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‘Bridge Fail’: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

WGN in Chicago was betting its morning ratings on capturing a live bridge implosion.

So, they waited:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

…and waited:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

…and waited:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

And then cut to this guy to get a check of the weather:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

But when they cut back tot he bridge, here’s what they found:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

Yes, after staying live for over 3 minutes, cutting away to the bald-headed weather guy, the crew missed the live implosion. “Are you kidding me!” one anchor yelled. But then odd things started happening — the crew lost it, and began throwing paper:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

…and eating it:

Bridge Fail: Chicago TV Crew Goes Berzerk After Missing Bridge Implosion

Here you go — in all it’s glory (which the station calls an “instant classic”):

Comments (90)

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  • locobaguio
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:58am

    Just so everyone knows, WGN is known for being irreverent during their news casts, especially the morning show. This is how they act all the time and I love it. They poke fun at themselves and others during an informative news show. Its entertaining but not as offensive as most of John Stewerts “newscast”. They are very funny. Just check out YouTube for other WGN morning clips.

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  • bikerr
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:47am

    Gees everybody just relax, it was funny.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:46am

    In Minneapolis, they have bridges fall down with no TV coverage beforehand at all.

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  • TMACK
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:43am

    That was hilarious! I found it refreshing to see REAL honest to goodness reactions from these news anchors. Very funny!

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:43am

    What a child , what do you expect from Chicago and Obama friends

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  • what4
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:41am

    Wait for it…….wait for it……wait for it……never mind!

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  • HGKnowles
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:31am

    Hey the wind blew out the bic ( it is the windy city) to think the WGN used to be a neutral station when it came to politics! Oh heck QUEUE Bozo opps forgot he died was cremated and thrown in BUCKET # 6 HA HA HA

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  • grannyjojo
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:23am

    whoa….I thought it was FUNNY. Looks to me like they saved the day by their antics. Nothing political…..just a funny moment after losing their shot they wanted sooooo badly. hehehehehhe

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  • avgconservative
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:23am

    Classic! Been there, done that! As a photographer and videographer, it is absolutely inevitable that if you don’t have a guy on the ground telling you when it is about to happen, you WILL MISS IT! Whoever produced that segment, needs to have their butt kicked!

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  • seanpatriot
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:20am

    NEEEEERRRRRRRDDDDs !

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:16am

    Cue crickets

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:10am

    It was George Bush’s fault.

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  • princetonprohet
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:57am

    C’mon guys, lighten up, that was actually a little entertaining. Don’t be so stiff! lol

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  • civilunrestnow
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:50am

    A daily dose of cellulose….and humiliation…MMMMMMMMMM

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  • FishersCPA
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:43am

    Come on now guys…this has nothing to do with Republican and Democrat or Conservative vs Liberal…
    This is really a couple of “local” news people completely bored out of their minds on a slow news day. Murphy’s Law was bound to take over. I think that their reactions are common and realistic. How many times has that happened to you? (not the bridge thing- but the one thing that you are trying to avoid actually happens) I think that it was funny.
    For what it is worth, the weather guy did recommend that they stay with the shot- he’s a veteran news guy and knew it would happen… :)

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:56am

      Hey that’s the most HONESTY we have had out of our MSM in Chicago in years..Usually they just read from the teleprompter repeating whatever is on the screen.. I often wonder if they feel like fools sitting there and reading stuff they KNOW is a lie..Problem is a bridge getting blown up is the only way they can report on anything other than the killings, taxes going up and other depressing news so I see why they could have been upset..

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  • Morningcrapper
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:40am

    I’m stairing at a brick in my fireplace smarter than those two………………..

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  • quarlesc
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:39am

    Actually, I think it’s pretty funny, spontaneous, TV showing two humans and raw emotions. Kinda refreshing, actually. We need more real, true emotions in some of these “talking heads”.

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  • a_lady_patriot
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:38am

    I am having a hard time believing that the implosion was newsworthy at all. How about some real journalism instead of TV personalities.

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  • conservativeone
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:37am

    Hey, At Least They Set Aside Their Vanity To Poke A Little Fun At Themselves.
    That kind of behavior is rare in the Liberal World.

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  • bry
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:34am

    I hate when that happens.

    Do you think there are some demolition workers laughing there butts off for a well timed epic fail? LOL!

