Reporter On Live TV Drops Everything to Help During Emergency

A reporter on live TV dropped everything to help during an emergency. The young man was on air when he unexpectedly disappeared to rush over and assist someone in need. Watch the short clip to see the moment and to learn what happened that caused the reporter to rush to the scene.

Everyone is familiar with local television news broadcasts. Decades ago, they were the best and, besides a newspaper, one of the only sources of information. In those years, people would huddle around the television just as the broadcast was starting, not wanting to miss a second of the news and information being dispensed by the anchors.

Now, the internet exists, where information is available in real time, and waiting for a television news broadcast is unnecessary. They will just tell you information that’s been on the internet for three or four hours, anyway, right? Regardless, there are still people, for some reason, who watch local and national television news broadcasts. Well, those watching a Chicago station’s broadcast didn’t get just information easily found on the internet, but witnessed something completely unexpected.

In a clip posted on YouTube, a reporter is live on air giving his report when he runs off camera in the middle of it, making for an awkward situation. He can be heard saying, “Oh shoot,” before he sets down his microphone and disappears.

So, what happened? Well, it turns out the reporter was concerned about someone who was involved in a horrific accident and ran over to check on them.

Later in the broadcast, the reporter returns and explains that a runner and a cyclist collided, sending the cyclist over their bike and onto the ground. The cyclist hit the ground so hard that their helmet broke. The cyclist was said to be up and moving around following the incident.

While his unexpected exit may have made for an awkward few moments, the reporter’s concern and assistance during that emergency are admirable, and something we could use more of in this world.

Philippians 2:4 “Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.”