Watch: Tom Brokaw’s Most Awkward Moment On Live TV When His Phone Rings During Election Coverage!


News bloopers and gaffes are commonplace in the U.S., which is home to several thousand TV stations and an even greater number of anchors. However, it is rare to see some of the most experienced anchors out there goof up and end up in an awkward moment. This time, it was the turn of Tom Brokaw, according to the Huffington Post.

Tom Brokaw has nearly 50 years of experience with television and live TV coverage. The anchor, who has been for long the face of NBC News and has anchored NBC Nightly News for over 22 years, is understandably one of the most experienced reporters on live television. However, Tom Brokaw might have faced the most awkward moment of his career when the other day, in the midst of MSNBC’s election night coverage, Tom’s phone alarm went off. The veteran anchor with so many years of television experience had made a rookie mistake! He had forgotten to put his phone on silent mode before he commenced the live telecast.

Tom Brokaw was analyzing the race for the Kentucky Senate race along with fellow anchors Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow when the phone went off. The other two anchors initially tried to act as if everything is normal. However, the alarm kept on ringing louder and louder until Tom Brokaw decided it was enough, and he took the phone out to silence it. Tom also seems to have one hell of a ringtone by the way. Just listen to it! While Tom Brokaw did act with grace and charm when he figured out the gaffe, it was nevertheless an awkward moment for the veteran anchor.

To make things even more hilarious, Tom goes ahead and pretends to answer the call and talks to his wife about grocery shopping.

“I will remember to bring home the milk,” he tells his wife.

Tom Brokaw won a Peabody award earlier this year and is also famous as the author of several books. Do you think this was perhaps the most awkward moment in Tom Brokaw’s nearly half a decade long career?

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