News Anchor Julie Chin Suffers Stroke During Live Television Broadcast

A news anchor from Oklahoma suffered from the beginning of a stroke live on air. The anchor Julie Chin was rushed to the hospital after she struggled to read the teleprompter and started stumbling over her words.

Julie Chin is a news anchor who works for the NBC-affiliated KJRH-TV. She took to Facebook to reveal that she suffered the “beginnings of a stroke” during a live television broadcast. Chin thanked her followers and fans for their concern and said she was glad to inform them that she was doing okay.

News Anchor Suffers Stroke On Live TV

The news anchor said the “episode seemed to have come out of nowhere” and that she did not feel unwell before the show. Over the course of several minutes during the newscast, Chin began suffering from the beginnings of a stroke.

Chin said, “First, I love 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.”

She added that audiences watching on Saturday morning would have seen “how desperately I tried to steer the show forward, but the words just wouldn’t come”.

Julie Chin’s coworkers at KJRH-TV recognised that an emergency situation was unfolding and called 911. She thanked her coworkers and said she was grateful for their quick action. Chin wrote, “I’ve always said I work on the best team, and this is one more reason why.”

The news anchor spent several days in the hospital undergoing tests and thanked the emergency responders and medical professionals for their service. Chin added that the test results came back positive and the doctors believe she had the beginnings of a stroke.

Chin took the opportunity to inform the public about the importance of recognising the symptoms of stroke and getting medical attention. After her health scare, she learned that it is not always obvious when someone has a stroke.

Chin mentioned that the acronym BE FAST can be used to identify the symptoms. BE FAST stands for balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, and time. A person can experience a loss of balance, sudden vision change, facial droop, one arm drifting down, and slurred or confused speech. If someone suffers from these symptoms, then it is time to get medical attention.

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