Avoid saying THIS while doing the news…
May 13th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
This is from Greta’s Blog– it reminds me of advice I got early in my career from a news anchor in Phoenix (Troy Hayden, from FOX 10) Once you are in the studio, no curse words, period. You just never know….
a big OOPS
by Greta Van Susteren
Every anchor’s nightmare..sooner or later each will make a big mistake:
Sue Simmons NBC 4 - NYC made a mistake…her is this: she dropped the “f-bomb!”…OOPS…
Do me a favor….I don’t know her and have never met her…but cut her some slack….no one died..it was a mistake….she apologized.
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Comment by dmac on 13 May 2008:
Refraining from cursing on air is the reason I wouldn’t make it on TV.
Uhh, well, one of the reasons.
Comment by shaikens on 13 May 2008:
hahaha, WOW, that is… incredible! She must be so embarrassed…
Comment by shaikens on 13 May 2008:
Oh, and DMac, Let’s be honest… with those dreamy eyes, you would have a huge on-air TV fanbase. Yeah, C’mon!
Comment by Chuck from Boardman, Ohio on 14 May 2008:
Wow I would hate to be on the camera crew in that studio…Hey she is human and that is why erasers are on pencils!!!
Comment by Kerri-Lee on 15 May 2008:
Love our Ohio bloggers! Thanks for commenting Chuck, and I’m with ya, we all make mistakes. As a news anchor though, I wouldn’t recommend shouting curses at the crew.
Comment by Dadeck on 15 May 2008:
here’s the trick…
learn to curse in another language…
that way, if one slips, it likely won’t get caught…
but you’ll still have the “feel-good” from blowing off the steam…
so, KL…how do you say the “F” word in French anyway?
Comment by Rich on 15 May 2008:
I lived in NJ and watched Channel 4 news for years (on and off). I think Sue Simmons has been with News 4 for over 25 years. It’s been 20 since I moved from NJ and she was definitely on before I left. She seems like a nice lady and it would be a shame for her to lose her job over this. People make mistakes; let it go…there’s a lot more important things to worry about.