Viral video: News anchor suffers partial stroke on live TV

An Oklahoma TV news anchor had the ‘beginnings of a stroke’ during a live TV broadcast as she appeared to struggle to speak.

The journalist was delivering the news about an event marking the attempted launch of NASA’s Artemis I rocket.

In a video of the newscast shared online, Julie Chin – a news anchor with NBC affiliate KJRH of Tulsa – appeared to stumble over her words as she read from a teleprompter during live TV broadcast.

Tulsa news anchor Julie Chin has the beginnings of a stroke live on the air. She knew something was wrong, so tossed it to the meteorologist, as her concerned colleagues called 911. She’s fine now, but wanted to share her experience to educate viewers on stroke warning signs. pic.twitter.com/aWNPPbn1qf

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 5, 2022

Despite trying to finish her report, Chin stumbled over her words and then said: “‘I’m sorry, something is going on with me this morning and I apologize to everybody.”

She then passed the live broadcast over to the weather forecaster. The news anchor was later shifted to hospital for medical treatment. Chin revealed in a lengthy Facebook that her doctors believe she had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full one.

“First, I lost partial vision in one eye. A little bit later my hand and arm went numb. Then, I knew I was in big trouble when my mouth would not speak the words that were right in front of me on the teleprompter,” she wrote.

“My co-workers recognized the emergency situation unfolding and called 911,” Chin said in her post. She further wrote, “At this point, doctors think I had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke.”

The video was shared on Twitter by Mike Sington, a senior executive of NBC. In a follow-up tweet, Sington shared an update regarding Julie Chin’s health. “Julie Chin has posted this photo from the hospital where she’s recovering from a stroke. She’s doing well, and expects to be back at work soon.

Follow up: Julie Chin has posted this photo from the hospital where she’s recovering from a stroke. She’s doing well, and expects to be back at work soon. She sends thanks to her work colleagues who saw what was happening and called for help immediately. Love you @JulieChin! pic.twitter.com/9CYWNK9mVv

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 5, 2022