Pregnant news anchor finishes three-hour morning broadcast after water breaks
The term 'breaking news' took on a whole new meaning at WRGB this week.
On Wednesday, May 21, morning news anchor Olivia Jaquith opened her live, three-hour telecast with some exciting news about her incoming baby, who was already two days past his due date.
'We do have some breaking news this morning,' Jaquith's co-anchor, Julia Dunn, said at the top of the show. 'Literally, Olivia's water has broke, and she is anchoring the news now in active labor.'
Despite having contractions several minutes apart, Jaquith decided to move on with the show anyway through the early stages of labor.
'I'm happy to be here, and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I possibly can,' Jaquith warned viewers. 'But if I disappear, that's what's going on.'
According to CBS6, Jaquith and her husband, Tyn, were expecting a baby boy.
The contractions reportedly began at 4:25 a.m. local time, and Jaquith was still behind the anchor desk by 8 a.m., when her telecast ended.
'Whole show,' Dunn, who is also pregnant, said as she gave her co-anchor a high-five. 'Look at that. Three hours of news, in contractions. I think that's a first for CBS6.'
The two anchors made several references to Jaquith's water breaking during the show, including changing their 'Coffee Break' commercial segment to a 'Water Break.'
There was also a ticker at the top of the TV screen that read, 'Days Past Due Date: 2.'
'If my baby does come today, Craig, how's the weather?' Jaquith quipped at another point in the show.
Jaquith's entire three-hour telecast was documented in full on Julia Dunn's Facebook Live, which began at approximately 4:58 a.m. local time on May 21.
At the start of the video, Dunn tells Jaquith to explain to their viewers what was going on.
'I don't know what's going on. This is my first time, I'm new here,' Jaquith joked before revealing that she started experiencing what felt like 'period cramps' while at her anchor desk on Tuesday, May 20.
While she didn't think anything of it at the time, she decided to take a trip to her doctor after work.
'They picked up a couple contractions on the monitor and that persisted throughout the night,' she explained. 'And then, this morning, I felt like I had to go to the bathroom.'
When she got up from her chair, 'stuff just started coming out.'
'So, I sprinted to the bathroom and a bunch of liquid just came out,' Jaquith added.
When asked why she decided to continue with her workday, Jaquith said, 'Because I think I can get through a three-hour shift.'
'I'd rather be at work than at the hospital,' she added during the telecast.
Toward the end of the show, WRGB added a headline at the bottom of the screen that read, 'Here Comes Baby P, Good Luck Olivia. You rock we love you.'
'Well, hopefully I don't see you tomorrow, but make sure you join Julia,' Jaquith said as the newscast ended.
At about 6:45 p.m. local time, Dunn returned to her Facebook Live post with an update on Jaquith.
'Olivia is still in labor at the hospital. Her Mom says she's doing great and a total trooper,' Dunn said.
During the early morning hours of May 23, Dunn announced that Jaquith was now a mom.
'Congratulations to Olivia Jaquith and her husband on the arrival of baby Quincy! He's already FAMOUS! Olivia's labor story has made the rounds on almost every news network and we are so pleased to tell you the nugget is here and healthy!'
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