TV Anchor Suspended, Fired For On-Air Profanity

A news anchor for a Bismarck television station announced he was fired today after making his premiere with a string of obscenities. A.J. Clemente was so excited for his first broadcast that he let lo...
TV Anchor Suspended, Fired For On-Air Profanity
Written by Amanda Crum
  • A news anchor for a Bismarck television station announced he was fired today after making his premiere with a string of obscenities.

    A.J. Clemente was so excited for his first broadcast that he let loose some extreme words right as the show was coming back from a commercial break on Sunday night. His co-worker, Van Tieu, apologized for the outburst during the evening show, and the station issued an apology to viewers saying Clemente had been suspended. However, Clemente tweeted today that he was let go following the incident.

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    Of course, Clemente isn’t the first person to drop an F-bomb on television. News anchors have a lively history of tripping up in front of the cameras, and the great Tom Hanks did it a few months ago on “Good Morning America”.

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