The Craziest Things News Anchors Have Said And Done On Air

#16. Bug-Eyed Mugshot

While delivering an on-air report on murderer Steven Grant, this female Michigan news reporter could not keep it together after seeing the suspect’s bug-eyed mugshot. While even announcing that Steven chopped up his wife into pieces, she could not stop cracking up. Even worse, the mugshot was displayed a second time onscreen which further continued to make the anchor laugh while relaying the gruesome details of the murder.

#17. Max Headroom

This may be the most famous incident in the history of television! In 1987, a news channel was hijacked by 30 seconds of a man jumping around and yelling profanities in a Max Headroom mask. He repeated the scheme later in the night, and has never been caught! Now that takes some serious skill!

#18. No More Kardashians

“Good Day Orlando” co-host John Brown has had ENOUGH of talking about the Kardashians. During a live segment last year, he stormed off the set because, as he said, “he was sick of talking about them!” He later clarified that this was meant to be a sarcastic joke, though we wonder if that’s really the truth…

#19. NSFW

The Fox31 news team in Denver, Colorado, accidentally showed a picture of someone’s “inappropriate parts” on live air! It had been shared on Twitter earlier that day. Moral of the story: be careful where you post your “special” pics — they just might appear on television!

#20. Guts and Glory

In 1974, Sarasota news anchor Christine Chubbuck interrupted her morning newscast with the following statement: “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first: attempted suicide.” She then shot herself behind the ear and died soon after. There are no tapes of the incident available to the public at this time.

The Craziest Things News Anchors Have Said And Done On Air

#16. Bug-Eyed Mugshot

#17. Max Headroom

#18. No More Kardashians

#19. NSFW

#20. Guts and Glory

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