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Morning News Anchor Pulls 'Anchorman'-Style Prompter Prank [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:17 +0000

It seems a Today Show reporter in Australia had a real Ron Burgundy moment. Funny stuff.. It seems Roz Kelly will also read anything that’s on the teleprompter. Fortunately, her co-anchor Karl Stefanovic didn’t put an F-bomb in there like Veronica did in the ‘Anchorman’ movie. However, he did get her to imply that she [...]

Weatherman Battles Hiccups On the Air [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:21:28 +0000

What happens when a weatherman gets the hiccups just as he's about to do the forecast? You'll see.

Falling TV Camera Turns Meteorologist Into a Crazy Dancer [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:11:41 +0000

She's probably glad she wore nice shoes to work.

TV Anchors Laugh Uncontrollably After Ryan Lochte Turns Up the Doofus [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:56:20 +0000

Ryan Lochte may swim in deep water, but he's not exactly a deep thinker. These news anchors lose control after their interview with the Olympic medalist.

Weatherman Falls for the Oldest Trick in the Book [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:25:29 +0000

Ah yes, the 'fake birthday name' trick. Well, we certainly hope there's not a 10-year-old boy out there with this name.

News Anchor Can't Get Through Fat Cat Story Without Cracking Up

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:25:59 +0000

It looks as if that obesity epidemic that America finds itself in has spread to the feline population. Perhaps our FLOTUS can tackle that next, but until she does, we’ll settle for this news anchor’s giggling coverage. Occasionally, journalists are expected to cover stories called “fluff pieces,” such as this one about a cat attempting [...]

Valentine's Day Weather Forecast Calls For 'Slow and Slutty' [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:15:25 +0000

We suspect the meteorologist in this video has a new nickname, courtesy of her coworkers.

News Blooper: TV Reporter Walks Into A Pole While Interviewing A Lawyer [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:45:05 +0000

Canadian television reporter Kent Molgat may have experienced the most painful news blooper of all-time when he walked smack into a pole while trying to interview a lawyer. So much for the famous walk and talk reporting style.

CBS News Anchor Has A Slip Of The Tongue While Addressing Prince William [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:00:12 +0000

Sometimes one word can make all the difference in a conversation, or in this case a news story. Very funny.CBS anchor Rob Morrison accidentally called Prince William the ‘Douche’ instead of ‘The Duke of Cambridge. Quite funny.

Hurricane Sandy TV News Blooper Collection [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:49:36 +0000

A few TV news bloopers from Hurricane Sandy coverage have surfaced, and we have the compilation video here.

Bird Poops On Fox World Series Anchor Live [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:24:26 +0000

Oh crap! FOX43 Sacramento anchor Paul Robins was on live TV outside of AT&T Park Thursday morning after the big Giants win when one of the area’s famous seagulls did his business on the anchor.Robins said “one of my goals in life is to make it on YouTube and I think I just did”.

Weatherman And His Phallic Graphic Blooper [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:40:20 +0000

Looks like Dan the weatherman in Salt Lake City is trying to tell us about a storm surge.Not much explaining needed here.

Man Apparently Commits Suicide After Car Chase, Live on Fox TV [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:37:27 +0000

Fox television aired what appears to be a man taking his own life today.

Anchorman 'Canoodle' Blooper Weather Girl Shocked [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:25:01 +0000

Just because a word sounds adorable, that doesn’t mean you should suggest doing it with the attractive weather girl. This news anchor learned that one the hard way after completely misunderstanding the word ‘canoodle’ in the previous segment. His co-worker’s reaction… priceless.

Oh Spit! Woman's Spit Storm Caught on Tape [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:09:04 +0000

This Chicago woman is a phlegm factory. Luckily every appetizing second of her spit storm is caught on tape by this TV crew getting ready to do a story. The reporter’s reaction is priceless. Sure, everyone hacks up a loogie every once in a while. But most of us do it privately. Without TV cameras [...]

Doing A News Story Inside A Bar Is Not Always A Good Idea [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:15:37 +0000

As a TV news reporter you have to go where the news is happening. Even if that place is a bar full of intoxicated people.

I would place this story in the 'best video bomb behind a reporter ever'.

Very funny take a look.

Meat Loaf: TV Station Makes a Delicious Mistake [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:41:47 +0000

A San Diego TV station confused singer Meat Loaf with the crappy meal your mom forced you to eat, meatloaf. The tasty TV blooper is after the jump.

It appears, however, that they got two out of three stories right.

Here's the test: When someone mentions "Meat Loaf" which do you think of first?

Awkward: TV Weatherman Has String Of Painfully Botched Jokes [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:31:17 +0000

A local Fox Tuscaloosa weathermanhosted “weather Wednesday” in a Walgreens parking lot in which a couple girls perform a cheer “I’ve got spirit in my britches.” And it’s all downhill after that as the weatherman’s follow-up quips explode with compounding awkwardness, one after the other. Take the jump and see for yourself. video platformvideo managementvideo [...]

Weather Forecaster Gets Frustrated During Live Broadcast [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:32:24 +0000

** UPDATE **

It turns out Rachael Plath's gaffe was prerecorded. She was very sick, so management gave her permission to tape her weather segment and go home. Station bosses have gone on record saying that the segment depicted in the video below was an outtake, and aired because of a technical mistake in the control room.

Something unexpected happened during Rachael Plath's live weather on KRDO-TV. The Colorado Springs weather forecaster lost it, and she wound up asking the same question many of us ask once in a while at work:

Distracted TV Reporter Walking Fail [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:48:18 +0000

TV Reporters will do ~~almost~~ anything to get the story. This one was so intent on getting it that he forgot to watch where he was going. The sound you hear is that of his head striking the metal pole.

Do you think the man he was pursuing saw the obstacle up ahead, and intentionally let the reporter walk right into it? Fail!