Top 20 TV Hosts Who Destroyed Their Careers on Air

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We watched these TV hosts' careers die on air. For this list, we’ll be looking at the controversial moments that got on-air personalities in a lot of trouble. Our countdown includes Jimmy the Greek, Kelly Osbourne, Paula Abdul, and more! Did YOU happen to see any of these live? Let us know in the comments below!
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@SirAsdf 9 ай бұрын

Natasha didn't deserve to be fired. Imagine getting fired just cause you zoned out for like 5 seconds. That seems like a major overreaction by her bosses.

@nikoskonstantinidis4069 9 ай бұрын

it's like to *talk back* to your teacher

@terryrueckert9540 9 ай бұрын

The cursing ones are indeed silly

@cripplious 9 ай бұрын

they just didnt want to offer her a longer stint on-air.

@qoscarjenkins9527 9 ай бұрын

Neither did Danyell or Dan rather

@gqsmooth1969 9 ай бұрын

Just to play Devils advocate... I think if she wasn't freelancing at the time, she may have been given a 2nd chance.

@benwolk6494 9 ай бұрын

The irony is that a bad five seconds can cost a journalist their job, while others get away with years of barely-concealed bias and intellectual dishonesty.

@dhenderson1810 9 ай бұрын

If you are a Leftie journos, or lean the same way as management, you don't get fired at all.

@freddygarfunkle8947 9 ай бұрын

@@dhenderson1810they are more likley than righties

@bbsy1 9 ай бұрын

@@dhenderson1810no explanation for any of right wing media, then?

@VesusSheist 8 ай бұрын

@@dhenderson1810so don lemmon isn’t a lefty? you make no sense

@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms 8 ай бұрын

Don stepped directly on the toes of new management, that's why after years of breathlessly reporting on some of the biggest hoaxes of this millennium he finally got fired. @@VesusSheist

@kemontgomery6201 9 ай бұрын

I am SHOCKED that you didn’t include Tex Antoine. Tex Antoine was a weatherman in the NYC market and in 1976 came on the air right after a story about a rape. He quipped: “ with rape, so predominant in the news lately, it is well to remember the words of Confucius: if rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it” The victim in the rape story was an EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL.

@sampleoffers1978 9 ай бұрын

Some of them do stuff so strange it's like an occult dare. That guy sounds off but some go totally out of character.

@nikiTricoteuse 8 ай бұрын

Wow. That's disgusting. Were there consequences for him?

@Lovuschka 8 ай бұрын

Thankfully it only was an attempted crime. But Tex Antoine didn't really suffer much consequences at first, took years until he was fired.

@professionalasexual172 7 ай бұрын

When I tell you I gasped

@mysterykiddo2167 6 ай бұрын

That's disgusting

@ChaoticHoly 8 ай бұрын

The sad thing about Dan Rather's career getting tanked due to spreading fake news...is that the media members get promoted for doing this today.

@robtrawick1 2 ай бұрын

Particularly on Fox News

@vladtheimpala5532 2 ай бұрын

Well they did put him on MSNBC where fake news is their specialty.

@davidclaussen9924 2 ай бұрын

Exactly, look at Rachel Maddow - she's been spreading fake news for a while now.

@alwilson3204 2 ай бұрын

@@robtrawick1 He had no association with Fox News. This was the mainstream networks, he worked mostly for CBS in particular, who usually get away with their constant lies and deceptions because their on the Far Left, so get your facts and ideas straight..

@jcjanko3802 Ай бұрын

@@robtrawick1 I don't watch Fox News, but you are the type of clown who mocks Fox but watches MSNBC, CNN, or one of the big 3. Clown you are, as Yoda would say.

@Undercoverneird 9 ай бұрын

The lady with the pen was so genuine and relatable, it was a cute natural reaction, her employers should’ve had better common sense and worked with her reaction, I’m sure anyone that watched that live thought it was a funny blooper caught on air. It’s not like she was picking her nose or something so embarrassing, her termination imo was a joke.

@susannpatton2893 9 ай бұрын

Should have been reading what she would say next when the camera cane back on her, not goofing off. It's not the receptionist or assistant.

@parthvashisht528 9 ай бұрын

@@susannpatton2893 Wow you havent made a honest and innocent mistake at work ? Have you? I hope they fire you without listening when you do.

@dhenderson1810 9 ай бұрын

@@susannpatton2893Not enough to get fired, though.

@imhere653 9 ай бұрын

@susannpatton2893 All of those who read your comment that are currently a receptionist or an assistant appreciate the respect.

@jimmyparris9892 9 ай бұрын

The person at the console (I forget what they're called), who pushes the button to change the camera back to her, should have given a countdown, 3, 2, 1. That used to be the way it was done in my short stint as a master control operator for a local TV station back in the mid 90's, before computers took over. Surely they have something similar in this "advanced" age of electronics. It sounds to me like the boss screwed up and the anchor lady got fired for it.

