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[ex radio pimp]

Monday night at about 9.

News Anchor (Jim Something): And now here's traffic with Joe Stapelton.

Traffic reporter: That's high praise but I'm Steve Perez.

HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

 

[Tired Of It All]

Monday night at about 9.

News Anchor (Jim Something): And now here's traffic with Joe Stapelton.

Traffic reporter: That's high praise but I'm Steve Perez.

HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

I think we know how it happens!

 

[nowradioguy]

I think we know how it happens!

I, for one, do not know, so, would you kindly enlighten simple folk like myself?

 

[Tired Of It All]

I, for one, do not know, so, would you kindly enlighten simple folk like myself?

Ok, for the "simple folk".....HUMAN ERROR....NOT PAYING ATTENTION....DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK....is that "simple" enough..lol

 

[nowradioguy]

Ok, for the "simple folk".....HUMAN ERROR....NOT PAYING ATTENTION....DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK....is that "simple" enough..lol

Yeah, thanks.

 

[ex radio pimp]

Ok, for the "simple folk".....HUMAN ERROR....NOT PAYING ATTENTION....DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK....is that "simple" enough..lol

They forgot to check if Joe S. was still alive? Got it.

 

[TheBigA]

They forgot to check if Joe S. was still alive? Got it.

I don't believe they're in the same building. He's giving a blind verbal cue.

 

[CTListener]

They forgot to check if Joe S. was still alive? Got it.

Enough with the snark. Come right out and say it: This is iHeart's fault, right?

 

[davideduardo]

I don't believe they're in the same building. He's giving a blind verbal cue.

Quite possibly the error comes from a failure to remove a cue card/liner card or a lognote with the wrong name.

 

[TheBigA]

Quite possibly the error comes from a failure to remove a cue card/liner card or a lognote with the wrong name.

Or a mean prank.

 

[kevtronics]

How about when a traffic reporter forgot the stage name he was supposed to be using on Musicradio WABC, causing Dan Ingram to crack up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hufhY_9xG8

 

[FreddyE1977]

Long history of news anchors in this town
who ended up in A.A.

Just sayin'.

 

[Deleted User]

What goes on in the halls STAYS in the halls. What you see here, what you hear here,and what you say here STAYS HERE.

 

[jdmonairinnh]

I know Steve and consider him to be a friend. He told me that it was due to a template error that nobody thought to change.

 

[Wimmmex]

What you see here, what you hear here,and what you say here STAYS HERE.

Here! Hear!

 

[staggmovie]

Monday night at about 9.

News Anchor (Jim Something): And now here's traffic with Joe Stapelton.

Traffic reporter: That's high praise but I'm Steve Perez.

HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

It is simple slip of the tongue

 

[WLYNWAZNgm]

Good evening, I'm insert name here.
Yes, I have seen that happen! )

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Good evening, I'm insert name here.
Yes, I have seen that happen! )

Years ago, I heard a host on a major station read the words "Announcer Tag" on the air, before the live ad tag copy he was supposed to read.

 

[CTListener]

Years ago, I heard a host on a major station read the words "Announcer Tag" on the air, before the live ad tag copy he was supposed to read.

And newspapers over the years have amused and baffled readers with "44-pt hed goes here", "dummy text here," "xxxx xxxxx xxxxx" and similar filler copy and layout instructions making it into print. A newspaper I once worked for had an item one could drag onto the page from a library that would be inserted column and tell the reader that the story it was attached to was a "Film Review" or "Concert Review" or "Appreciation" of some deceased author. This graphical doodad had the word "Armpit" in it as filler text, because the doodad would be placed at the top of the second column of a 2 column story. Well, that WAS the filler text until a review of some classical music performance got into the paper labeled as an armpit. The library item's text was quickly changed to XxXxXxX.