In 1940, Americans were introduced to the first-ever news broadcast, thanks to NBC and Lowell Thomas. Although the broadcast was only seen in New York City, the format led to a complete overhaul of how people watch the news. Now, all over the world, anchors sit behind desks, unloading some of the main headlines around the world. While news outlets have taken a great amount of criticism for how they educate citizens on current events, the people addressing the country have mastered how to handle even the strangest of situations. Take Julie Chin in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for example. Running through her usual motions, it seems the news anchor suffered a stroke live on air. 

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In the video, which is featured below, Julie Chin, who works for KJRH in Tulsa, struggled to read the teleprompter about the NASA Launch. After several times of trying, she eventually moves on with another segment. What Chin didn’t know at the time, she was suffering a mild stroke. Take a look. 

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With fans of Julie Chin worried about her, the news anchor updated them about her condition with a Facebook post, reading, “The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery, but my doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke live on the air Saturday morning. Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I’m so sorry that happened. The episode seemed to have come out of nowhere. I felt great before our show.” She added, “However, over the course of several minutes during our newscast, things started to happen. 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.”

After being transported to the hospital, Julie Chin admitted her co-workers reacted quickly to her unusual behavior. “My co-workers recognized the emergency situation unfolding and called 911. At this point, doctors think I had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke. There are still lots of questions and lots to follow up on, but the bottom line is I should be just fine.”

While Julie Chin is fine now, some fans thought the anchor had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA). It is considered a mini-stroke. According to the NHS, “a TIA is caused by a temporary disruption in the blood supply to part of the brain. The disruption in blood supply results in a lack of oxygen to the brain. This can cause sudden symptoms similar to a stroke, such as speech and visual disturbance and numbness or weakness in the face, arms, and legs. But a TIA does not last as long as a stroke. The effects last a few minutes to a few hours and fully resolve within 24 hours.”