@kyerannisbet8895 9 ай бұрын

Natasha Exelby didn't deserve that. You think someone would've gave her a reminder they were about to be on air again, but nope. They just let her suffer the consequences

@kershabeaver3312 9 ай бұрын

I agree. Its not like she cursed ir was saying something offensive

@s_ame1135 9 ай бұрын

ikr. Although, her reactions are unfitting for a supposedly confident anchor. She didn't play it right as well. All would probably be forgiven if she just laughed or played it off.

@jocelynloukes6353 9 ай бұрын

It's all good though for Natasha Exelby as she still works in journalism but with a different Australian news company. I know this as i'm an Aussie who watches the news and see's her the news here at 5pm

@9y2bgy 9 ай бұрын

Somewhat endearing, I thought...

@xjcrossx 9 ай бұрын

Yeah it was kind of funny too. it wasn't cringe or offensive.

@doomsday3659 9 ай бұрын

Honestly out of all these ppl on this list, I feel the most bad for Natasha Exelby. She made an honest mistake by zoning out. When we watched that part on live tv for the first time, we would’ve just assumed that it was part of the broadcast to add some humor. Instead of just firing her on the spot, they should’ve either rolled with it or pulled her aside afterwards and simply told her not to zone out like that in the future. Natasha Exelby is only human like us, she’s not a robot.

@shadowstar8619 9 ай бұрын

For real, everyone likes a fun little humanizing moment from the reporters who are usually all business otherwise. It's why so many people love seeing the anchors who have pets and all their shenanigans while working from home during quarantine.

@susannpatton2893 9 ай бұрын

You are at work. Not at home, she should have been studying what she was going to say next when the camera came back on her. Professionalism is a must for her type of work. She isn't the cashier or receptionist. 7 P's kids Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance Take pride in your work, even if you clean restrooms for a living

@doomsday3659 9 ай бұрын

@@susannpatton2893 do you even know what being human means? Or even honest mistakes?

@susannpatton2893 9 ай бұрын

@doomsday3659 yes. I'm not on tv, if I were, I'd be making sure I'm paying attention

@doomsday3659 9 ай бұрын

@@susannpatton2893 ok, but not everyone is that lucky. Sometimes our minds just wander off completely.

@joezegers 5 ай бұрын

F*ck it, WE'LL DO IT LIVE! -Bill O'Reilly having a mental breakdown

@mholtebeck 9 ай бұрын

Don Lemmon didn't ruin his career with a single incident. His career was ruined by a series of cuts and the fact that he is a massive jerk.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

Too bad he didn't take Nikki Haley with him. I was proud of her for taking down those flags, now she's just another Trump butt kisser. Come on Nikki, you can do better than that.

@aceb4634 9 ай бұрын

Nah it was because he called out racism from a vindictive wanna be Trump (who made actual racism comments) and CNN was too busy playing softball with certain parties and served him up as a compromise. The fact that people act like he made some sexist comment and got axed from that is just ridiculous.

@mholtebeck 9 ай бұрын

@@aceb4634 Two things are equally true. He is a massive jerk and he called racism in a smug way- because he is a massive jerk.

@royal_vita5329 9 ай бұрын

It was long over due. You can tell just by his appearance.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

@@royal_vita5329 That hands on the hip and tilted head body language says it all. "I know more than you do". I really can't stand that condescending thing. Surprised Poppy didn't stick a pen in his eye.

@comatose3788 2 ай бұрын

One guy lies straight up in a report. Gets suspended for a for few months. The woman with a pen gets fired for pretty much nothing.

@alexandracalleja6537 9 ай бұрын

Natasha Exelby has since bounced back and now works for the channel 10 news team

@LeSaboteurAllemand 9 ай бұрын

Exelby wasn't exaclty fired though, she was a freelancer and was just not rostered for live appearances. She was, by her own accounts, offered production shifts by the ABC. She also didn't destroy her carreer, seeing how she went on to work for Network 10, on air, afterwards and runs her own PR firm.

@jesuszamora6949 6 ай бұрын

Good to see she bounced back. Sounds like an industrious, persistent lady.

@kanegasi 9 ай бұрын

Poor Natasha, ended up on a list of racist, sexist, and other prejudicial trash because of a crew mistake that wasn't her fault.

@Glenrsi 9 ай бұрын

💩💩

@christopherbarrera6966 9 ай бұрын

It's sad how cruel the world is.

@saveThe90s88 9 ай бұрын

I dont get it? She was playing with her pen. And got fired? Can someone explain this

@9y2bgy 9 ай бұрын

@@saveThe90s88 The pen was a racist, so guilty by association?

@Fanney47 9 ай бұрын

@@saveThe90s88they probably didn't think it was professional or something.

@grindingdeviance1864 8 ай бұрын

I feel bad for Natasha Exelby. My parents and I used to giggle every time a live newscaster made a little flub, but not in a mean way. More like laughing with them. Hers was just an innocent error anyone could make, and her reaction was amusingly priceless. :)

@danielteaman 9 ай бұрын

How did Don Imus not make this list?

