Like the time one of my interviews on the morning show years ago literally fell asleep on the air -- I had to rouse him to give me an answer! How about the time I ran to a live shot to deliver a verdict and was so out of breath, callers phoned in to make sure I wasn't having a heart attack.
Gary Roedemeier says a slip of the tongue can make for a very embarrassing moment, like the time he was supposed to read "shotgun blast" and it came out
"sh*tgun blast."
A segment with a pet can go terribly wrong, just ask Renee Murphy about the time she praised a dog for its good behavior on the air -- the dog's response? To "barf"
all over the set on LIVE TV!
A wardrobe malfunction can also lead to an embarassing and anxious moment for an anchor, not the kind of wardrobe malfunction you're thinking of -- this one is G rated.

At the end of the 5:30 newscast, I have to take off my microphone, unplug my earpiece and make way for Melissa who uses the chair next in the 6 pm newscast.
Not that it takes any athletic skill to do this -- but we only have 30 seconds or less to make the switch.

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When a small part of the microphone gets caught on your sweater -- you begin to sweat, then pull, then scream for scissors! That was the drama unfolding between shows recently with Melissa and me grappling to get me unstuck -- may I add with no glasses on and trying not to laugh hysterically.
We managed to get the microphone off, but I didn't have time to unplug my earpiece as the 6 pm newscast began! I hit the deck, literally, draped under the anchor desk with a close up of Melissa's shoes as we began our Top Story. They were on camera, I was hiding below.
I have yet to pull the show to see her expression, but if she seemed a little startled that night, now you know why.
So thank you Jamie Martin for pulling out your cell phone to capture the moment - another embarassing moment, luckily this one didn't make it on TV.
By the way Melissa, nice shoes.