Reporters share their bloopers in solidarity with daydreaming newsreader
We all make mistakes. Some people make them on live television.
But when reports that recently-viral ABC24 newscaster, Natasha Excelby, was removed from the air after being caught daydreaming mid-broadcast, her fellow journalists assembled.
Like a team of mistake-making superheroes, presenters began sharing their own stories of live-to-air humiliation with the hashtag #PutYourBloopersOut and the results are as LOL as they are touching.
SEE ALSO: This newscaster's terrified reaction is all of us getting caught daydreaming at work
Look, it wasn't great. But allegedly axing Excelby from news reading duties? Way harsh.
This national TV editor was first to stand in solidarity with Excelby. And from there, the cringe-worthy, swear word-heavy and downright embarrassing as hell stories began rolling in.
Ok, Aussie TV presenters, let's get around @NatashaExelby over this and #PutYourBloopersOut https://t.co/ghBOtIPVif
— Holly Byrnes (@byrnesh) April 10, 2017
The channel's director of news, Gaven Morris issued a statement to help clear up the matter, saying "Media reports that Natasha has been 'banned,' 'barred' or 'fired' are untrue ... While she is not currently doing any on-air shifts, this will be subject to normal performance management."
But it was too late. The yarns were already spun. And they're full of innuendo.
I once accidentally admitted that Santa was a lie on air at 7:50am on breakfast radio #putyourbloopersout
— Sam Blacker (@blackersam) April 10, 2017
@NatashaExelby i'm glad my LITTLE thing wasnt on the ABC they would have had me castrated.#putyourbloopersout
https://t.co/Noi7iZh20Y— Mark Aiston (@MarkAiston) April 10, 2017
@byrnesh In my radio days, reading a story on a squid with 5 meter long tentacles, saying testicles instead. The hosts lost it! #PutYourBloopersOut
— Tim Hatfield (@timhatfield87) April 10, 2017
One of the best. Stitching up #robcanning with @NatarshaBelling. #putyourbloopersout for @NatashaExelby https://t.co/0Uo7891jqr @byrnesh
— Matt Doran (@mattdoran22) April 10, 2017
@byrnesh @NatashaExelby I fainted twice and said "fuck" once. To paraphrase @billybragg reading live news is an Accident Waiting To Happen. #putyourbloopersout
— Tracey Spicer (@TraceySpicer) April 10, 2017
Reading Triple J news I declared Pat Rafter won the tennis "in straight sex but had to be treated for a groin injury" #putyourbloopersout https://t.co/t6nikJFqQu
— Shelly Horton 💃🏻 (@ShellyHorton1) April 10, 2017
Nothing wrong with a bit of day dreaming at work @NatashaExelby . I fell asleep while on air. #putyourbloopersout pic.twitter.com/10CE3Cqkph
— Grant Denyer (@grantdenyer) April 10, 2017
The name Liz Cox was unfortunately misspelt Lix Cox in a community newspaper I used to work for 🙃#PutYourBloopersOut
— Soraiya Fuda (@SoraiyaFuda) April 10, 2017
#PutYourBloopersOut Things go wrong. You learn, you live, you get on with it. pic.twitter.com/i7fewiEh5b
— VictoriaSM (@VicStoneMeadows) April 10, 2017
I asked for an interview with someone who has been dead since 1962 #putyourbloopersout
— Sally Rawsthorne (@sallyrawsthorne) April 10, 2017
I started eating a Tim Tam live on air during rolling coverage of a leadership spill #putyourbloopersout
— Ashleigh Gillon (@ash_gillon) April 10, 2017
#PutYourBloopersOut @NatashaExelby SBS News - Lee Lin Chin blooper: "Who is that handsome...?" https://t.co/ghXn9VJB3M
— Flick (@flick2001) April 10, 2017
Gee, it's almost like newsreaders are fallible human beings or something. Who knew?
For her part, Excelby is chuffed by the show of support. We've all been there, girl!
Thank U all for ur generous support. Not my finest hour. Myself and my mesmerising pen honourably salute you!
— Natasha Exelby (@NatashaExelby) April 10, 2017
Well, not personally, but as viewers we can tell you, it's funny and relatable!
UPDATE: April 11, 2017, 1:22 p.m. AEST Updated with statement from director of news.