@nylesprint 9 ай бұрын

Exactly, that’s what I said

@hunterburk 2 ай бұрын

Why didn't Al Sharpton make the list for falsey accusing a State Alderman of raping Tawana Brawley!? Why does he still have a job!!!!??? DISGUSTING!!!

@laurarooney6030 2 ай бұрын

I don't think his career ended

@thirtynine3955 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps they aren't technically considered network hosts?

@briant7265 Ай бұрын

He was briefly suspended, but made a good apology and actually met with the girls team to personally apologize and get to know them. His career continued just fine after.

@benjaminmurray455 9 ай бұрын

Natasha definitely didn't deserve to be fired! Like all the people on this list did some very heinous things but the poor girl was just playing with her pen 🖊 😕

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

Agreed. Natasha at worst should have only got a short suspension.

@benjaminmurray455 9 ай бұрын

@@americangiant1003 Exactly 💯 anybody knows what happened with her though I'm curious 🤔

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

@@benjaminmurray455 I think as a global society in America and Worldwide I think these TV Hosts/Anchors/Presenters when they screw up live on the air has gotten the immediate ax was way too harsh. In a few cases such as Billy Bush, it should been only a 60 day suspension. Meanwhile as was the case of Natasha, it only deserved a suspension. Each of these screw ups are a case-case basis and does not mean they should lose their jobs on the spot.

@benjaminmurray455 9 ай бұрын

@@americangiant1003 Yeah sometimes we demand perfection from others to the point where it stripes us of our compassion and understanding

@SpammytheHedgehog 9 ай бұрын

I don't know why the lady in the Thumbnail got fired. Someone in the staff should've told her that they were about to air, soon.

@loriwood4938 9 ай бұрын

I'm new to all this, I know this is stupid but what is a thumbnail?

@kershabeaver3312 9 ай бұрын

@@loriwood4938 the still picture at the beginning of the video

@kershabeaver3312 9 ай бұрын

I think she got unfairly fired

@loriwood4938 9 ай бұрын

@@kershabeaver3312 thank you!

@kershabeaver3312 9 ай бұрын

@@loriwood4938 you are welcome

@makemesomecoffee7821 9 ай бұрын

6:25 when the teacher calls on you while you're not paying attention

@nylesprint 9 ай бұрын

It’s 6:26 😂 freeze frame lol

@scottdavey3804 9 ай бұрын

Natasha though. Has made a comeback and she's doing great now. Good to see that

@jimmyparris9892 9 ай бұрын

If she's getting paid at all, then she's doing better than she was at that place that fired her. I think unpaid internships should be illegal.

@chadczternastek 9 ай бұрын

Brian Williams going on the air claiming he was in war situations was probably the worst for me. That's equal to those people who go stolen valor. Wearing medals that aren't theirs. Claiming they were in wars they weren't. Like why in the world would someone leading the NBC News at 630pm do something so tasteless? That was bad and they were right for pp pulling him. Then they brought in Lester Holt ..he always comes off like he's getting ready to smile and never does.

@Terahnee 9 ай бұрын

He was there, it just wasn't his aircraft that was shot down, it was another aircraft in the same convoy, IIRC.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

If he had a concussion and just screwed up that would have been okay. If not and he's just hot dogging it then it is stolen valor and he gets zero respect.

@nylesprint 9 ай бұрын

Basically Brian Williams is a rapper, lying about stuff he didn’t do or experience 1st hand into a 🎤 😂

@4bibimimi 9 ай бұрын

I think he is kind of gross for what his daughter did on "Girls". I know Lena Dunham wrote the scenes but Abigail brought them to life!

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

@@4bibimimi Oh yech! I didn't know that but it took me 10 seconds to dig up this quote after he watched the sex scene on Girls. “For us, watching her is the family occupation....no animals were harmed during the filming and ideally nobody gets hurt.” If I had a daughter she could do whatever she wanted but I wouldn't be watching it on TV with the whole family. Pervert.

@TROOPERfarcry 9 ай бұрын

Don Lemon Googled "when is a woman in her prime?" Bravo. That's journalism right there.

@Gardner0871public 2 ай бұрын

Can’t believe he didn’t cite Wikipedia too 😂

@kilroy1964 2 ай бұрын

In her prime for what? " I don't know, I only read the first line of what I Google. Reading is hard. It's not like I'm a journalist or something..."

@carlosventura611 2 ай бұрын

Lemon got away with saying all white Christians men are terr- o- it’s . Seems that was okay to say.

@j.dunlop8295 2 ай бұрын

Women age bear-trap, it's something most adults don't step into!

@apolinarcaborca_elrojo7878 2 ай бұрын

I mean, to be fair, arent we all in our prime in our 20s, 30s and maybe 40s??? I mean humans in general...

