Naga Munchetty issues apology to BBC Breakfast viewers saying 'we're having issues'
BBC Breakfast encountered some technical hiccups during Thursday's live transmission.
During the programme on July 17, presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty crossed to Mike Bushell, who was broadcasting live from The Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
But as the BBC correspondent began speaking with former champion Andrew Murray, both men suddenly became frozen on screen.
Spotting the technical glitch, the show quickly returned to Charlie and Naga, who were swift to acknowledge the problem.
Naga explained: "Apologies there. We're having some issues. I don't think a golf ball has hit our satellite truck to knock it out of service, but we'll have a look, we'll have a quick check."
The BBC presenter assured viewers they would continue receiving updates from Royal Portrush throughout the morning as they smoothly transitioned to the weather forecast, reports the Express.
Fortunately, the technical troubles were swiftly sorted, with Mike returning on-air during a subsequent segment to cover the golfing tournament.
Prior to the minor technical hitch, Charlie had playfully ribbed his colleague about his unusually subdued manner.
He remarked: "I wouldn't say that Mike Bushell is one of the loudest broadcasters we have, but this morning he was particularly hushed when we threw to him earlier on, for all the right reasons."
Naga responded: "Do you know what it was? He was behaving and applying good etiquette."
The 59-year-old humorously pretended to take umbrage at their comments about his quieter-than-usual approach.
He remarked: "There's some more players coming through, so I will go into my dulcet quiet tones again in a moment.
"You seem surprised that I'm well behaved and showing etiquette and politeness, how dare you?!"
Despite the cheeky comments, he continued with his broadcast in his usual professional manner.
During his segment, Mike expressed his astonishment at the size of the event, saying: "You've got this little town of Royal Portrush on the beautiful North coast, which usually has a population, I'm told, of 11,000.
"It suddenly becomes this sporting metropolis with 287,000 fans here over the next three days, generating £213m for the Northern Ireland economy."
Viewers can catch up with BBC Breakfast on BBC iPlayer.
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