Being a newscaster and suddenly not being able to pronounce the words you are reading on the teleprompter correctly. That was the dramatic situation experienced by journalist Julie Chin, who suffered a stroke while she was live.
The moment NBC’s Chin paused after unsuccessfully trying to break a news story was recorded on camera to tell viewers: “I’m sorry, something’s going on with me and I apologize. Let’s move on.” And let’s move on to meteorologist Annie Brown.”
Tulsa news anchor Julie Chin has the beginnings of a stroke live on the air. She knew something was wrong, so tossed it to the meteorologist, as her concerned colleagues called 911. She’s fine now, but wanted to share her experience to educate viewers on stroke warning signs. pic.twitter.com/aWNPPbn1qf
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Julie assured that after leaving the set, her companions called the emergency room, for which she was immediately transferred to a hospital, where she was hospitalized for two days.
“I thank the medical professionals who shared their experience, heart and smiles with me. Also my colleagues, who covered my shifts with love,” Chin posted on his Facebook account.
Within what was her story, Julie said that she lost the vision in one eye and that one of her arms went numb in the middle of the transmission.
The journalist is now undergoing medical check-ups to avoid another scare.