@cripplious 9 ай бұрын

Paula Abdul was famous before American Idol. Now did it revitalize her career that is closer to truth

@coreyboggs2011 9 ай бұрын

I remember watching the Kelly Osborn flub and the crazy thing is the other cohosts defended her when Rosie Perez took issue with her comment.

@2headedcow5252 9 ай бұрын

This is why I don’t want to be famous or in the public.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

I second that. I was on the local 11PM news years ago for a robbery I didn't see. "Tell us what you saw" Nothing "And how did that make you feel, like a victim?" No, I'm just hungry. Please go away.

@Potrimpo 9 ай бұрын

6:10 - Natasha Exelby, if I had my way, I would have those who had fired her fired and blacklisted. Yeah, her shocked look went viral. But nowhere near ANY justification for the actions they took against her.

@bobvick5175 9 ай бұрын

If I am ever caught saying something that offends others I will refuse to apologize because you still get fired and chastised, so you might as well own up to it and move on!!

@gmmartines7331 9 ай бұрын

People are so hypocritical. Let any one of us have some of our private conversations publicized and we'd ALL come under fire.

@titanscar2183 9 ай бұрын

literally, anyone who says otherwise is lying 100% of people, if they had the past 5 years of their lives examined, would absolutely be utterly fucking destroyed in the public eye. It doesn't matter what you think, how you feel, how careful you've been, or how you lean one way or the other in any matter. The standards for what is and isn't appropriate is extremely blurred, inconsistent, and far more hurtful than it is helpful

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

Good thing Google Glasses aren't still a thing. Kids pushing their teachers buttons until she snaps, then you're on Y-Tube as crazy teacher sent for sensitivity training. My wife's 96 year old mom was fun, "Look at that fat kid riding a girls bike". Just don't say that in public mom "Why the Hell not?" It's a long story mom.

@allisoncastle 9 ай бұрын

Soo you can’t criticize someone unless you’re perfect yourself? That’s not the amazing point you think it is.

@Denji2006 9 ай бұрын

Usually the ones that are quick to claim "We're all guilty" are just the ones trying to mask their own.

@JedForge 9 ай бұрын

@@allisoncastle Not what was said at all, but nice word lawyering. So many of the people doing the criticizing are hypocrites themselves.

@healthypromax8502 9 ай бұрын

You should do a video about 20 worse crooked politicians in current era.

@c.lukemaxwell8530 9 ай бұрын

Ehhh, it may be biased.

@Dain75 9 ай бұрын

I think they would find it hard to choose just 20. Besides, politicians in the USA are very rich and powerful; getting any network to talk about the subject, much less honestly would be almost impossible.

@Krypton853 9 ай бұрын

We know who they are but won't do it.

@skwisgarskwigelf7191 9 ай бұрын

Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, Justin Trudeau to name a few

@healthypromax8502 9 ай бұрын

There are bad apples on both sides. However if you do city councilmen, then it will be more balanced

@daveminion6209 9 ай бұрын

that "DEE DEE MEGA DOO DOO Face" is so iconic it's practically a meme - lol.

@BlenderStudy 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! Ouch, I hope they're doing better now. It's sad to see some of them losing their jobs, because we humans make mistakes all the time and it's more difficult for them to recover as they're famous. :(

@geefu1367 9 ай бұрын

That last quote was powerful. Always put yourself in others shoes

@cerebralsamurai8382 9 ай бұрын

I always figured the pen lady wasn't entirely fired because she was daydreaming but because of her wacky meme like reaction in front of the camera instead smoothly playing it off

@chasehedges6775 9 ай бұрын

The Bible: Whatever a person sows, that he will also reap. The Dark Knight: You die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.

@hextout 9 ай бұрын

Doctor Doom - The Price For Anything is The Amount of Life You are Willing to Trade for It. √

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 9 ай бұрын

@@p-__You’re not the first person to spam something like that. Grow up.

@travisjohnson622 3 ай бұрын

Bible quote: Means you are a fkn dum b a s s . Dark Night Quote: Means you are an incel. Its like you took two aromas of f art and made your own fragrance.

@jamesniagu274 3 ай бұрын

Dark knight more legit than the Bible

@chasehedges6775 3 ай бұрын

@@jamesniagu274 They are both are awesome and relevant because their lessons are true

@dhenderson1810 9 ай бұрын

In some of these, I wonder if the station was itching to find an excuse to fire the person anyway.

@samukelolanga7113 9 ай бұрын

Billy Bush was fired, fired from a TV show! The guy who said all those things went on to be President of America. Are you kidding me?

@davespiess947 2 ай бұрын

Trump was kidding but right at the same time!

