# Hurricane reporting:  Only a matter of time before a reporter is killed live on the air

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**Created:** [September 7, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-reporting-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-reporter-is-killed-live-on-the-air/795708 "2017-09-07T03:56:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-reporting-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-reporter-is-killed-live-on-the-air/795708/21 "2017-09-15T21:41:06Z")

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Isn’t this an OSHA violation? Unsafe workplace and all?

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-reporting-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-reporter-is-killed-live-on-the-air/795708/22 "2017-09-15T23:54:32Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> I saw Al Roker get blown about by the wind. Not even he can stand up against a hurricane.
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> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2Oqymv6fw&app=desktop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2Oqymv6fw&app=desktop)

Al Roker and Matt Lauer DID get to report on sharknados, though. They even killed a shark live on air!😃

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