Let Me Do My Job

Speaking of the problems reporters often face while working in the field, here’s KEYT-TV’s John Palminteri trying to escape taking a selfie with an eager fan. Unfortunately, the boy wouldn’t take no for an answer and kept butting in until Palminteri resolved to push him off.

The entire situation was bizarre because the boy should have understood there’s a time and place for things. Maybe if he had been patient enough to wait till Palminteri ended his report, he would have gotten to snap a lovely selfie with his hero. But clearly, that was too much to ask of the excited boy.

Hold on Baby, Mummy’s Busy

Who would have thought there would come a time when television presenters, weather reporters, and the like would be giving their daily reports from the comfort of their homes? Life sure laughed in our faces in 2020, didn’t it? And people like Leslie Lopez of KABC had to roll with the punches.

In this case, rolling with the punches meant juggling her mom responsibilities with the job. So when baby Nolan came crawling in during her forecast, Lopez had to pick him up before carrying on. Thankfully, the viewers were more than happy with the interruption—who wouldn’t love the chance to see a cute baby?

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