@andrewblanchard2398 2 ай бұрын

@@davespiess947 TRUMP WASN'T JOKING MULTIPLE people have said TRUMP talks like that all of the time & IVANKA SWEARS like a MARINE & SAILOR at 1 point in the OVAL OFFICE TRUMP said : " why can't we just F'ing BOMB IRAN and get this SH*T going , I'm sick of waiting to DECLARE MARTIAL LAW " ISRAEL & SAUDI ARABIA had DONALD TRUMP Sr TRY & FAIL 3 TIMES to start a WAR with IRAN 1st : ⬇ the DRONE ATTACK on the oil tanker ( the IRANIANS captured the DRONE and proved it attacked the oil tanker ) 2nd : ⬇ DONALD TRUMP Sr had a religious leader MURDERED and the replacement asked the IRANIANS not to let DONALD TRUMP Sr NOT to FORCE IRAN into a WAR with AMERICA just to stay in office 3rd : ⬇ DONALD TRUMP Sr ordered the bombing that killed IRANIAN CIVILIANS to provoke a WAR so he could stay in office and DONALD TRUMP Sr FAILED AGAIN

@Redundant_underscore 2 ай бұрын

@@davespiess947- I doubt he was kidding when he was sued for exactly what he was talking about. And lost.

@DaisyMaeMoses 2 ай бұрын

and what a great President he turned out to be. T24 - squirm baby squirm Nov 5 in just around the corner!

@davespiess947 2 ай бұрын

@@Redundant_underscore It will be overturned! He did nothing wrong. Like Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden! But those women remembered everything! Not Carroll

@zackcantrell9689 9 ай бұрын

It’s a shame that some peoples careers were ruined over a honest mistake.

@martintodd9944 9 ай бұрын

But ruined for playing with a pen is ok? Jk

@JETiKnightNY 9 ай бұрын

It's a shame that some peoples lives were cut short over honest journalism and reporting. RIP Gary Webb.

@RayGainbows 9 ай бұрын

The pen one and Fbomb one shocked me. Its such a dumb reason to fire someone.

@martintodd9944 9 ай бұрын

@@RayGainbows fbomb kind of makes sense cos TV stations get fined for breaking the rules for age and that, in Britain it's called the watershed and there's an independent governing body that makes sure they stick to it. Yeah it was an accident, but she probably cost them a lot of money

@jonah.donohue 9 ай бұрын

Like who? Besides AJ and Natasha

@MaxWeb2599 9 ай бұрын

Rick sanchez:when people Google me all they can find is a characters of an fictional animated series. Nero Claudius: first time?

@matthewpaul6904 9 ай бұрын

That's rough 😅

@skwisgarskwigelf7191 9 ай бұрын

WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB!!

@daviddesantis4040 9 ай бұрын

The Kelly Osborn one is the best. She really thought she had a mic drop moment

@BeLoud13 3 ай бұрын

And Kelly's Mom, Sharon, called what she does a "50 year long career." Her career was being married and managing Ozzie.

@juliehydemew4575 2 ай бұрын

Calling someone a liar is not racist. Especially since that person has been proven over and over to be a consistent compulsive liar.

@mm-ks3pr 2 ай бұрын

To me the Kelly Osborne comment highlighted the hypocrisy. She literally said the same thing numerous reporters and stars had said and still say.

@rafenrolla5168 9 ай бұрын

Rick Sanchez was a reporter in this Dimension?

@LakeFX 9 ай бұрын

Maybe the bigoted one can get a job working at Interdimensional Cable.

@anthonycoleman9593 9 ай бұрын

Don't you just love it when people call what they say from their hearts a mistake?

@IamGenoBlack 9 ай бұрын

I can tell you, when I google ‘Rick Sanchez’, I am looking for C-137.

@barthslung 9 ай бұрын

She was distracted for a couple seconds playing with a pen, and they cut ties with her? There had to be other reasons

@supertuber120 9 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking too. There must be some other details that we're not aware of.

@user-fd4vy4py9w 9 ай бұрын

Sadly there weren’t.

@jimmyparris9892 9 ай бұрын

@johnnyjrkirch4952 9 ай бұрын

Every outlet of TV that says we don’t express the same views as this person that just got fired is a liar. They’re probably worse than what the guy who got fired said.

@davidparkes7741 9 ай бұрын

Pretty much, yeah.

@NancyPollyCy 9 ай бұрын

I can't believe Jessica Savitch didn't make this list! In fact, I was waiting for her to come in as #1. She was one of the most visible women in television and a growing force in TV news. She went live on a news update where she slurred, stumbled, and generally gave the impression of being under the effects of illegal substances. Add to that her hot mike rants about the production staff and it was clear she was going down. Arguably the single most dramatic fall in TV news history. True, she died in a car crash only weeks later, but that's no reason to let her off the hook.

@johnmeyer3802 8 ай бұрын

You have a good memory. That took place 40 years ago on an NBC News brief.

@NancyPollyCy 8 ай бұрын

Well, I'm old. What can I say? @@johnmeyer3802

@Air_Serpent 2 ай бұрын

"there's no reason to let her off the hook" she's dead 💀

@dittohead7044 2 ай бұрын

Shall we dig her up then? Let it go, let her rest in peace.

