MSNBC Kid Interruption
About
MSNBC Kid Interruption is a viral video of an NBC news correspondent being interrupted by her son during a live broadcast. Many compared the moment to Kids Interrupt BBC Interview.
Origin
On October 9th, 2019, MSNBC tweeted a clip of National Security and Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube being interrupted by her son during a live broadcast. They captioned the tweet, "Sometimes unexpected breaking news happens while you're reporting breaking news. #MSNBCMoms #workingmoms." Within two days, the tweet received more than 3.4 million views, 57,000 likes, 13,000 comments and 12,000 retweets (shown below).
Sometimes unexpected breaking news happens while you're reporting breaking news. #MSNBCMoms #workingmoms pic.twitter.com/PGUrbtQtT6
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 9, 2019
Spread
Many online compared the clip to the BBC interruption. Twitter[1] user @annanyajohari tweeted, "BBC Dad, MSNBC Mom." The tweet received more than 3,900 likes and 700 retweets in two days (shown below, left).
Other applauded Kube for her composure during the report. Director of Booking at MSNBC tweeted,[2] "What viewers don't know is that @ckubeNBC was up late last night & early this morning reporting on the Syria developments." The tweet received more than 1,500 likes adn 200 retweets in two days (shown below, center).
Dictionary.com tweeted,[3] Juggling. Verb. Keeping (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching. See also: Working motherhood." Within two days, the tweet recieved more than 3,000 likes and 875 retweets (shown below, right).
Twitter[4] published an events page on the video. Several media outlets covered the video, including USA Today,[5] The Independent,[6] The Today Show,[7] BBC,[8] PopSugar[9] and more.
Search Interest
Not Available.
External References
[1] Twitter – @annanyajohari's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @JesseRodriguez's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @Dictionarycom's Tweet
[4] Twitter – MSNBC Kid is the BBC Kid of 2019 when it comes to adorably interrupting live news segments
[5] USA Today – Oops! NBC reporter's son interrupts her live broadcast to get her attention because … kids
[6] The Independent – TV presenter repeatedly interrupted by child during live broadcast
[7] The Today Show – Watch this correspondent get adorably interrupted by son on live TV
[8] BBC – NBC correspondent's child interrupts her live
[9] PopSugar – An MSNBC Host Got Interrupted Mid-Broadcast by Her Kids, and Yep, That's Parenthood For Ya
Recent Videos
There are no videos currently available.
Top Comment
Mr. Watcher
Oct 11, 2019 at 05:07PM EDT in reply to