Cool, calm and creepy-crawly: reporter unfazed by cockroach cameo on live TV
Rachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during piece to cameraViewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amazement at a TV reporter who maintained her composure during a live broadcast after a huge flying cockroach unexpectedly landed on her mid-report.Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was covering dangerous conditions caused by extreme heat from Sherman Oaks, California, on Wednesday during an evening live shot. Her report took an unexpected turn when a giant insect interrupted the segment.
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- Rachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during piece to cameraViewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amazement at a TV reporter who maintained her composure during a live broadcast after a huge flying cockroach unexpectedly landed on her mid-report.Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was covering dangerous conditions caused by extreme heat from Sherman Oaks, California, on Wednesday during an evening live shot. Her report took an unexpected turn when a giant insect interrupted the segment.
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Los Angeles journalist goes viral keeping calm while a cockroach crawls over her during on-air report
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