News Anchor Surprised With Adorable In-Studio Proposal - Inspirational Videos

A news anchor was thoroughly surprised and immediately became emotional when her boyfriend, a fellow reporter, popped the question in the studio.

Reporters and anchors are seasoned professionals when it comes to rolling with the unexpected. They are used to reporting on breaking, unanticipated news as soon as it becomes available, with very little notice. However, one anchor was thrown for a loop, visibly rattled by one story she read in the station’s studio.

Cornelia Nicholson is the weekend anchor at WRCB, a station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her boyfriend, Riley Nagel, a reporter, also works at the southeastern Tennessee television station. In a clip posted on YouTube, Cornelia was recording a promo for an upcoming broadcast when she came across something she was not expecting. But it turned out to be easily the best story of the day. 

“Coming up, we have the story of two young journalists who just so happened to find love in the same industry,” she read. “Local 3’s Riley Nagel joins us in the studio for a special report.”

Throughout the read, Cornelia does everything she can to keep from sounding too surprised. 

After her introduction, her reporter boyfriend entered the studio carrying a bouquet of flowers, claiming that he does, in fact, have a special report.

Riley then walks over to the anchor’s desk, gets down on one knee, flashes a big diamond ring and then proceeds to ask for Cornelia’s hand in marriage.

“Cornelia Nicholson, would you marry me?” Riley asks.

She is so surprised and overwhelmed that she can’t even verbally give Riley an answer to his all-important question. Instead, she shakes her head, “yes.”

After accepting his proposal, she places her left toward Riley. 

“I gotta put it on?” Riley asks.

Again, Cornelia, still taking in the sweet moment, simply responds, “Yes.”

That’s a touching, moving, and because of Riley, an inventive moment that both will remember for the rest of their lives.

1 Corinthians 13:13 “But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”