US EditionPregnant New York news anchor continues to deliver news in three-hour broadcast after her water breaks
- Olivia Jaquith anchored the entire 6 a.m. News broadcast on May 21 in Albany while in early labor after her water broke at 4:15 a.m.
- Jaquith was overdue by a couple of days and chose to remain at work instead of anxiously waiting at the hospital while experiencing early contractions occurring every two minutes.
- Co-Anchor Julia Dunn introduced the broadcast with the announcement of Jaquith's labor, and news director Stone Grissom praised her perseverance and grace throughout the pregnancy.
- Jaquith said, "I'm happy to be here, and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I possibly can," while the broadcast displayed a banner noting her water broke at 4:15 a.m.
- Jaquith went to the hospital after the broadcast and remained in labor as of 6:45 p.m., with her mother calling her a trooper and the birth of her baby boy Quincy announced the next day.
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Pregnant American Presenter's Waters Break During Broadcast
A heavily pregnant American TV presenter continued broadcasting for three hours after her waters broke. On Wednesday around 4:15 a.m. local time, Olivia Jaquith suddenly went into labor during her morning news program on a local network in the American city of Albany. "We have breaking news. Literally," joked her co-presenter Julia Dunn, who was sitting next to Jaquith. She told viewers that her co-host was going into labor with her first child.…
Pregnant news anchor stays on air during labor. 'If I disappear, that's what's going on,' she says
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local news co-anchor Olivia Jaquith went ahead with a three-hour morning newscast even after her labor contractions began and her water broke, keeping viewers updated about the coming birth of her first baby.
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