10 Shocking Times News Anchors Went Off Script Live
VOICE OVER: Tyler Allen
WRITTEN BY: Jordy McKen
Some moments in live news broadcasting are impossible to forget. Join us as we count down the most shocking and emotional times TV news anchors abandoned their professional composure and went completely off script while live on air! Which of these unforgettable broadcast moments left the biggest impression on you? Let us know in the comments below! Our countdown includes Walter Cronkite visibly breaking down while announcing JFK's assassination, Peter Jennings delivering 17 straight hours of 9/11 coverage on ABC, Anderson Cooper confronting a Louisiana senator during Hurricane Katrina, Robin Roberts tearfully revealing her bone marrow diagnosis on "Good Morning America," Christine Chubbuck's tragic on-air death in 1974, and more!
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