Fire Alarm Interrupts NBC Nightly News, Anchor Brian Williams Continues with Broadcast
- Posted on November 29, 2011 at 8:53pm by
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It’s not often, if ever, that a live news program is interrupted by a fire alarm, but that is precisely what happened during Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Williams, however, stayed cool under pressure, and continued delivering his report despite the blaring background noise.
Mediaite reports:
Tonight’s broadcast of NBC Nightly News began on a high note– literally, the high-pitched sound of a fire alarm. The studio from which Brian Williams was broadcasting appeared to have scheduled a test of the fire alarm system to start just as the news report began, interrupting Williams as he tried to report on the news of American Airlines’ dire economic situation.
The alarm went off about five words into the NBC broadcast, when Williams noted to the audience that it was a fire alarm going off, before finishing up the story and tossing to reporter Tom Costello. The alarm continued through the report, and Williams clarified that “there is no danger to us,” that the alarm was merely an inconveniently scheduled “announcement.”
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Comments (62)
RJO
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:11amIt’s a sign Ultra-Liberal News Guy.
Does the man with the crooked nose – looks like he hit the back of a stationary truck while he was peddling his bicycle years ago, head on – “lean left?” He leans so far left that he’s past the Chris Matthews “40 yard line” into the left end zone and up the tunnel of – love for NoBama.
Biased jerk.
Report Post »RJO
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:26amCan I reply to myself?
Why not…today up is down, good is evil and the Great American Experiment is being “changed” into the Great Socialist Clampdown.
Look for a follow-up story tomorrow morning on “Today” with another progressive Matt “Conservatives Suck” Loudmouth. The storyline? Right wing nut jobs attempted to burn the GE building down last night, inspired by conservative talk radio, Sarah Palin and Barry Goldwater.
Idiots.
Report Post »RJO
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:39amWell stated.
I really think the Brian What’s His Name should grow an Anthony “Hot Dog Guy” Wiener type mustache. Hey, if it attracts babes for Tony Boy it may just work to attract a few more dozen viewers.
Journalistic Prostitutes.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 4:44amObviously… a Union Alarm… triggered by “Wages are to high”!
Report Post »SR1911man
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:55amIt was a BS Alarm…
Report Post »GeneTracy
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:02amAll right. Fully expect something like this to happen to FOX network.Some kind of distraction.Oh wait,they would probably just get yanked off the air.Then all we would have left is the“ lamestream for the sheeple”.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:52pmEd Schultz must have gotten yelled at again …Thinking back to when he threatened to bun the p[lace down …
Report Post »FaithfulFriend
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:26pmDon’t care one bit.
Report Post »vngstr
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:53pmWOW, a union airline goes out of business, who would of thought?
Report Post »Jas0n
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:51pmIf he was in an “operational” career field in the Air Force he would be DQ’ed for that.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:02pmHe must be a 1C6×0
Report Post »Jas0n
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:55pm;-) or a 13S
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:24pmI guess Lying william’s pants finally caught fire. He was Lying to us again about their being no danger to us. LW & the rest of the MSM are a danger to us.
Report Post »artistskeptic
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:57pmDamn shame Williams escaped the inferno…..Oh no fire?..thats too bad NBC could use a good clean-out.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:21pmLoved that!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:22pmok
Report Post »sybilll
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:10pmI‘m sure Obama kept Brian’s side of the bed warm so they could cuddle over Brian’s trauma.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:17pmMaybe this was another Fed test of the Emergency Broadcast System and the fire alarms went off by mistake.
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:26pmI find it alarniming that anyone would watch his show.
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:57pmNBC is a house of morons, incapable of preventing huge gaffes like this. Our local FOX affiliate isn’t any better, regularly running bottom banners over the top of movie subtitles.
This only represents piss poor media management, which is getting slacker by the day.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:05pmProbably the most interesting thing to be on NBC news in a while. Do it again tomorrow and I’ ll watch it.
Report Post »ambrosia
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:49pmNo worry, Brian-the-boring-Williams probably wears
Report Post »flame-retardant “Super Obama-man” tights under his socialist suit.
txn4justice
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:56pmFunny
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:13pmNo , it was an alarm to let them know they accidently asked a tough question to a Democrat….. Untrustworthy low life commie suckin pigs…..
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:47pmIt was the BS detector, they finally got it fixed.
Actually I think Chelsea Clinton and Megan McCain were looking at that big red handle on the wall and wondered, “What does this do????” Maybe its a progressive switch.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:59pmLOL .. my first thought BS detector also .. then perhaps someone warning them that Obama has set the world on fire .. litterally with his Arab Spring and spending ( I should say printing of money we don’t have)
I really like the second idea you had .. sounds about right .. the two “duh” girls who only get on tv because of who their daddies are.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:47pmWhat happened to Showtime and Sacred Honor? haven’t seen their posts for a while.
Report Post »broken1
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:24amHey you can add Jenna Bush to that. Then you can have a trifecta of stupidity over at NBC
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:36pmMust have been FEMA. An inconveniently scheduled announcement . No Lady Gaga or Katie Perry?
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:33pmGood of him to continue. All fourteen viewers would have been shocked and upset if the broadcast had ended with no warning.
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:56pmNow that is funny!!!!
LOL and then some.
Great post!! :-))))))
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:01pmYes .. in the short time it has been posted here .. most likely tripled+ the viewship!
Report Post »Warm In The Desert
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:31pmAn historical flashback occurs before one’s eyes. Imagine Brian Williams as the current president or Emperor Nero if you will. Now imagine, a Roman fire alarm, transposed in time to the current USA, and yet Nero babbles on still.
Report Post »Clifton
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:26pmToo bad it wasnt at MSNBC
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:41pmIt was the Morning Joe people trying to tank his ratings, somehow they think they will pick up the extra 2 viewers.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:06amI thought I told you Darmok. Rosie and Oprah are busy saving OWN. No time to watch.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:32amGood God, am I missing that, too busy scraping gum off the park benches. Dang. Darnit, dang dang darn dang.
Report Post »garyM
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:16pmThe democratic media blows so much smoke, I‘m surprised they haven’t unplugged the smoke alarm! It should be sounding all time!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:14pmOh so sorry Brian Williams, but you are not going to make me mind-numb to emergencies or raise or lower the bar in my mind for things which I classify as an emergency. Of course I can not speak for the automatons who still watch NBC.
Report Post »Jeopao
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:14pmLiberal alert
Report Post »bhosux
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:09pmI work at T.I.A. I see and hear American Airlines employees on the employee bus. They seem to be a miserable lot of characters in the work force. The entire ride is a complaint fest and they have no sense of how to smile. I don’t know what is worse. The TSA or American employees. When flying….shop for safety, not cheap fares.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:24pmSounds like we’re neighboors. TIA is just down the road from me.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:25pmWant to get together for breakfast some Sunday morning?
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:09pmSomeone must of been smokin’ in the restroom.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:08pmThe way the economy and the World are going… fire alarms should be going off during every news broadcast.
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:06pmBrian Who ?.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:16pmThat last name makes more sense than Williams.
Report Post »apollo18
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 4:20am“Mega-ditto’s!”
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:03pmdreams can come true …………………right ?
Report Post »SERUM
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:02pmOops… somebody left the breakroom door open and not blowing into the vent.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:34amMika blows the vent.
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