Kyra does Letterman’s top ten
Cory Bergman August 31st, 2006
As you must know, some loser audio tech at CNN left Kyra Phillips’ microphone on as she went to the bathroom. And not for a split second, but for a good minute or so. The clip has been played on YouTube, like, a million times. The good sport that she is, Kyra went on Letterman to read her top 10 excuses. UPDATE: Read ‘em here, or watch the clip…
5 Comments Add your own
1. Axe To Grind | August 31st, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Someone in the control room had to have an axe to grind. There is no way this gets broadcast for that long otherwise. Phillips should be scolded for not turning it off. Every wireless mic I used has the switch there and no matter what, if it’s off, it’s off. Anyone care to guess how many tech people who are jealous or absolutely hate on-air talent have done this? I’ve had tech people deliberately switch off the camera I was on to messing with the prompter’s resolution, and some other things. Since they tend to be in a little clan, management just ranted at me, not them, the one who were not doing their job correctly or professionally.
2. thewashingtonchannel | September 1st, 2006 at 5:28 am
cnn has a thing about tv news bloopers: remember the X over “somebody’s” face not too long ago?
it too had cnn mentioned everywhere.
in the age of utoob, it just makes good marketing sense.
i gotta agree with her #1 reason too.
3. Safran | September 1st, 2006 at 4:13 pm
As was noted in the YouTube comments: the outro song was Fleetwood Mac’s “You Can Go Your Own Way.” Nice.
4. Lucretia Higgins | September 2nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
This was a great PR move for Phillips. She gets exposure on CBS to a younger audience. Got to help her ratings at CNN.
As to her controlling the microphone, assume she might have been violating a union work rule, had she done that.
5. kitap | December 13th, 2007 at 1:59 am
great top ten list ,only number five must be number one
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