A matter of equipment
An exchange between a news anchor and a weatherman on a BBC local news show, best explained by this report:
Paul Hudson has been working for the national broadcaster since the 90s, where he presents the weather for the Look North programme.
Over the years he’s become known for his banter with anchors Harry Gration and Peter Levy, the latter of whom was taken aback with their latest on-air exchange this week.
On Thursday, Peter alerted audiences during a cross that Paul had been facing some technical difficulties and checked in to see if all had been resolved.
‘At lunchtime his equipment wasn’t working,’ he explained.
‘Is it repaired?’ he then asked his colleague.
Not skipping a beat, Paul responded with a cheeky comment.
‘Well, I think you’ll find my 10-week-old daughter proves there’s nothing wrong with my equipment,’ the 52-year-old quipped.
Clearly taken aback, Peter could be heard exclaiming ‘oh’ before he was then seen leaning forward and throwing his hands over his face while laughing.
Standing there casually like nothing too crazy had been said, Paul smiled and simply said: ‘Well, you asked.’