One is the location where the Winter Olympics are taking place. The other is a chain of Chinese restaurants. Chicago station Wls briefly confused the two during a news segment. The station apologized for the gaffe, but suffered the major embarrassment of the mistake being noticed by the world. A station spokesperson claimed the graphic was prepped for a satirical piece by sports anchor Mark Giangreco but somehow found its way onto the broadcast. Weekend news anchor Mark…...
- 2/17/2018
- Deadline TV
Well, that was embarrassing. Local Chicago news station Wls-Ch.7 accidentally broadcasted a graphic that referred to the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics as P.F. Chang's instead of Pyeongchang. The mix-up between the names of the South Korean county and the Asian-inspired restaurant chain occurred Saturday and quickly went viral. Jayme Nicholas, a spokesperson for the ABC affiliate, told the Chicago Tribune the graphic was meant for a separate "satirical piece" created by sports anchor Mark Giangreco that asked viewers to come up with their own Olympic sport. However, Nicholas told the newspaper the graphic accidentally aired during a Saturday story read by anchor Mark Rivera. Nicholas...
- 2/13/2018
- E! Online
Viewers likely experienced an unexpectedly craving for Asian cuisine when a news station mixed up Olympics host city PyeongChang with a popular restaurant.
Chicago’s ABC affiliate apologized Monday after a logo appeared behind weekend anchor Mark Rivera on Saturday that advertised the South Korean host city of the Winter Games as P.F. Chang’s, the Asian chain with more than 200 locations in the United States.
The “P.F. Chang 2018” graphic quickly went viral on Twitter.
“America would definitely take the Gold in the ‘Binge Eating’ event at the Pf Chang’s Olympics,” one user tweeted.
Another added, “I...
Chicago’s ABC affiliate apologized Monday after a logo appeared behind weekend anchor Mark Rivera on Saturday that advertised the South Korean host city of the Winter Games as P.F. Chang’s, the Asian chain with more than 200 locations in the United States.
The “P.F. Chang 2018” graphic quickly went viral on Twitter.
“America would definitely take the Gold in the ‘Binge Eating’ event at the Pf Chang’s Olympics,” one user tweeted.
Another added, “I...
- 2/13/2018
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
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