Welp, this happened Tuesday night at a Michigan ABC affiliate.
WJRT reporter Siobhan Riley was explaining the effect of construction on downtown traffic in Saginaw while using a telestrator to diagram the situation for viewers. Thing is, her analysis ended up drawing what looks just like a massive -- well, just watch the YouTube video above and you'll see.
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Much to the Internet's immature delight, the clip quickly made the rounds on Twitter and blogs, similar to the time a Super Bowl reporter asked a drunk video bomber about her STD. Also much like the time an ESPN reporter accidentally explained how a NBA hopeful's "bulging dicks" ended up costing him millions of dollars.
Riley's boner was an honest gaffe, however, with no ill-will intended.
“This was an innocent mistake on behalf of the reporter," WJRT news director Jayne Hodak told TVSpy on Wednesday. "In no way was it intentional.”