Los Angeles journalist goes viral keeping calm while a cockroach crawls over her during on-air report
Los Angeles KTLA 5 news reporter Rachel Menitoff went viral Wednesday after a late-night report featuring an unwanted pest.During Menitoff's live report in Sherman Oaks on an ongoing heat wave Tuesday night, a cockroach appeared to land on Menitoff's stomach before crawling across her neck and chest."And it’s a lot more comfortable at this hour, but we’re still in the 80s here in the Valley," Menitoff said. "So overnight temperatures aren’t necessarily dropping, and this leads to less recovery time from the daytime heat…"Despite the insect's arrival, Menitoff continued her report unfazed as the bug jumped onto her microphone and proceeded to fly away.FLORIDA TV BOSS RIPS 'CRINGEWORTHY' POSTS AS ANCHOR'S BIKINI-CLAD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SPARK BUZZMenitoff’s colleagues covered the video the following morning, sharing video of the reporter after the live shot ended, where she began to brush the bug off of her."Oh gosh.
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Los Angeles KTLA 5 news reporter Rachel Menitoff went viral Wednesday after a late-night report featuring an unwanted pest.During Menitoff's live report in Sherman Oaks on an ongoing heat wave Tuesday night, a cockroach appeared to land on Menitoff's stomach before crawling across her neck and chest."And it’s a lot more comfortable at this hour, but we’re still in the 80s here in the Valley," Menitoff said. "So overnight temperatures aren’t necessarily dropping, and this leads to less recovery time from the daytime heat…"Despite the insect's arrival, Menitoff continued her report unfazed as the bug jumped onto her microphone and proceeded to fly away.FLORIDA TV BOSS RIPS 'CRINGEWORTHY' POSTS AS ANCHOR'S BIKINI-CLAD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SPARK BUZZMenitoff’s colleagues covered the video the following morning, sharing video of the reporter after the live shot ended, where she began to brush the bug off of her."Oh gosh. Oh, I feel something," Menitoff said.The morning reporters praised Menitoff's on-air composure, joking that they would not have remained as calm as she was in the same situation."That’s our Rachel Menitoff, who is so professional," anchor Megan Henderson said. There’s no way I would have been able to keep going.""I have to hand it to her.
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- Los Angeles KTLA 5 news reporter Rachel Menitoff went viral Wednesday after a late-night report featuring an unwanted pest.During Menitoff's live report in Sherman Oaks on an ongoing heat wave Tuesday night, a cockroach appeared to land on Menitoff's stomach before crawling across her neck and chest."And it’s a lot more comfortable at this hour, but we’re still in the 80s here in the Valley," Menitoff said. "So overnight temperatures aren’t necessarily dropping, and this leads to less recovery time from the daytime heat…"Despite the insect's arrival, Menitoff continued her report unfazed as the bug jumped onto her microphone and proceeded to fly away.FLORIDA TV BOSS RIPS 'CRINGEWORTHY' POSTS AS ANCHOR'S BIKINI-CLAD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SPARK BUZZMenitoff’s colleagues covered the video the following morning, sharing video of the reporter after the live shot ended, where she began to brush the bug off of her."Oh gosh.
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