04 January 2024 , 13:04
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GB News presenter Martin Daubney suffered another awkward blunder after the opening credits of his show earlier this week.
The newsreader, 53, previously went viral when he struggled to present breaking news about Daniel Khalife getting arrested in September last year. He seemed flustered as he received the news of the escaped terror suspect's arrest and ended up swearing live on air.
And now, he suffered another blunder when the camera wasn't able to find Martin standing on the other side of the studio. The cameraman zoomed in on a few pieces of equipment before eventually panning over to where Martin was standing and focusing on him.
The flustered former Member of the European Parliament was heard saying: "I'm over here! I’m Martin Daubney and welcome to the show. It’s 5 o’clock, we had a bit of a camera issue there."
The cameraman struggled to find Martin in the studio (GB News)A few amused viewers rushed to social media to poke fun at the mistake, with one user saying: "He’s out there somewhere," while another questioned: "Is this real or a comedy sketch show?" Another referenced the presenter's comment from his previous blunder and said: "This is fast happening."
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In September, Martin received news from police that terror suspect Daniel was arrested. Seemingly forgetting the name of the missing inmate, Martin called him "the terror man" live on air, before swearing in front of viewers. A trainwreck from start to finish, Martin's breaking news update didn't go down well with fans.
"First, it's the news headlines... no it's not," Martin opened the live TV segment before learning updated news about the escaped prisoner. "We're going straight to me, this is breaking news, this is fast and happening. Because as we just said... erm... we... apprehended... the terror man."
He struggled to get his words and quietly muttered to himself: "F**k, it's all gone wrong." The presenter quickly composed himself before introducing his live guest onto the show. However, fans were too focused on the chaotic segment to move onto the rest of the programme.
Taking to social media, one user called the ordeal "a parody of amateur". "Martin Daubney here on GB News GBNews making an absolute horlicks of this important breaking news," they wrote on X, formally known as Twitter. "It's like a parody of amateur it's that bad! I know live tv isn't an easy gig but it takes some doing to be this bad!"
Another unimpressed user slammed: "And this, according to the TRIC (Television and Radio Industries Club) Awards, is the NEWS CHANNEL OF THE YEAR? How many anonymous lumpy brown envelopes exchanged hands to allow this to happen?"