RADIO stations have apologised after an online broadcast of the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing was accidentally drowned out by a swearing employee this afternoon.
As Nicola Sturgeon delivered the latest update on Scotland’s Covid-19 situation, a member of Bauer Media’s Facebook Live production team swore and ranted without realising they could be heard by thousands of viewers.
The broadcast was heard by thousands of people across the media group’s Scottish radio stations’ Facebook pages, including Forth 1 and Clyde 1.
The content, which has now been removed from Facebook, shows a graphic reading “Scotland’s Covid-19 update, starting shortly”.
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But the team member appears to be stressed as the First Minister begins speaking, but she does not appear on screen.
He screamed “f***” several times before shouting: “Why is this so stressful?”
He goes on: “I’m live to like 2000 people and I’ve got nothing to f****** show them because they’ve moved the f****** stream.”
In a statement posted to social media, Bauer Media Scotland apologised to those who heard the outburst and the First Minister.
“We would like to unreservedly apologise to listeners and to the First Minister of Scotland for inappropriate language broadcast by a member of the digital production team on a Bauer Media Scotland Facebook Live this afternoon,” the statement said.
“This was due to human error and the content was removed immediately.
“Additional processes will be put in place to ensure this does not happen again.”
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