Watch a Reporter Go Wading — in Chest-Deep Water!
- Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:16am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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There’s been no shortage of journalists braving the rain and steeling themselves against the wind to deliver live, up to-the-minute reports on Hurricane Irene’s latest.
In Norfolk, Va. where the storm surge pushed the waters up to record level Saturday night, WTKR’s Kurt Williams stood in flooding that at times reached up to his chest.
To demonstrate how deep it was, Williams slowly ambled a few feet along an intersection during his live report to show how the water nearly covered a crosswalk button on a street pole.
“You can’t even read the sign!” he exclaimed. “Wow, that just gives you a sense of how deep it is here.”
He ended his report a few moments later, with rain battering the camera and microphone.
“Before I swim away I will send it back to you in the studio.”
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Comments (50)
rdk
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:11pmHe should have jumped into the ocean and demonstrated how deep it is.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:14pmI saw Anderson Cooper covering hurricane Ike. That fool was on TV standing in a 2-1/2 foot ditch that was covered by water. Anyone watching the coverage would have assumed the water was almost chest deep if they had not seen the mail box to the side that was over his head. Sad what people will do to get ratings.
Report Post »RA0725
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:59amTypical staged hype. I saw some shots of Wall Street, cars in water to the wheel wells yet 1/2 a block up the street you can see cars high and dry. These people go in search of drama and then report it like it’s widespread.
Has Sean Penn showed up with his shotgun and bodygaurds yet?
Report Post »PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:29pmyup 100 percent right. I am right by seaside NJ and got nothing at all.
Report Post »ddg7
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:51amIf he would have jumped into the East River the water could have been over his head. That would have been something worth watching.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:45amI pray he didn’t get electrocuted – there was a cord on the end of that mic.
Report Post »rightwinglefty
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:40amSomeday, one of these brave reporters will be killed and then we will have to hear about how dedicated they were to the story and such a brave reporter. Nonsense. These people are always inserting themselves in harms way and then when they get hurt we are supposed to feel sorry for them. Lara Logan is an example. I do not like that she was raped but she had no business amongst a mob of criminals.
Report Post »Knight Templar
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:23pmAgreed. Taking foolish risks is not courage.
Report Post »Free_Stater
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 1:26amLara’s bosses should have listened to Hannity and his concerns over the Muslim issues. Women are only half a man, in Mohammad’s words. They are to be used for sex only. They should never had sent the lass into that situation!
Report Post »SirFlannel
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:25amI do not understand the need to have these stupid displays. I get it, it’s a hurricane, lots of wind and rain. I don’t understand it more when an idiot stands outside holding onto a lightpost, or wades into chest deep water. All I DO think is “That poor fool doesn’t have a good enough job to keep him OUT of the weather.”
Report Post »ares338
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:24amJeez….if there’s no danger then try and create some. Typical!
Report Post »RodT82721
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:19amIs it done yet?
3 days of worst case scenarios from TV pundits and all those clowns standing on the beaches pointing to the “big waves” and promising a disaster any minute now!
They wound up getting their feet wet. Tropical storm hits NYC!
The TV news readers are still warning of all the horrible things that ‘could’ yet happen! Boats might be blown onto the beach killing everyone!
All the News readers, giving their impressions of what everyone should do!
Report Post »Most are lucky to find their way home at night, yet they have lots of advice for their viewers.
These people should never be allowed to ad-lib.
Blond hair and boobs do not an ‘expert’ make.
Bill Rowland
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:14amThis guy is ignorant or just plain stupid He not only exposed himself exposure to all kinds of diseases from animal feces (and possibly human sewerage) the electricity was still working and could drop a line into that water at anytime.
Report Post »Where do these guys get the idea that taking stupid chances is smart. Does it raise their ratings, make them a hero for 15 minutes of fame.
Again, this is not bravery its stupidity!
freeus
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:57amNo shower today for this guy.
Report Post »applehill
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:49amThat‘s where I’d want to be. Chest high water with all the electricity still running. Water in places that was not designed to be sitting in water. There’s juice in that button you just pushed. No wonder there is warning labels on everything.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:07amBeautiful!!!
