Here are 10 of 2014’s most buzzed about live TV news moments. Here are 10 of 2014’s most buzzed about live news moments.Number 10. Adam...
Here are 10 of 2014’s most buzzed about live TV news moments. Here are 10 of 2014’s most buzzed about live news moments.Number 10. Adam Boulton and the fly, Sky News. Working outdoors comes with a unique set of risks, and among them is having a fly dart into your mouth. When exactly such a thing happened to this veteran commentator he made a few faces and paused for a moment, but soon forged ahead.Number 9. Charlo Greene, KTVA. This Anchorage, Alaska reporter quit her job on air. She’d just wrapped up a story about the legalization of marijuana when she announced she was going to devote her time to that very cause – starting immediately. Number 8. Playful pup, Global News Edmonton. Meteorologist Mike Sobel welcomed Ripple, a 1-year-old Shepherd-Mastiff mix, to join him in delivering the forecast. The dog, however, couldn’t have been less interested in weather, but was fully committed to getting in some playtime.Number 7. Mistaken identity, KTLA. While interviewing Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Rubin asked the star if he’d gotten a lot of attention for the Super Bowl commercial he’d done. The problem is that the spot he was referring to featured Laurence Fishburne. Jackson responded, “I’m not Laurence Fishburne. We don’t all look alike.”Number 6. Guy on a big bike, WEAR ABC 3. Reporter Ricki Vann was on the air telling people about the tough time cars were having in the area’s flash floods. Really tall bikes weren’t experiencing any troubles though. Well, the guy riding down the street on one at the time wasn’t, anyway. Number 5. Drug dealer, WFXT. Two men in Worcester, Massachusetts made the war on drugs a whole lot easier to fight. They walked into the background of a local news report and ended up having their entire transaction broadcast live. Number 4. Mike Tyson, CP24. The station’s anchor asked the boxer if he really believed that lending his endorsement to shamed Canadian Mayor Rob Ford would be helpful. Tyson’s response was a profanity-laden tirade. Number 3... Less
