WGN Chicago Morning News Anchor Has Meltdown (VIDEO)

We've all lashed out at a co-worker or two, but not many of us have done it on television.

That was the case for Robin Baumgarten, a WGN Chicago morning news anchor, who expressed frustration with co-anchor Larry Potash after he allegedly failed to play a video clip during a newscast. Potash appears to have no clue to what Baumgarten is referring and just sits at the desk as Baumgarten rants. The camera occasionally pans to meteorologist Paul Konrad, who whistles as the banter continues.

Potash eventually walks off camera after declaring that "this is all very fascinating to the viewer at home," but, alas, he returns behind the meteorologist and the green screen to mimic the whining anchor.

Although some viewers suspect the meltdown was staged, the clip certainly merits a few chuckles. Watch the clip below, and decide for yourself.

This isn't the first time WGN creates a buzz on the Web. Last year, the morning duo missed live footage of a bridge implosion as the camera panned to the weather center for an update on the temperature.

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Comments

[section 8]

04:24 AM on 08/28/2011

They should rename their morning show "The Amateur Hour" and just be done with it.

[Jwbuff]

01:19 AM on 08/28/2011

Probably more interesting than the Regular Programming.

[BurtonDesque]

08:23 PM on 08/27/2011

WGN was so much better when they had Ray Rayner on in the morning.

[Lisa Shields]

04:17 PM on 08/27/2011

That reminds me too much of a married couple talking...

[ObsamaOmuzzie]

04:24 AM on 08/27/2011

WHAT A LAME STORY!

[saber2actual]

02:42 AM on 08/27/2011

God, that Chicago accent sounds obnoxious to the rest of us. Uhhh...So Cal valley girls never sounded better!

[taylorU]

09:28 PM on 08/27/2011

We don't all sound that way! This is south side Chicago.

[ph4521]

11:56 PM on 08/26/2011

Not staged---just a touch of theatrics. But this is the feel of the show. It's unpredictable, unlike the network morning shows' cooking segments and endless interviews about health issues.
This is the #1 show in Chicago---when it comes to doing the news--they're all over it. Everyone else is just phoning it in.

[Ifeanyi Akaolisa]

10:28 PM on 08/26/2011

family squabbles...

[LJohns1216]

09:03 PM on 08/26/2011

Yawn.

[smashvision]

08:02 PM on 08/26/2011

What a bunch of bullshit.

[Sergeant]

06:55 PM on 08/26/2011

It got on HP so the set up worked.

[ebanks84]

07:55 PM on 08/26/2011

It don't take much to get on HP.

[tjdumas]

04:10 PM on 08/26/2011

So staged. wow.

[jymfrancais]

01:37 PM on 08/26/2011

Are they Married?..they sure act like it

[sf girl]

01:31 PM on 08/26/2011

"Meltdown?" If only that was the worst we would see when people actually do have meltdowns.

[nevertofarleft]

12:15 PM on 08/26/2011

If you want hard news, turn on Morning Joe or something else. If you want a quick check of traffic, weather and whats going on culture wise in Chicago,and some light banter, this is the show for you.

[LHibbard]

03:54 PM on 08/26/2011

That's true - they've been doing this for years. But the flubs are just awful to take, so I stick to the radio.