Reporter Calls Out Allen Media Station (Patreon)

Last week, FTVLive showed you video of some idiots that were messing with KEZI Sports Reporter Olivia Cleary's live shot.

You can watch the video here.

We gave props to Cleary for keeping calm and delivering the story. Although, with the clowns in the background, it was nearly impossible to pay attention to what the Reporter was saying.

KEZI is the Allen Media Station in Eugene.

A former KEZI Reporter, Jaewon Jung took to social media to call out her old station.

Jung slams KEZI while praising her current station, which is KPRC in Houston.

While I agree with Jung to a point, I'm not sure that you can compare the two markets. Eugene is in the 120th sized TV market, while Houston is in the 6th market.

You would expect things to be better in a city more than 110 markets bigger.

While the kids in the live shot did not touch or assault the Reporter, they did act like idiots. I'm not sure the Reporter felt like she was "in danger" in as much they she had to deal with deal with these punks while going live.

Working in TV news does come with some dangers and risks. Everyone going into the business should know that. But, at the same time, if you are sent out to a situation that you believe is dangerous, station-management should allow you to make the call, whether or not you should go live.

If they don't, look for another station to work at.