TV Anchor and Presenter Mistakes That Will Go Down In History
TV anchors and weatherpeople make more mistakes than you realize. See the best presenter and meteorologist bloopers that viewers will remember forever!
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A hurricane in the United Kingdom? It sounds impossible, but it nearly happened. It all started back in 1987, when meteorologist Michael Fish delivered his daily weather report. “Good afternoon to you all today,” he began. “Apparently a woman rang the BBC and said she heard that there’s a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t!” And, technically, Fish was correct. What was later called the Great Storm of 1987 was not a hurricane – it was a cyclone.
However, British residents cared little about the technicality. It certainly seemed like a hurricane when winds of over 100 mph battered and devastated the nation, causing more than 1 billion pounds in damage and claiming 19 lives. Some claimed that had Fish been less casual with his weather report, people may have been more prepared. So later, Fish issued an apology, live on air.
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