@naterksmr 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, the fact Sharon Osbourne still had a job after she and several others on The Talk made jokes about a man who was sexually mutilated by his wife, going so far as to talk about how "fabulous" it was, and implying he probably deserved it. She is a horrible human being - if you can even call her that - and the fact that wasn't the end of her career is nothing short of disgusting

@Dosbomber 9 ай бұрын

Now let's talk about the hags on "The View"... 🤣

@tiffprendergast 8 ай бұрын

Yup

@ch1701a 9 ай бұрын

I guess you totally forgot about Howard Cosell's on air remark that saw his career crumble when a commentator for Monday Night Football on September 5, 1983, Cosell made a comment about the Washington Redskins wide receiver, Alvin Garrett, in which he compared Garrett to a 'little monkey'. The fallout contributed to Cosell's decision to leave Monday Night Football following the 1983 season.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

Howard how could you? The first guy to publicly address Cassius Clay as Muhammad Ali does this? I don't remember that but I'll take your word for it.

@ch1701a 9 ай бұрын

@@dicksonfranssen You can Wiki it. It was a big deal at the time.

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

That sad situation with the Garrett comment by Cosell actually belongs in this infamous list more than a few mention here. I would have even lowered Paula Abdul's weird behaviors (rumored to be on heroin) to at least the #19 or #20 or even dishonorable mentioned list. PS Cosell was still part of ABC's MLB Baseball Coverage until the end of the 1985 season. Then when he came out with a book criticizing everyone at ABC including his long time Boss Roone Arledge, then he was fired. The Cosell departure at ABC and end of his life considering at 1 point he was among the most famous Sports Commentators on the planet should have at least been TOP 10 IMO.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

@@americangiant1003 We had a family friend who worked for Roone Arledge and she made it clear Arledge was a reasonable man but was not to be provoked. Saying something in the heat of the moment is one thing, putting it in a book is something else. What did Cosell expect to happen? There's a few comments here expressing their undying love for Paula Abdull. She's a cheerleader who finished high school and got lucky, that's it. I wish her the best but I hope she saved some money and has a good agent, she's nothing special.

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

@@dicksonfranssen Great Point. There was a way for Cosell to be “honest” in his book without throwing his long time colleagues and bosses under the bus. Howard could have been much nice to Roone especially several times during the 1970s Cosell was live on the air being drunk during Monday Night Football broadcasts. And Cosell was never fired or even suspended.

@XVegeraX 9 ай бұрын

Show us the clips....don't just narrate...

@southbeachtalent 9 ай бұрын

The Angel Cardenas one is kind of sad. You know the guy worked hard and was probably solid in his field. I can almost guarantee he was told by his bosses that he had to be more colorful/ outlandish/ and entertaining. His anxiety is palpable throughout that debacle. It's a shame he couldn't just be himself throughout his segments, probably the reason he got the job in the first place

@bauerj3398 9 ай бұрын

Wait. Sharon Osbourne talks about her '50-year career being ended'. 50 years as what? Is she counting her time as a rock groupie as 'her career'.

@LanakilaMiller 9 ай бұрын

With regards to your last story about Brian Williams, he actually left MSNBC in November 2021. It’s almost been two years that he hasn’t been on air.

@ATRichard 9 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment. I was gonna say, I definitely remember him retiring a couple years ago now.

@Cloofinder 9 ай бұрын

Huh who knew Rick Sanchez became a news anchor before being a crazy scientist.

@your_local_questerian 5 ай бұрын

I didn't!

@nicktaylor2657 3 ай бұрын

So that's the cartoon he referenced

@minakomel 8 ай бұрын

the pen lady and the f-bomb on first day of work guy didn't deserved getting fired 😟

@susannpatton2893 9 ай бұрын

Well if you don't like your job, that's one way out of it. You can get unemployment if you're fired. Not if you quit

@rodscarbrough2337 9 ай бұрын

unless you work for a company that finds a way to take the unemployment away.

@user-lk3gu6ik7d 9 ай бұрын

It's a good thing to see what it feels like to be down.... it's called being humbled and gives most people a new outlook on life and how they handle it.

@GrimReaper2786 3 ай бұрын

So playing with a pen gets you fired 😂😂😂😂 thats fucking ridiculous

@tylerriley2587 9 ай бұрын

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

@slick1006ify 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@WatchMojo 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for being a part of the WatchMojo community. We look forward to bringing you more exciting videos and memorable moments in the future.

@andrewblanchard2398 2 ай бұрын

I've been in warzones & helicopters in our group CAME UNDER FIRE and ALL PILOTS RADIOED : " WE ARE UNDER ENEMY FIRE ! "

@creepjoeshorrorpeepshow4231 9 ай бұрын

Brain Williams left MSNBC almost 2 years ago. I was waiting for Don Imus’s downfall. Remember when he called black,female basketball players from Rutgers University nappy headed hos after commenting on their looks and tattoos? He shoulda been on this list somewhere.

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

I could be wrong but probably the reason IMUS was not on this infamous list is this. He was primarily a Radio Talk Show Host that later in his career had his shows broadcast on National Cable TV i.e 1st C-Span and later MSNBC and Fox Business.

