Journos Are Still Sharing Their On-Air Mishaps And Oh Boy, So Many C-Bombs

You better believe Australia is still rallying behind Natasha Exelby, the ABC24 host who is now perhaps most well-known for a three second slice from the channel’s round-the-clock broadcasting. We love a good pen-starer, we do.

That feeling when you’re caught daydreaming at work 🙂 (via @UmmRKSZ ) #mediawatch pic.twitter.com/lRkTbpygfo

— Media Watch (@ABCmediawatch) April 9, 2017

After Channel 10 producer Holly Byrnes started the #PutYourBloopersOut hashtag in response to Exelby’s removal from ABC’s on-air roles, a cavalcade of television and radio journos rushed to share their very public fuck-ups. 

While a fair whack of our nation’s hard-nosed newsreaders used the hashtag to take the mick out of ’emselves last night, the free admissions of error have continued into the morning. 

Friends, there are some doozies in there, and a thoroughly galvanising number of accidental c-bombs.

I was once live captioning a Tiger Woods press conference and said he was “getting ready for sex” rather than FedEx ?? #PutYourBloopersOut

— Julia Gardiner (@weirdturnedpro) April 10, 2017

I mispronounced Johanna Konta’s name on air earlier this year. Was mortified but knew it was going to happen eventually #PutYourBloopersOut

— Geoff Koop (@GKoop93) April 10, 2017

I once accidentally admitted that Santa was a lie on air at 7:50am on breakfast radio #putyourbloopersout

— Sam Blacker (@blackersam) April 10, 2017

On live radio, I accidentally read the funerals and deaths section of the newspaper from last year. #PutYourBloopersOut

— Sam Murden (@notmmansam) April 10, 2017

I once referred to our then police commissioner Simon Overland as “top cock” #PutYourBloopersOut

— Emma Field (Bruer) (@embruer) April 10, 2017

I once asked Michael Flatley where he got the idea for Lord of the Rings #PutYourBloopersOut

— vanessa keys (@vanessaekeys) April 10, 2017

@NatashaExelby i’m glad my LITTLE thing wasnt on the ABC they would have had me castrated.#putyourbloopersout

https://t.co/Noi7iZh20Y

— Mark Aiston (@MarkAiston) April 10, 2017

I repeatedly referred to acclaimed author Harper Lee as ‘infamous’ while on air because I though it meant VERY famous ?? #PutYourBloopersOut

— Jessica (@JessKlaj) April 10, 2017

I briefed talent on a bush footy interview and informed them it wasn’t “THE Aaron James”. Turns out it was.

#PutYourBloopersOut

— Mitchell Scott (@WhippingBoySEN) April 10, 2017

I read the 7pm news over the top of BT’s footy call on @3AW693, he noticed & started commenting back to me live on air #PutYourBloopersOut

— Allison Wallace (@allisonewallace) April 10, 2017

& the second half trying not to giggle because I could see my colleagues laughing hysterically behind the glass. (2/2) #putyourbloopersout

— Kat Nicholson (@KM_Nicholson) April 10, 2017

During my first radio read I sneezed almost straight away and said ‘good afternoon’ at 7am. #BringBackNatashaExelby #PutYourBloopersOut ?? ??

— Tom Marlow (@TomMarlow_) April 10, 2017

I said ‘shit’ on air last week and nobody noticed. Not even my fellow commentators #PutYourBloopersOut

— Josh Barnes (@Josh__Barnes) April 10, 2017

I once back announced the band “Thrill Kill Cult” on live radio, using an N in “cult” instead of the L!
????????#putyourbloopersout

— Mr Mills (@RandomMills) April 10, 2017

I once pitched a book full of the best Australian authors’ short stories and vinaigrettes. Totally meant vignettes. #PutYourBloopersOut

— Floss The Fangirl (@FlossAus) April 10, 2017

So #PutYourBloopersOut hey? Well, I once accidentally turned the phrase “bum hugging knickers” into a weird and terrible racial slur.

— Nat Locke (@Natty_Nat_Nat) April 10, 2017

Thank U all for ur generous support. Not my finest hour. Myself and my mesmerising pen honourably salute you!

— Natasha Exelby (@NatashaExelby) April 10, 2017

Source: Twitter. 
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