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  • rick
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:31am

    “yummy yellow paper ”

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  • starman70
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:30am

    It’s Chicago, what else can you expect?

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  • Shurmus
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:27am

    News people seem very similar to that stuff you humans call plastic. Hard on the outside and hollow.

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  • DagneyT
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:26am

    Is this another case of liberals losing their grip on sanity?

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:09am

      Let us pray for them then, and hope their mood or lack of control is reigned in with the aid of the Almighty One.

      Please pray for the nation, our community, our families, and each other today. Join with one other person who believes in the power of prayer, and God can open the door for Providence to make the greatest of miracles occur, guiding and protecting our land.

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    • Down2TheC
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 7:43pm

      Nope, I watch them daily and they aren’t libs. Straight reporting for local and national stories.

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:25am

    Dumbing down the American public one news cast at a time.

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    • Shurmus
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:28am

      Yepper…that would seem to be the case.

      http://www.slugbuddies.com

      Shurmus  
    • Flagwaver
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:46am

      Someone is in need of a nice shrink and possibly some lithium.

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    • VanGrungy
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:46am

      http://blazingcatfur.blogspot.com/2010/11/woo-hoo-iranian-islamofascists-warned.html

      http://english.iribnews.ir/NewsBody.aspx?ID=11205

      IRI’s Foreign Ministry has warned Iranian nationals against traveling to Canada as the new wave of Islamophobia is sweeping across the North American country.

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    • NickDeringer
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 8:53am

      Doing the job the MSM won’t do.

      Boehner getting cold feet about raising the debt ceiling. Sad. The GOP needs to go to the Spine Store and go on a shopping spree.

      http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/11/18/boehner-warns-gop-on-debt-ceiling/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fwashwire%2Ffeed+%28WSJ.com%3A+Washington+Wire%29

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:06am

      These people need to have some anger managment counseling at the least; and a talking to from the boss of their company.

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    • Caniac Steve
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 9:55am

      What you & read is the reason why I left Chicago back in 1973 after being “ Richard J Dalyied” to death…

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    • Obama_2012
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 10:46am

      NICKDERINGER – “Dumbing down the American public one news cast at a time.”

      And I thought I was the only one who could see what TheBlaze was contributing too. The only places for even REMOTELY credible, informative news are BBC and (oh, you guys will love me for this) Al Jazeera Englinsh. Yes, they do non-biased reporting in English. It’s not the same as the original Al Jazeera at all. But you wouldn‘t know that because you’re too biased against Muslims to go and check for yourself ( http://www.youtube.com/AlJazeeraEnglish ).

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    • mizflame98
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 11:18am

      The music at the end of the cast was most appropriate.

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    • paleoconservatarian
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 2:19pm

      It was a genuine moment. Don’t be such a stick in the mud.

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    • LadybugsTX
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 4:30pm

      Hey. Oblahma 2012. If The Blaze is sooo horrible, why in the heck are you here? Maybe to make a buck or two being George Soros, Obama or the Democrat Party’s biatch? I mean really? It appears you that you have to know which side a conservative takes on an issue before you know what side you’re on. You’d argue the benefits of anorexia because a conservative was against it. Free thinking’s not your strong suit. How pathetic are you? Me? I can tell you exactly why I’m a conservative and why I know liberal policies have never and will never work. Can you tell me why you’re an Obot? It’s ok, I’ll wait for you to scan the Q&A page of the moveon.org website for the stock answer for your reply.

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    • Faulkner
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 5:34pm

      Aww come on… The tone of the anchors was fecious… I think it was a funny broadcast…

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 5:36pm

      Perfect!!

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    • Down2TheC
      Posted on November 19, 2010 at 7:42pm

      Nah… I watch WGN in the morning and that’s just the dry humor. Fun folks and no major “leaning” one way or the other. I hardly call that worthy of the blaze, but it was funny at the time.

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 1:46am

      I am begining to think OBAMA_2012 is really the TEABAGGINPATRIOT’s new Disguise, honestly, does this idiot ever let up…lol

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    • Minority Retort
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 2:17am

      Concur…and in their own words, “Larry, this is a metaphor for our show…” OUCH! Talk about a true confession.

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    • myzter
      Posted on November 23, 2010 at 11:11am

      yep just can be without them bridges
      http://www.thekpv.com

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