@reggiebrown9508 9 ай бұрын

That's what NBC gets for picking Megyn Kelly over Tamron Hall.

@jaxjaxattaxx 9 ай бұрын

I knoooow Tamron was cackling as she deserves 😂

@ELmayberry 9 ай бұрын

@@jaxjaxattaxx😂😂😂

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

How she made it that far in life is a mystery. An MRI of her head would confirm the doctor's findings, it's completely empty.

@MasterOfViewership 9 ай бұрын

who?

@alanmackie7012 9 ай бұрын

Judging by her show on KZfaq, she's just as bad now.

@pinkh7375 9 ай бұрын

Oh my god, Rick sanchez Rick and Morty conspiracy!

@Victor-yu1hb 9 ай бұрын

It strange that there are two Rick Sanchez but not the same Rick from the show.

@fredericf832 9 ай бұрын

That rick Sanchez wasn't as smart as the anime one 😂

@tmlussier7815 9 ай бұрын

Did I miss Matt Lauer???!?!?

@GltrGal17 9 ай бұрын

Matt’s things were behind the scenes.

@Kathe255 2 ай бұрын

Not really, did you see his interview with Sandra Bullock?

@scotty4288 8 ай бұрын

Sharon Osborne's career wasn't destroyed either

@cathyhurd4890 2 ай бұрын

What career? Promoting a drug addled has-been?

@madambutterfly1997 9 ай бұрын

You don't say Prime in reference to a woman's sexual peak. The term Prime is used in regards to cattle and other livestock

@jimbo9208 9 ай бұрын

and there not

@madambutterfly1997 9 ай бұрын

@@jimbo9208 exactly women are not cattle

@s_ame1135 9 ай бұрын

technicalites. Peak and prime are synonyms. lol

@robirvine6970 9 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true “white girl making up a problem to solve to pretend to make a difference” to me.

@titanscar2183 9 ай бұрын

I cannot think of a single human being who would have an issue with using the word "prime" to explain that someone is in their best condition. It's extremely worrying that the moment you think of "women" and "prime" you also think of animals. No human, ever, has made that comparison but you.

@user-hx6ye4jq1n 9 ай бұрын

Dropping the “F” bomb on live tv , doesn’t that make the station/ network incur hefty fines from the FCC? I can remember when a local & popular anchor accidentally said the “f” word on live tv, she got suspended for 6 months

@Kokopilau77 Ай бұрын

Yes they will. A local shock jock was fined and pulled off the air about 20 years ago or so

@newgameaaaa 9 ай бұрын

Any job on the air is really tough because you get fired for the littlest thing. If everyone was recorded at their jobs and posted on the air, people would be losing their jobs all the time. Most of the people I work with say inappropriate things all the time and I guess they have had their jobs for so long and are so spoiled it doesn't phase them or they aren't even aware of it.

@alanjackson2712 9 ай бұрын

Imagine being too right wing for Fox News 😂

@bakernicholas123 8 ай бұрын

I feel for Exelby!

@IlGreven 8 ай бұрын

One for the next list (since you put on sports play-by-play men) would be Thom Brennaman. He used a derogatory slur towards homosexuals during a Reds game, but got caught with a hot mic. When he was pulled from the broadcast, he offered an apology...and paused in the middle of it to call a home run. He was fired by the Reds and Fox Sports almost immediately.

@wadewilson7985 9 ай бұрын

50 year career, What career did you have Sharon?

@wojtek1765 9 ай бұрын

Love these type of videos

@apaulotroughtzmantz2914 8 ай бұрын

The Megyn Kelly one was the most ridiculous reaction to a segment I’ve ever heard. She simply stated that things used to be different, big deal. She far better off now anyway with her own podcast. She’s killing it!

@arinerm1331 8 ай бұрын

Yes! Megyn Kelly most definitely landed on her feet! She has more than 1.5 million subscribers on her KZfaq channel alone, and I'm sure she has many more on her Sirius XM channel.

@alwilson3204 2 ай бұрын

God forbid anyone on TV speaks there mind or a differing opinion against the P. C. 'rules' and expects not to be condemned and destroyed.

@bobpeshak 9 ай бұрын

Brian Williams left NBC in 2022. Also you said the bachelor started in 1994 when it started in 2002. Do your research.

@americangiant1003 9 ай бұрын

Agree Bob. WatchMojo does a good jobs with these surveys and lists. However they do make mistakes such as Mr. Williams no longer with NBC/MSNBC. Or not at least as a "dishonorable mention" having say Howard Cosell career and soon after his life ending after a controversial use of the "Monkey" term on a NFL player during the 1983 season.

@maxpayne7312 3 ай бұрын

She’s a girl, so she probably doesn’t do a thorough job at looking things up (just skims reads) and goes from there

@donkeylipsgelfin6983 9 ай бұрын

"Jimmy the Greek, you're fired for racism!" "You call me THE GREEK!"

