The memorable mistakes made during live Aussie TV news broadcasts

NATASHA Exelby is not the first newsreader to make an embarrassing snafu during a broadcast. These are the best worst moments of live Aussie TV.

TO ERR is human. To do so on a live national TV broadcast is golden.

The ABC’s decision to fire newsreader Natasha Exelby after she was caught out absent-mindedly playing with a pen at the end of a live cross has sparked outrage across the country.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten described the ABC’s response as “ridiculous”, while the hashtag #PutYourBloopersOut led Twitter trends in Australia today.

TV reporters shared some classic examples of their on-air bloopers, prompting people in a range of other industries to share their mistakes too.

Morning TV hosts seem especially prone to on-air surprises, as the above video reveals.

Natalie Barr from Sunrise got the giggles during a serious news report about a deceased plane passenger, while Virigina Trioli was forced to apologise to Barnaby Joyce after making a “he’s crazy” gesture on camera after footage aired of the Nationals Senator speaking.

Watch the video for the best of the worst of Australian live TV.

I started eating a Tim Tam live on air during rolling coverage of a leadership spill #putyourbloopersout

— Ashleigh Gillon (@ash_gillon) April 10, 2017

@Kieran_Gilbert I once sent 20 thousand troops overseas instead of two thousand. #putyourbloopersout

— Lyndal Curtis (@lyndalcurtis) April 10, 2017

@byrnesh In my radio days, reading a story on a squid with 5 meter long tentacles, saying testicles instead. The hosts lost it! #PutYourBloopersOut

— Tim Hatfield (@timhatfield87) April 10, 2017

Originally published as The memorable mistakes made during live Aussie TV news broadcasts