NBC News Anchor Sue Simmons dropped the F-Bomb when she thought they had gone off the air for a commercial break. What's going on with the four letter words? In case you missed Bill O'Reilly was caught cursing during his days at Inside Edition. UPDATE: Sue Simmons issued an on air apology shortly after the gaffe. The video was updated and the new clip includes the on air apology. Youtube is pulling clips with a copyright claim. The NYC News Anchor Sue Simmons Apologizes for Using F-Word On-Air video can also be watched at the Gawker website. The Gothamist had some good coverage of the story and a collection of entertaining on air gaffes from veteran WNBC News Anchor Sue Simmons. There is still no official word yet on the identity of the person she was screaming and cursing at in the clip.
WNBC news anchor Sue Simmons says she’s “truly sorry” for blurting out “What the f*ck are you doing?” live on air.
The TV veteran made the gaffe when the wrong footage was aired as she did a teaser for the 11 p.m. newscast on Monday.
The screen went momentarily blank following the hitch.
Later, during the newscast, Simmons apologized for using “a word that many people find offensive. It was a mistake I made and I’m truly sorry.” source