@tommiejonsson8952 2 ай бұрын

It's not racism to call a greek person greek. If I went to work in the U.S or U.K, I wouldn't mind If my co-workers called me (the) Swede.

@godmagnus 2 ай бұрын

LMAOOOOOOOOOO have you not heard of Greece? It's a country. People from there are Greeks.

@JonnySuite13 9 ай бұрын

So, she was never heard from again, just because she was playing with her pen? Wow.

@jimmyparris9892 9 ай бұрын

If you've got time to read some of the other comments, they say she's now got a job with a news station that actually pays her and she is doing well.

@futur3anth0ny 7 ай бұрын

Imagine zoning out for less than five seconds and that's the reason for why you get fired.

@aealum2004 9 ай бұрын

Why is it when it comes to these lists Don Immes's remarks towards the Rutgers women basketball team is never mentioned. I just think his remarks are more despicable then someone dropping the F bomb on live TV.

@civilwildman 9 ай бұрын

*Imus’

@blugreen123 9 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@dicksonfranssen 9 ай бұрын

Isn't he dead yet?

@aealum2004 9 ай бұрын

@mikeg7411 so it is OK for a guy to call a bunch of college girls' ho's live on air for no reason whatsoever.

@NicoleCzarnecki 9 ай бұрын

His comments were made primarily on radio.

@jason34119 9 ай бұрын

Surprised that Don Imus didn't make the list.

@nylesprint 9 ай бұрын

Yup he should be number one

@maxpayne7312 3 ай бұрын

You can probably find that on multiple KZfaq channels since every channel covers the same topic

@T-bone26 9 ай бұрын

For Canadian Hockey lovers, you could add Don Cherry to that list.

@bradmcdowell9168 9 ай бұрын

He didn't do anything though. It was a racist anti canadian firing.

@erics9754 8 ай бұрын

Don Cherry spoke the truth but you can not say anything against Justin Trudeau's chosen people but it's okay to insult old-stock Canadians. We miss Don for speaking up and not being a phoney liberal shill.

@banditligroin 8 ай бұрын

@@erics9754Blame Sportsnet, not your boogeyman

@sheralddaniels06 2 ай бұрын

Howard Cosell NOT being #1 much less not even being mentioned destroyed ANY credibility.

@mst3kanita 8 ай бұрын

Paula Deen’s newest cookbook wasn’t even sold on Amazon or barnes and noble online. 😂

@andrewreed1912 9 ай бұрын

no christine chubbuck? that's the ultimate destroyed career

@Kokopilau77 Ай бұрын

Choked on my coffee

@donovandelaney3171 9 ай бұрын

Some of these people are unknowns.

@amandajayne8172 2 ай бұрын

This is more about government choosing what speaks and who doesn't

@jasonjoyce5798 8 ай бұрын

Great video! However, you forgot to include the one with the reporter that gave the LA Lakers a very derogatory name after Kobe Bryant (RIP) lost his life in a helicopter crash. Talk about pulling a Ron Burgundy. She was fired very quickly. Good Call by that network.

@adamtzsch 8 ай бұрын

“gift for gab” isn’t a thing.

@Hillers62 8 ай бұрын

At 7:21 ...so what???...she didn't know she was miked!!!! Like no one has ever said that word...Plus, It's on cable!!!! She should NOT have been fired for something that insignificant...

@johnstorton 8 ай бұрын

There are two lessons to be learned from this video: 1. They'll cancel you for even the slightest of transgressions, real or imagined. 2. Don't waste your time apologizing.

@stevensanders2692 2 ай бұрын

The number one spot was ultra ironic. The reporter got fired while the then candidate became president.

@dhenderson1810 9 ай бұрын

If I was fired like that, and I was big enough name, I would take some time off and then apply to rival stations, in order to get back at the station who got rid of me.

@miskatonic6210 8 ай бұрын

Well, rival stations wouldn't be stupid enough to hire a total failure.

@kittenkiller4228 9 ай бұрын

Yooo Rick Sanchez wheres Morty!!

@Jase-L 8 ай бұрын

Brian Williams retired from NBC/MSNBC fairly long ago. How does MoJo NOT know this?

@stephanielynn3901 9 ай бұрын

You mention Glen Kuiper but not Thom Brennaman, who was fired for a different derogatory word while covering a game in Kansas City that also lost him his national job with Fox?

@slick1006ify 9 ай бұрын

Kelly Osbourne was CLEARLY being sarcastic! You can't even be sarcastic anymore...Its just ridiculous

@Battousai_248 8 ай бұрын

IF that was sarcasm.. then it was poor timing and a terrible choice. (Read the room) They were having a serious discussion about a problem. It still comes off as prejudice and ignorant. She definitely was trying to make a "valid" point using sarcasm. But behind it was ignorance.

@mikeh8416 8 ай бұрын

@@Battousai_248 No, the IGNORANCE lies in the INABILITY to RECOGNIZE sarcasm.

@tiffprendergast 8 ай бұрын

@@mikeh8416yup