TV Anchor Fired: brand new anchor is FIRED after his first words on air are 'f***, s***' - The weekend new anchor who started his new job by swearing live on air with his first words has been let go today by his news station in North Dakota.
KFYR news anchor A.J. Clemente opened up on air by saying ‘F****** s***’ into his live microphone, leaving his co-anchor dumbfounded.
Sadly though for Clemente, KFYRTV fired him today after less than 24-hours in the job and Clemente took to Twitter to say, 'Unfortunately KFYRTV has decided to let me go. Thank you to them and everyone in ND for the opportunity and everyone for the support.'
However, Clemente has kept his sense of humor, taking to the social networking site to own up to his 'rookie mistake' and that he is obviously now a 'free agent.'
'Cant help but laugh at myself and stay positive. Wish I didn't trip over my 'Freaking Shoes' out of the gate,' said Clemente.
Yesterday, KFYR news anchor A.J. Clemente opened up on air by saying ‘F****** s***’ into his live microphone, leaving his co-anchor dumbfounded.
Anchor Van Tieu, who introduced her new co-worker, seemed to stumble as she heard Clemente swear into his microphone, looking down at his shoes rather than into the camera.
‘You may have seen our new… A.J. on North Dakota News.’
Alright News Director and GM checking out my tape that we shot yesterday. Seeing if i amready for anchoring.....Awkward Turtle.......
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 21, 2013
That couldn't have gone any worse!
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 21, 2013
Clemente, who appeared visibly rattled from his gaffe, thanked Tieu for the introduction and began talking about his history, saying he is a graduate of West Virginia University.
‘I’m used to, you know, from being from the East Coast.’
The new co-anchor then went into reading about a fatal crash that happened earlier that day.
Following the broadcast, Clemente tweeted: ‘That couldn’t have gone any worse!’
Monica Hannan, the news director for the NBC station, took to the KFYR Facebook page to post an apology for the anchor’s slip up.
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