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Concern following live news cross

Michael Rennie advises viewers he is OK following a live ABC cross.

Viewers expressed concern for ABC News reporter Michael Rennie this morning when he struggled during a live report.

Rennie was reporting on job losses outside the Ipswich plant of meat producer JBS, but began to struggle with his delivery.

Host Joe O’Brien then interjected.

“We’ll leave it there for the moment,” he said.

“We’ll just make sure Michael is OK there. Um, so we’ll get the cameraman to check on Michael and we’ll get our bosses there right away to make sure he’s OK.”

Rennie later took to social media to respond to a flurry of concerned tweets.

An ABC News spokesperson later confirmed with Yahoo he had gone home for a rest and was expected to be back for work on Friday.

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8 Responses

  1. Well handled – I have turned off the news as there is too much Covid coverage but many of the ABC reporters are doing the cross multiple times through the morning or afternoon. I’m surprised this type of thing doesnt happen more often, particularly in summer

  2. Pleased Michael is OK. It’s a tough time for everyone. And, kudos to Joe O’Brien, he does a lot of juggling between live crosses on that morning shift and is always unflappable.

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