I have to laugh at all the coverage with reporters out in the elements-raincoats unbuttoned & whipping around them-braced, feet planted, leaning forward against the horrific 30-40mph winds.
Report Post »My 10yr old could stand up straight in that! lol
I HOPE IT COMES SOON
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:47amAnother typical headline…….hype….it wasn’t chest deep water…..I thought we were supposed to expect more honesty from the blaze. Same ol’ reporters trying to grap headlines…..
Report Post »GTH
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:33amWell I was going to watch the vid until I was forced to watch an advertisement first. So I just Xed out like I alway’s do when a commercial intrudes on my life.
Report Post »EQUALIZER
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:29amNO COVERAGE!!! Millions of Acres of MIDWEST FARMLAND, Lives Destroyed!!! Not One DAMN DIME of Federal Aid to Missouri, Nebraska, Nashville TN. I guess all the farmers must be rascists,right? Isn’t that how the game is played these days???
Report Post »Jules
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:41amPretty much. Ask Texas how much assistance they got with the drought induced wildfires. (Answer: zippo.) If you ain‘t votin’ democrat, you ain‘t gettin’ any help these days. (To be corrected in 2012.)
Report Post »Libby Tarian
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:19am@ Equilizer
Report Post »How true, but just as Mark Davis said as he hosted the Rush Limbaugh program, that is like one shot of a dry field and that does not get ratings.
KCPatriot
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:25amSure, just touch that traffic pole switch while the pole and he are under water. The water is standing all over the circuitry for that pole and is up inside the pole. So are those 110VAC or 220VAC? Either way, he risk at least an extremely bad shock while standing in water up to his elbows. Not smart at all. Microorganisms are second, he might have been instantly killed just walking out there from the power, and again when he touched the pole.
Report Post »Nunyunuwi
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:22amlistening to the women speak on this, “anything touched by flood water should be disposed of” Really then their buddy reporter, who doesnt think about electricity & water combinations, or anything else intelligently, then are they going to have to dispose of him now? since he bathed in the filthy water?
Report Post »single stack
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:20amI love watching these reporters “braving the storm” to show us how stupid they are. One day one of these maroons is going to get swept away, never to be seen again. It will be schadenfeudalicious.
Report Post »Texas Hills Patriot
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:04amAs Debra used to say to Ray on “Everybody Loves Raymond” …..IDIOT. What else is there to say?
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:34amYou got that one right. Only idiots think they have to show by example what could be life threatening.
These TV news programs really pizz me off with sending reporters into serious situations, in fact it makes me so angry, I refuse to watch.
Plus, they get in the way of rescue teams, who are trained to do this. I’ve seen reporters blown down,
slip & fall and one day someone will get hit by flying debris or worse, electric wires could be down.
If you must get close, at least have the reporters be in a safe location and use your camera lenses to show how bad things are. We’re not dummies, we can see from a safe distance.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:58amI just heard there was a hurricane on the east coast. Has anybody heard anything about that?
Report Post »Green Eyed Lady
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:50amHe isn’t aware of electricity and poop? Who do they hire at the Lame stream media?
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:01amWE, the public should start insisting the TV stations stop sending reporters into these situations. I can hardly look at it from worry about the safety of the poor reporter. This is not news watching the reporter slipping & falling, possibly getting hit from flying debris, electric wires or worse. We can see how bad the storm is from a long distance camera shot, they don’t have to risk their lives.
Report Post »Green Eyed Lady
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:49amHe isn’t aware of electricity and poop? Who do they hire at the Lame stream media?
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:31amWow he just jumped into the sewer.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:57amand loving it
Report Post »truthseekerusa
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:28amThat reporter exposed himself to a lot of bacteria because no one knows what the water is carrying. Anything touched by that water should not be touched and disposed of carefully,
Report Post »Juniemoon
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:27amDrowning in stupidity.
Report Post »burr99
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:20amKind of adds a new meaning to the term “main stream media” lmao. What kind of idiot would do such a thing? Bet he voted for Obama too.
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