Blooper costs this news anchor on air job, what happened next will surprise you

By Suman Priya MendoncaFirst Published Apr 11, 2017, 6:36 AM IST
Highlights
  • News anchor is live even before she realises it
  • Shocked anchor, however, regains her news posture and continues the show
  • The channel had asked her to be off air following the blooper
  • But journalists across the world have come out in support of Natasha with a new hashtag

 

The video of anchor Natasha Exelby of ABC News 24 news channel had a blooper moment when she was playing with a pen and was brought live even before she was ready. Shocked Natasha regained her composer and continued the show.

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However, the channel is said to have asked her to be off the air. But many colleagues across the world have come in support of her, saying she should not be reprimanded for the blooper. Thus a new hashtag # #PutYourBloopersOut is doing the rounds where journalists have come out with the bloopers in their shows.

 

Here is what they have to say in solidarity with Natasha.

 

BREAKING: Newsreader has a personality and people just don't quite understand how this can happen. More to come... #putyourbloopersout

— 🏝BlimeyItsSwell 🏝 (@BlimeyItsSwell) April 10, 2017

 

Writing the TV guide as a cadet journo I misspelled The Count Of Monte Cristo in the worst way. #PutYourBloopersOut @BenFordham @byrnesh https://t.co/wtF8RPWyGH

— Kate Kirsten (@katekirsten) April 10, 2017

 

#PutYourBloopersOut Was running prompter for sports guy who said a player was injured with a slipped dick. Script said slipped disk.

— besmooth1971 (@besmooth1971) April 11, 2017

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I once went minutes into live radio interview before realising it was the wrong talent. @NatashaExelby you're not alone. #PutYourBloopersOut

— Anton Enus (@AntonEnus) April 11, 2017

 

#PutYourBloopersOut Tried to say 'cat runt'. Said 'Rat .....'

— Cayla Dengate (@CaylaDengate) April 11, 2017

 

#PutYourBloopersOut A famer told a reporter in QLD that he lost thirty sows and pigs in the floods. The report said he lost 30,000 pigs!!

— John Kerrison (@jkerrison) April 11, 2017

 

On Today show years ago we were talking about past nicknames. Me: "I used to get Dick a lot"
#putyourbloopersout #DickTracy

— tracy grimshaw (@tracygrimshaw) April 11, 2017

 

I said 'lesbian Muslims' instead of 'Lebanese Muslims' during a live radio newsread. Luckily my boss laughed about it. #PutYourBloopersOut

— Laura Stevens (@lorexstevex) April 11, 2017

 

@emgramenz @isobelroe Can't be as bad as me adding an unnecessary 'n' into tax cuts #PutYourBloopersOut

— Elly Bradfield (@ellybradfield) April 11, 2017

 

Told @MeganHustwaite on live phone interview I loved her when I meant to thank her 🙄😳😳#putyourbloopersout

— carol wical (@WicalBNE) April 11, 2017

 

I rushed a little too quickly to get this daily menu out before service... Duck Liver never got so many giggles. #PutYourBloopersOut pic.twitter.com/w7vXTqC3w4

— Lauren (@mownda) April 11, 2017

 

My very first edition of "NRL on Fox" years ago, I threw to the first break as "NRL on F**ks".Bosses were great about it #PutYourBloopersOut

— Ryan Phelan (@ryanphelan_tv) April 10, 2017

 

I accidentally killed off our PM Malcom Turnbull instead of former PM Malcolm Fraser #PutYourBloopersOut #istandwithnatasha

— Emma Field (Bruer) (@embruer) April 10, 2017

 

I danced in my seat in the news booth in between audio grabs, not realising we were live streaming the news bulletin. #putyourbloopersout

— Lisa Barnes (@Barnsy_Lisa) April 10, 2017

 

@Kieran_Gilbert I once sent 20 thousand troops overseas instead of two thousand. #putyourbloopersout

— Lyndal Curtis (@lyndalcurtis) April 10, 2017

 

That feeling when you're caught daydreaming at work :) (via @UmmRKSZ ) #mediawatch pic.twitter.com/lRkTbpygfo

— Media Watch (@ABCmediawatch) April 9, 2017

 

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