TV station "identifies" SF crash pilots: Sum Ting Wong, Ho Lee Fuk, and others

[LongTimeListener]

This was raging all over social media yesterday while we were in shackles. (I blame chrismba.)

Bay Area station KTVU apparently has a Funny Guy in the production department who put those names into the system. But strangely enough, they were vetted with the NTSB -- which admits that an intern answered the phone and confirmed the "identities." Still no word on who exactly the people are who pulled it off.

The video:

The apology: http://blog.sfgate.com/matierandross/2013/07/12/1937/

 

[MTM]

As soon as I read Sum Ting Wong, I knew there was something wrong. Even with NTSB approval, I would have double and triple checked those names.

 

[Starman]

He was looking for a place called Ho Lee Fuk's, gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I can't believe they they duped the TV news people into airing that.

Sincerely,
Howard Stern's penis.

 

[Armchair_QB]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

 

[SpeedTchr]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

Isn't that the school that just hired Buster Hymen as the football coach?

 

[MileHigh]

The NTSB official in charge was I.P. Freely.

If it wasn't for the fact three people are dead, it'd be hilarious, but I do admit I laughed. But that was a Ho Lee **** up.

 

[Starman]

Station manager O. Howie Fuquettup had no comment.

 

[Riptide]

In the world of Onion, it was a hilarious prank.

Four great lines. The last line is the perfect capper.

Hard not to laugh, so I did. Apologies to the families.

 

[Armchair_QB]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

Isn't that the school that just hired Buster Hymen as the football coach?

I believe it is. We're talking about the Mike Hunt University in Lottasex, Virginia, right?

 

[Vombatus]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

Isn't that the school that just hired Buster Hymen as the football coach?

I believe it is. We're talking about the Mike Hunt University in Lottasex, Virginia, right?

That's the school where "Holes in the Mattress" was written by Mr. Again.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

Isn't that the school that just hired Buster Hymen as the football coach?

I believe it is. We're talking about the Mike Hunt University in Lottasex, Virginia, right?

Their rivals are the Sam Houston Institute of Technology.

 

[Batman]

It's a stupid news item to begin with. Weren't the pilots' names made public by the airline within a day or so of the crash? I remember reading at least two of them in stories early last week. Why is it being treated like breaking news on Friday?

That said, not having worked in TV news, how much of this is on the anchor and how much on the reporter and production people? Would this be something the anchor sees before it goes on air, or did she get halfway through it and get stuck having to finish it? Seems like there should've been at least two levels of vetting before it got to this point.

 

[DanOregon]

This is another example of a need for diversity in a newsroom. The names would all be Chinese. Do you think someone might have taken another look if it was an Air France jet and all the pilots were named Helmut, Bruno, Horst and Wolfgang?

 

[Starman]

Seriously, they do need to find out who hatched the plan (I would presume all calls to the NTSB are time-logged so it really shouldn't be all that hard) and publicly expose and fire their ass.

Yeah it would be too bad if some young smart-aleck's career was derailed and destroyed because of one dumb-ass prank, but you know what? Tough ****.

A lot of other people are trying to build careers too, except they don't intentionally **** up news information. Go find another job. The world needs ditch diggers too.

 

[bumpy mcgee]

Rusty Kuntz is not pleased.

 

[copperpot]

Yeah it would be too bad if some young smart-aleck's career was derailed and destroyed because of one dumb-ass prank, but you know what? Tough ****.

Um, no it wouldn't.

 

[murphyc]

To me, either the people at the station are dumber than dumb or they wanted a ratings bump. The former because we're talking about four names, supposedly with multiple people looking at them. If it's Ho Lee Fuk and three legit names, maybe that's understandable. But four names? That's what makes me wonder if it was done for a ratings/social media bump.

 

[murphyc]

NTSB has confirmed to KTVU that the summer intern who was responsible for the erroneous confirmation is Heywood Jablome, who is currently a sophomore at Mike Hunt University.

I figured Heywood Jablome was involved somehow. He is a Fuk Tard.

 

[exmediahack]

I've been wondering how in the world this made it to air.

A graphics person would have to put it in without questioning it.

A producer would have to put it in without questioning it.

The anchor would have to say it without questioning it. She is the last line of defense here -- it's on the producer and the anchor. But more of the anchor.