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Live TV news anchor handles fire alarm in the most British way possible
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When you’re working in the hectic world of live news, dealing with unexpected circumstances is all part of the job.
Struggling to find the right cameraA badly-timed text messageKids. It happens.
The latest live news incident came courtesy of ITV, when anchor Tom Bradby was interrupted mid-broadcast by a fire alarm on Wednesday evening.
Luckily he handled it like a total pro.
The most gloriously British response to a fire alarm ever? Twitter certainly seemed to think so.
That’s a very British way of announcing a fire alarm ITV News. ‘Right, well I’m awfully sorry, these things happen and we have to evacuate’ Just go Tom we don’t want you catching fire politely letting the public down on missing the news
— Andy (@Andy120985) January 3, 2018 Read more…
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Live reporting can be a risky business.
Adverse weather conditions, large roadside puddles — these are just a couple of the hazards a broadcaster faces when they’re out in the field.
It’s not often you expect the source of the chaos to be your own colleague, though.
In the clip above, FOX6 News Milwaukee reporter Amy DuPont is about to go live when her photographer decides to start an impromptu snowball fight.
To be fair, she handles it spectacularly. Read more…
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