This week News anchor Sue Simmons of New York's WNBC/Channel 4 was forced to re-live a less than gracious moment of hers over and over again, as a clip of her blurting out the "f word" on live television got major play on the net.
The profane slip took place during a live broadcast Monday night and on Wednesday, The New York Post published quotes from station staff claiming that Simmons is known to indulge in alcoholic drinks between newscasts.
"Sue Simmons likes the sauce and she can be cranky about it," a former WNBC employee told The Post. "She was sometimes a little tipsy [on the air] to the point where colleagues would take notice."
According to the report, witnesses say Simmons frequents Midtown New York bars and restaurants after anchoring Channel 4's 5 p.m. newscast. "I
wouldn't say she gets sloshed - sloshed, that wouldn't be the right
word," a restaurant employee said. "I would say she gets
happy. She gets very happy."
But Simmons denies the witness statements, saying "Not one word of it is true," via an e-mail to The Post. "I haven't had an alcoholic drink between shows for at least 15 years or more." She added, "I understand more now why many people don't trust the media."
Simmons reportedly got loose with her language because she thought the show was being taped rather than broadcasting live.Click here to see the faux-pas and it's subsequent apology.
