Consider this a TV news counterpoint to the cringe-worthy footage of a Houston reporter attempting to help a man out of his car.
On Monday, Houston Fox 26 meteorologist Mike Iscovitz wanted viewers to know they should not drive through flooded areas. He had seen an awful lot of them that morning. But, he noted on air, a woman on Facebook told him it was not that people had been lulled into a false sense of security. They were worried they would be fired.
“And I gotta tell you man, if that happened, you better take it to (reporter Emily) Aken or something, because we are going to kick somebody’s behind if they fire you because you didn’t head out on a deadly flooded street,” Iscovitz said.
“I know a lot of people have that fear,” he continued. “It’s a tough decision, I know there’s a lot of moms and dads out there trying to pay the bills … but if anybody got fired because they didn’t go out to work in this, call us … and we will expose that person on the air in front of millions of people and embarrass them.”
The segment is attracting attention around the country. The clip posted by Fox 26 Houston has been shared nearly 20,000 times and garnered more than 1,800 comments.
