! Watch News Correspondent Get Covered in Raw Sewage [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:39:03 +0000

Whenever natural disasters strike, news stations often send out a few poor saps to report from the scene. With Hurricane Irene, we typically saw wind-whipped, rain-soaked correspondents in various locations talking about the storm's fury.

But if there's an award for Most Deserving of Hazard Pay, it has to go to Washington, DC Fox affiliate WTTG's Tucker Barnes.