This Memphis news anchor fell asleep on air. What came next shocked her
A Memphis news anchor went viral after accidentally falling asleep on air due to exhaustion from balancing a demanding career and motherhood. The story highlights the personal struggles behind the scenes of broadcast journalism.
Why it matters
It humanizes media professionals and sparks conversation about the challenges of work-life balance for working parents.
The news anchor instinctively laughed, but under the desk, she pinched her right arm. Ouch. So this was real.
The lights, the cameras, the mortifying fact that she had just fallen asleep on air. For how long? Dominique Dillon couldn’t ask. Good Morning Memphis was still rolling.
“Sleeping Beauty over here,” her co-anchor playfully jabbed.
“What are you talking about?” she joked back.
Dillon, 32, hoped she didn’t look as freaked out as she felt. This was her dream job. This was a no-no. Her new boss at Fox 13 had just started – what was it, the day before? What would that interim news director say? What would everybody say?
Commercial break. “You’re going viral right now,” a producer brightly informed her.
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