TV anchor fired: Dropped F-bomb Got Fired-bomb

TV anchor fired, a news anchor in his debutant in live broadcast dropped F-bomb live and got suspended, later Fired. A.J. Clemente had a rough start to his first anchoring gig at KFYR in Bismarck, North Dakota. The first rule in TV newscasts – don’t curse when you’re in front of the camera.You never know when your microphone might be open.You never know when you might become the next YouTube sensation, the way A.J. Clemente did Sunday. Clemente was leading off his first newscast as the weekend anchor at KFYR, an NBC station in Bismarck, North Dakota, when he let loose.“F-----g s--t,” he said into his microphone, fifteen seconds into his first anchoring gig. Fifteen seconds!The nerves got to him.WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE After Clemente opened his mouth, co-anchor Van Tieu continued with the newscast, introducing her news partner.“You may have seen our newest reporter A.J. on North Dakota News, and he’ll be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor,” she said.Um … about that …Clemente stumbled through his introduction – he’s excited, a West Virginia University grad, from the east coast – and the ill-fated newscast continued with a story about an ATV crash.The excitement faded by the close of the show, when Clemente Tweeted, “That couldn’t have gone any worse!”Probably not – the budding anchor was suspended following the newscast. News Director Monica Hannan later posted a statement online, writing “We can’t take back what was said … all we can do at this point is ask for your forgiveness.”Tieu also apologized during the station's 10 p.m. newscast.Just hours after the incident, the station decided to let Clemente go."Unfortunately KFYRTV has decided to let me go," Clemente tweeted. "Thank you to them and everyone in ND for the opportunity and everyone for the support.""Rookie mistake," Clemente went on to say. "I'm a free agent. Can't help but laugh at myself and stay positive. Wish I didn't trip over my 'freaking shoes' out of the gate."Clemente isn’t alone in the verbal flub category. Local TV anchors Sue Simmons and Ernie Anastos have both famously dropped F-bombs during live broadcasts – but those missteps followed decades of built-up respect and trust.This was Clemente’s first time anchoring – and maybe his last – and oh, what a notorious debut.Source: Nypost
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