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===2011 Grammy Awards Incident=== ===2011 Grammy Awards Incident===
While doing a report recapping the ] Branson began slurring her words and appeared to lose her train of thought. Branson was examined at the scene by paramedics and not hospitalized. Videos of the incident quickly appeared on the video sharing website ], and within hours of the event's occurrence it had gone ] via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.<ref name="Salon.com"></ref> The next day following speculation that the incident was the result of a serious medical problem, she told her employers the incident was not indicative of a serious medical problem, and that she was resting at home and feeling fine.<ref> </ref> However, Dr. Daniel Labovitz, a neurologist who viewed the video, described it as a "terrifying event" and said “I very strongly suspect this was a stroke or transient ischemic attack.” <ref>"Did a Reporter Have a Stroke on TV?" ''New York Times'', 15 Feb 2011.</ref> While doing a report recapping the ] Branson began slurring her words and appeared to lose her train of thought. Branson was examined at the scene by paramedics and not hospitalized. Videos of the incident quickly appeared on the video sharing website ], and within hours of the event's occurrence it had gone ] via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.<ref name="Salon.com"></ref> The next day following speculation that the incident was the result of a serious medical problem, she told her employers the incident was not indicative of a serious medical problem, and that she was resting at home and feeling fine.<ref> </ref>


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Serene Branson is an American television news reporter for KCBS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles.

Background

Branson grew up in Southern California and attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles. After stints in Santa Barbara and Palm Springs (at KESQ-TV), from 2005 to 2007 she was a reporter for KOVR, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, California.

Branson has been nominated for two Emmys and has received the Frank Shakespeare Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism.

2011 Grammy Awards Incident

While doing a report recapping the 53rd Grammy Awards Branson began slurring her words and appeared to lose her train of thought. Branson was examined at the scene by paramedics and not hospitalized. Videos of the incident quickly appeared on the video sharing website YouTube, and within hours of the event's occurrence it had gone viral via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The next day following speculation that the incident was the result of a serious medical problem, she told her employers the incident was not indicative of a serious medical problem, and that she was resting at home and feeling fine.

References

  1. ^ (2 November 2007). Another Channel 13 reporter is leaving, The Sacramento Bee
  2. RTNDA communicator, Volume 60, p.12 (2006) ("Serene Branson to reporter, KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA, from KESQ-TV, Palm Springs, CA")
  3. CBS News Profile Page
  4. Salon.com; Twitter and websites poke fun at reporter who suffered possible stroke on air
  5. Quick Takes: TV reporter resting after garbled Grammys report Los Angeles Times February 15, 2011

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