KFYR News anchor A.J. Clemente may have had the shortest career in TV history after swearing during his first live broadcast, reports the Daily Mail.
Unfortunately KFYRTV has decided to let me go. Thank you to them and everyone in ND for the opportunity and everyone for the support.
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 22, 2013
Clemente unknowingly opened on air live with the words “f****** s***,” leaving his co-anchor, Van Tieu, stumbling to move the broadcast forward. The new anchor for the North Dakota station, who was visibly rattled following his gaffe, went on to talk about his history before reading about a fatal car crash that happened earlier in the day. The scene is quite embarrassing to watch.
Following his unfortunate mistake, KFYR decided to let Clemente go, while Monica Hannan, the news director for the NBC station, apologized for the slip up on the station’s Facebook page.
“All we can do at this point is ask for your forgiveness, and I can offer my personal assurance that I will do my best to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again under my watch,” Hannan wrote.
The upset Clemente took to Twitter, expressing his embarrassment, but is taking the incident in strides and says he will learn from the mistake.
That couldn’t have gone any worse!
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 21, 2013
Tough day,Thanks for the support,We all make mistakes. Im truly sorry for mine. I’ll try my hardest to come back better and learn from this.
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 22, 2013
Rookie mistake. I’m a free agent.Cant help but laugh at myself and stay positive.Wish i didnt trip over my “Freaking Shoes” out of the gate.
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 22, 2013