Local TV News Anchor Inhales Fly On Live TV

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Source: Mediaite

Local TV News Anchor Inhales Fly On Live TV
by Alex Alvarez | 5:51 pm, January 27th, 2011


Live television is tough, you know? There will be times when one finds oneself having to contend with ignoring an itch or stifling a sneeze or trying, hard, to suppress a burp or, you know. Deal with inhaling small, winged creatures.

Utah’s FOX 13 Anchor Dan Evans tried, valiantly, to keep his composure after swatting a fly from his face during his broadcast, but ended up inhaling the insect whole.

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/local-tv-news-anchor-inhales-fly-on-live-tv/

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[5X]

1. fox station, karma. n/t

[Recursion]

2. Eh. The affiliates' local news is usually pretty good

I don't blame them for the national Fox News fiasco...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. Now what could ever have attracted a fly to a Fox broadcaster?

[Sonoman]

7. Was, per chance, the fly green? nt

[Webster Green]

4. He handled it better than George Costanza.

George really freaked out.

"I Swallowed a Fly!!! What Do I Do?!! What Could Happen?!!!" :rofl:

[Sonoman]

8. Who is George Costanza?

I have heard his name many times and never knew who he was/is.

Maybe a sportscaster?

I have always been to embarrassed to ask who he is, because everyone else seemed to know. So I am asking you, W G.

Thanks,

Sonoman

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. A character on The Seinfeld show (Jerry Seinfeld's 1990s sitcom)

Edit - looked for the fly clip, but didn't find it. This is a series of clips from the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjxnxKmaVQ

:hi:

[Sonoman]

15. Thank you. nt

[htuttle]

5. I don't know why he swallowed a fly...

[pscot]

6. I think he'll die

[Fuddnik]

11. They are really lizards after all.

[grasswire]

10. inhaled??? or swallowed?

Inhaling a fly into your lungs would be awful.

[csziggy]

12. At least a cockroach didn't walk across the set

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT4XO3Hjp7M

[lonestarnot]

13. I love that guy!

[mindwalker_i]

14. Probably really bugged him