I studied radio/tv/film production in college and the rule ALWAYS was “Assume your microphone is always live.”
I still say that until the “keep fucking that chicken” guy gets fired for it, then the industry rule should be nobody gets fired for accidentally swearing on air.
To be fair, it’s North Dakota. Not exactly the majors.
From the sound of it, the whole news station is basically run by chimpanzees.
Yeah the thing I was most surprised by was the fact they hired a woman named Tieu and a guy named Clemente in the first place.
Ousted anchor lands ‘Live With Kelly and Michael’ job.
He has a shot at redemption if this one-day National News Stunt works out
Or this one? 
Why is that surprising?
Am I the only person who flashed on Ron Burgundy, “Go fuck yourself San Diego!” ?
Yes?
Yeah, I’m willing to give him a mulligan for the on-air profanity, but I’m wondering who his competition was for that position to make him the top choice for anchor. I mean, I feel for the guy, but he’s clearly out of his element.
Although it appears to be working out okay for him. Plus apparently he’s going to be on the Late Show, too, according to his Twitter feed.
I loved his line on the Today Show:
“I wish I hadn’t tripped over my freaking shoes.”
I’m guessing because North Dakota’s supposed to be white as hell?
It usually is in the winter, and cold, but does get green in the summer. Oh, wait. Native Americans are probably the largest group after whites.
Has he ever been on camera before? He was stammering even after the curses. Usually reporters spend years doing local assignments before they sit in as a live anchor.
My local station has several assignment reporters that have never anchored. They usually leave for another station as an anchor.