Fainting On-Air

Journalist Poppy Harlow is best known for her work with Forbes and CNN, making her a credible TV personality that stays professional in front of the camera. However, while reporting one morning in December 2015, she got her fans concerned after she slurred her words and gasped for air.

After the incident, the show immediately went for a break, leaving more supporters wondering what happened, especially since she was pregnant at the time. A little later, Harlow took to Twitter to assure everyone that she was fine and only got a little hot and passed out. The anchor did take a leave from CNN in August 2021 to study.

Fatherhood is 24/7, 365

What’s best about working from home? Having enormous time with the kids. The worst? The little ones interrupting work. WCBS meteorologist Lonnie Quinn learned this the hard way when he set up a green screen for his weather forecast in 2020. This naturally had the kids curious and went to their father, who surely wasn’t expecting the surprise.

Quinn’s daughters, Lily and Savy, wouldn’t leave the set, worrying their father so much about his report. In the end, the weather forecaster could not do anything but report while attending to his kids. While he was concerned about what happened, the family did become online celebrities overnight!

Is Somebody There?

Even when news programs do what they do every day, there would always be times when things wouldn’t go as smoothly. Transitions from one segment to the other can be particularly difficult because when there’s a lack of communication, it could catch anchors off-guard.

This was exactly what happened to meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker in 2018, who had no idea that the scene panned to him early. Unsure if he was live, the poor guy kept saying “Hello,” and when he didn’t receive any feedback, continued to pick on his clothes and nails. At one point, he even showed he was frustrated clearly not realizing that he was on-air!

A Juxtaposition of Nonsensical Clips 

BBC is, no doubt, one of the most credible networks in terms of fair and balanced reportage. In their programs, the execs try their best to avoid dead air, which refers to a period that airs nothing substantial or nothing at all in broadcasting.

However, BBC faced a huge technical difficulty in 2017 during the “News at 10,” when, for four minutes, a series of random clips, loud “Breaking News” sound effects, and live coverage of host Hugh Edwards on his table appeared on screen. As per the anchor, he had no idea there was something going on although there was a software system crash prior.