Aussie Reporters Fight Over Wardrobe
Like everyone else, news anchors and reporters can be stressed out or make mistakes while on the job. The only difference being their actions (and reactions) are filmed and televised live, for all to see. From the former Mayor of San Francisco's wife accidently exposing a little too much, to anchors quitting on-air in epic fashion.
These are the craziest things to have ever happened on live television. Click through to see more from Jackie Guerrido later!
What happens when three Australian news reporters all wear white on the same day? Pretty much a cat fight. After noticing that all three ladies were wearing white tops during a three-way split screen segment, host Amber Sherlock asked reporter Julie Snook to put on a jacket, to prevent all three from matching. A request turned into a demand after Snook hesitated and rolled her eyes.
Reporter Gives Up Job for Cannabis Club
'If it’s an issue, I’ll just jump on out, honestly,' Snook says. 'Fine, just jump on out, if that’s what you’d like to do' Sherlock replies. The ladies continue to snap at each other, back and forth as they’re all wearing mics. Snook reappears wearing a black jacket and all three ladies are all smiles as they go live.
Charlo Greene was a reporter for KTVA, a CBS affiliate news station based in Anchorage, Alaska. Keyword being was since the reporter quit on air after revealing she was the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, which was part of the news story that she was reporting on at the time. She also threw in an explicit live, on air, to put the final nail in the coffin.
Creeping On Camera
She said, 'Now everything you’ve heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska. And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, F***KING I quit.'
While on a Headline Prime segment, Glenn Beck uses a story about topless photos of an American Idol contestant being shared around to hit on his attractive guest. As he is asking for her input on the way that scandals like this are filtered around, he interrupts to extend an invitation to his office saying, “Deena, I’ve got some time and camera.
Laughing On Camera
Why don’t you stop by.” And after seeing the look on her face, he plays it off as a joke and moves on, but wait, what? That was so creepy!
As what has to be one of the most embarrassing moments of her life, this female news anchor’s “confession” to taking spankings as an adult was taken out of context- or was it? While on the topic of disciplining children, her co-anchor inquires whether or not she received many spankings as a child. As she responds with “As a kid?
A Lover’s Affair On Air
No,” he cannot keep himself together. Realizing what she had just admitted on air, she verbally scrambles to try to take back the words, but it is just too late.
Too High To Report
Although we are not quite sure what went on between these two co-anchors on this English news station, female anchor Belinda let the world know how she felt about her co-anchor’s “size.” Wrapping up a segment on an English Olympian athlete’s tiny urn, anchor Mark says “Belinda, I just don’t understand how something so small can be so impressive.” To which Belinda replies with “Well, Mark you would know about that.” Ouch, clearly she knows something.
In one of our all-time favorite news clips, this English reporter is too high to report through no fault of his own. With the caption “legally high” on the screen, this reporter is standing in front of 8 1/2 tons of heroin, opiates, hash-sheesh and various narcotics set on fire.
Yikes
He and his cameraman end up getting so high off of the fumes that they can’t even get through the segment. Not to mention his laugh is hysterical.
A fear years ago, a newscaster referred to wrestler Hulk Hogan by the “n-word” on live television! He was disciplined by his producers, and later apologized personally to Hogan, though his career never fully recovered.
Watch Your Back
You know what they say about needing to watch your words… this guy is living proof!
An Australian news channel recently went to a bank to conduct an interview with a prestigious banker. But… they apparently didn’t warn the rest of the employees!
The Columbine Shooting
If you look carefully at the background of this image, you can see a banker looking at risque photographs of supermodel Miranda Kerr!
In 1999, two high school boys in Columbine, Colorado, launched a mass shooting spree on students at their school. Due to helicopter footage, the entire nation watched in shock as children fled the building in fear for their life.
A Baby For Poppy
This was definitely one of the most traumatic moments in many of these kids’ lives!
CNN news anchor Poppy Harlow was giving a broadcast on tax rates when her speech began to slur. The camera crews immediately began a commercial break, and Harlow was back on camera in a few minutes to reassure her viewers that she was just fine.
The Casey Anthony Verdict
She was pregnant with her daughter and just got a little overheated.
In 2012, Casey Anthony was arrested when she was suspected of murdering her three-year-old daughter, Caylee. Nearly everyone in the country believed she was guilty of the crime, so when the judge read a “Not Guilty” verdict on live TV, there was mass outrage!
Bugs!
Still, we have a legal system in the US for a reason…
It was a beautiful day for Brad Wills to report the weather from the beach when a large bug flew right in front of his face! He immediately veered to the side to avoid being attacked, but the cameras cut back to the studio crew.
Creepy Captain Jack Sparrow
Another reporter said, “Brad was just attacked by either a large bug or a small drone.” Funny!
This reporter is not a happy camper when she gets surprised by the one and only Captain Jack Sparrow. On her attempt to reach Breaking Bad fans on the streets of Hollywood, NBC reporter Madison Brookes gets harassed by random Captain Jack Sparrow wannabe and she cannot hold back her feelings.
“Why Don’t You Set Us On Fire, Obama?”
As he creepishly smells her hair on air, he is pulled off the camera’s view with Madison looking dumbfounded and disgusted. Such a funny take!
Anyone that watches Glenn Beck’s show knows how extreme he can get, but this scene truly takes the cake.
Bug-Eyed Mugshot
Discussing Obama’s attempt to legalize aliens without solving the border and drought issues, Glenn lets the world know how he really feels by pretending to soak his Red Eye guest in “gas.” Although we know it’s freezing cold water, he continues to drench the man pretending to be Obama “setting the country on fire.”
While delivering an on-air report on murderer Steven Grant, this female Michigan news reporter could not keep it together after seeing the suspect’s bug-eyed mugshot. While even announcing that Steven chopped up his wife into pieces, she could not stop cracking up.
Max Headroom
Even worse, the mugshot was displayed a second time onscreen which further continued to make the anchor laugh while relaying the gruesome details of the murder.
This may be the most famous incident in the history of television! In 1987, a news channel was hijacked by thirty seconds of a man jumping around and yelling profanities in a Max Headroom mask.
No More Kardashians
He repeated the scheme later in the night, and has never been caught! Now that takes some serious skill!
“Good Day Orlando” co-host John Brown has had ENOUGH of talking about the Kardashians.
NSFW
During a live segment last year, he stormed off the set because, as he said, “he was sick of talking about them!” He later clarified that this was meant to be a sarcastic joke, though we wonder if that’s really the truth…
The Fox31 news team in Denver, Colorado, accidentally showed a picture of someone’s “inappropriate parts” on live air! It had been shared on Twitter earlier that day.
Guts and Glory
Moral of the story: be careful where you post your “special” pics — they just might appear on television!
In 1974, Sarasota news anchor Christine Chubbuck interrupted her morning newscast with the following statement: “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first: attempted suicide.” She then shot herself behind the ear and died soon after.
There are no tapes of the incident available to the public at this time.