Live television is exciting because anything can happen. Most exciting of all is when 'respectable' television journalists succumb to the unexpected (they trip, get mauled by animals, lit aflame, etc.) right there on your TV. Here is a compilation video I made of everything tragic that could possibly happen to a television news reporter. Some of these clips have become internet classics, and some you may have never seen before. Either way it's three minutes of pure bliss that will make you feel better about dropping out of j-school.
The Dangers of Being a Television News Reporter
11:00 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By blakeley
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Live television is exciting because anything can happen. Most exciting of all is when 'respectable' television journalists succumb to the unexpected (they trip, get mauled by animals, lit aflame, etc.) right there on your TV. Here is a compilation video I made of everything tragic that could possibly happen to a 



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The grape-stomping clip never fails to brighten my day.
"Uh ah ahch stop it ughh."
That provided an unholy degree of joy.
And the old man yelling at the dog? Brilliant. I maintain that was a lost reel from Network.
And also? Drunk people are fucking awesome.
That. Is. Incredible.
I don't even know where to begin. The snowplow! The unfortunately-timed "OHIO STATE!" And my favorite YouTube of all time - Grape Lady.
For some reason though, the part that killed me the most was the woman dissolving into whimpering tears after being scratched by a cat. Glorious.
as are snow plows. and unsuspecting reporters. guarantee that made the driver's day.
@HowardRoarkLaughed: I CANT BREATHE
I'm glad every time I've been mauled, set on fire, hit by a car or farted it has been off camera.
The gal merrily swinging her legs on the flatbed, only to have her ass explode seconds later, is in fierce competition with the ZOMGCat attack for my favorite. *RAWR*
OHIO STATE!!!!
@IBentMyWookie: It was fantastic!!!! (Although I may be a bad person for falling out of my chair laughing at the motorcycle-lighting-that-woman's-hair-on-fire clip.)
I think every one of those clips should be reenacted by Nancy Grace.
@pre555soul: That reporter took a class from She Who Will Not Be Named about how to elbow someone out of a frame, clearly.
I give the reporter hit by a snow tuber an 8 out of 10 for his flip. The whited out by the snow plow reporter was great too.
I really needed that! I am hurting from laughing so hard.
I worry for that old fart on 60 minutes who is always strapping himself into flight training machines and zero gravity apparati.
@Phyllis Nefler: Something about placing that clip right after the assault that makes it funnier. But this whole thing is golden.
@Phyllis Nefler: I love the cat reporter! It was as though she was deeply, emotionally affected by the cat's fickleness. "Not you too, Mr. Whiskers, not you too..."
Too much laughing and snorting for a Tuesday morning! Can we make this a regular feature like for Monday morning to cheer us up?
I love laughing at the normally smug broadcast people. Ha.
Euphoric delirium.
Ths spontaneous combustion tops it for me.
Meanwhile, print reporters like Barry Bearak are getting arrested, incarcerated, and pushed off 7-foot-tall bunks for putting their byline in a story.
Not awl cats lyke yur cudelz!!1!
@IBentMyWookie: I clearly am an evil human being, but I could watch her spontaneously break down into quiet heaving sobs all day.
Reporters should burst into flame more often.
Did that airplane just SHOOT that man? Did he die? 'Cause he did the dead man, limp armed drop right after it divebombed him and dropped (shot?) those... those... whatevertheyweres!
i wonder if john stossel ever found out that hugh downs put that wrestler up to the bitchslapping.
As Paul Harvey would say: "The Rest of the Story!"
I can't stop watching!
"see you Jose and Judy"
"you get out of here! You! Go!"
"Which one of you cowards did that?!"
"ooh oooh oooh"
It's all golden, man.
This was 2:46 worth of awesome. NBC would've made this into an unwatchable 47 minutes of news blooper crap during the writers' strike.
My cubemates think ,either someone has died in my family or I've lost my mind. I'm cryin ova hea'
Finally, I can feel okay about being a print journalist. The meanest pussy I have to deal with is Musto in the VIP area.
Watching TV people get punked warms my old newsprint heart.
lit aflame
I haven't even watched it yet and I'm already dying. OMG blakeley, I love you so freaking much. thank you for existing!
I am perplexed by the airplane clip.
@the supergoddess: Oh just wait. Please check in with us after viewing.
@Phyllis Nefler: literally, my nose is running because I laughed so hard I cried. "DO YOU THINK THIS IS FAKE?!" *smack*
Motorcycle explosion girl was by far the most awesome thing i've ever seen. I could watch that on continuous loop for a month and not get tired of it.
As funny as it was, I can't help wondering about what the final damage was to the motorcycle/explosion woman. Looks like it hurt. A lot. Same thing with the airplane guy.
There are some great old clips on the famous "Tapes of Wrath," volumes I and II. Thsoe are presumably lost to history
The grape stomp face plant reminds me of this:
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Could one be hit by a horse like that and continue to live? Inquiring minds want to know ..
@theentireinternet: I believe the airplane hit the dude with its wing. Winged him, as it were.
The rattlesnake dude was the best, but what the fuck happened "WHICH ONE OF YOU COWARDS DID THAT?" lady? All I saw were black bars and then it looked like someone passed something over her face? Was it a pie? I like pie.
Those are great, but I think this one of a bird shitting into the mouth of a reporter doing a live report should have been included:
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@BettyCrocker: That one is definitely the best, had to watch it a couple of times. Aqua Net's flammability should not be underestimated. Also, I really thought the airplane guy was going to be "Vic Morrowed".
Also, Blakeley- thank you for this. It's this kind of thing and your avatar that make me lurve you so.
@Nicorette: It's fake so I left it out on purpose. But thanks for the suggestion!
Did that plane dip a bit to the left so the wing could take out the reporter? Also perplexing is the fact that the camera stays on the shot! Holy Cow!!
I demand more of these!
@Buenavista: Neigh.
@notalent: The camera was likely on sticks; after the cameraman panned over and realized what happened, it was probably a static shot the rest of the way.
"...death of a college football icon."
"OHIO STATE!!"
Typical, just typical from Ohio State fans.
It's always funnier when it's Fox reporters.
Did that reporter get bombed?
why do i think that they all deserve it?