A JOURNALIST in the US city of Albany gave new meaning to the term "breaking news" when she went into labour in the middle of a TV news bulletin.
But showing the professional she is, WRGB anchor Olivia Jaquith continued to deliver the entire bulletin without an issue.
"We do have some breaking news this morning, literally," her co-anchor Julia Dunn said to begin the broadcast.
"Olivia's water has broken, and she is anchoring the news now in active labor," she said.
According to Albany's Daily Voice, meteorologist Craig Adams quipped during the bulletin that he may need to carry Jaquith to hospital himself if she didn't go soon.
Perhaps in a veiled swipe at the US health system (or possibly the poor wages of US TV anchors), Jaquith joked she would rather be at work than at the hospital.
Throughout the broadcast, Dunn was reassuring viewers that Jaquith was making the decision herself to remain on-air.
Clearly, the whole saga became a bit of a running gag, with the on-screen graphics team getting in on the game with a graphic that said "Days past due date: 2".
WRGB News Director Stone Grissom issued a statement later praising Jaquith's professionalism and grit.
Once the bulletin concluded, Jaquith received medical attention and was promptly taken to hospital where she delivered a healthy baby boy.
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