Oops

It looks more like Mr. Sheen is wielding a machete, not wearing one. And let's not forget that little hyphen they forgot to include in this boo-boo.

For the Love of David

"According to this affidavid..."
Kristina De Leon, WOAI News, 12/17/2009.

What's Wrong With Our Schools?

“…But there is big changes in store…” David Mazza, WOAI morning news, 7 January, 2009.

Jesus H. Christ. Is grammar being taught anywhere any more?

They Sure Is

"I know he’s now famous in South Texas; but even his family is now big celebrities in La Vernia."

Don Harris, WOAI News Sportscaster, 8/14/08

De-Lame

"Just ahead - the number of deaths on the highways are down..."

Delaine Mathieu, WOAI TV News, 8/14/08

WOAI Double Header

Study: Expect less hurricanes
During a 5/18/08 newscast story on the upcoming hurricane season.

Back to Nawlin's
Sports Sunday graphic leading shown while introducing a Spurs/Hornets story.

Double Header

"...and the water is covering the streets with sheets of water.”

“You can see the moisture coming up from the back of the cars..."

--Kristina de Leon, WOAI News, 24 January 2008, reporting on rain.
Courtesy of my friend Shelley

Double Header

"…A six year old saves her parents’ life…” -- Kristina de Leon, WOAI, 18 January 2008 - Reporting on a child who saved the lives of her mother and father

"...dress warmly..." -- Kristina de Leon, WOAI, 18 January 2008 - Advising viewers how to dress on a cold Texas morning.

Misused Possessive

Khaki's for Kids.

A non-ticking ticker displayed during a story on a charitable program of the same name - WOAI, 19 September 2007

Lay This

“Officials say he was laying on some tracks…” -- Jaie Avila, WOAI News, 13 September 2007

It's lying Jaie, lying.

Trapped - Fer Reals?

"They were literally trapped inside of a car..." -- Jaie Avila, WOAI TV, 8/20/07

There Was...Really

"There was at least two guns here." --Kristina de Leon, WOAI news, while reporting in the field

Seeing is Believing

…”And what I like too is that you have a monitor where people can actually visually see you shredding the documents on site.” – Matari Jones, May 11, 2007

Did I actually aurally hear that?

WOAI Double Header

“….that is nearly almost one hundred years old.” -- Matari Jones, WOAI, April 5 2007
Doing a story on a house fire.

“….a man lays down on the tracks….” – Shelly Miles, WOAI April 5 2007
Doing a story on a man who was killed by a train.

I hate to keep picking on WOAI, but they make it so easy.

Fundamentally Speaking

"The man is home, bascially deceased."
Matari Jones, WOAI TV, 23 March 2007

Then, Than, Whatever

I know this is a fairly common error, but I couldn't resist.

WOAI, 22 March 2007

Possibly...

*** Update to original 12/28/06 post ***

"…She could face possible murder charges…" -- Matari Jones, WOAI News, 12/28/06

How about: "She could possibly face murder charges..."?

Update 2/26/07:
Stu contends that the sentence should read:

“She could face murder charges.”

I agree. "Could" implies "possibility."

Thank you!

And Then....

A snip from the WOAI web site here in town:















Oops

Come On!

"....showing that they had came from...." --Matari Jones, WOAI TV, August 16, 2006

The reporter was doing a story about a couple arrested because one of their kids was found wandering alone late at night. The two parents, cuffed and in a police car, had on pink wrist bands, indicating that they had come from a local nightclub.

A New World

The image below is a snip of the left-hand navigation bar at a local TV/radio station web site.

It should be "Beamer's World"

I sent an email to the station. Let's see if they fix it.