{"id":1934280,"date":"2026-05-14T02:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934280"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:13:51","slug":"cbs-crew-member-suffers-medical-emergency-during-live-broadcast-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934280","title":{"rendered":"CBS Crew Member Suffers Medical Emergency During Live Broadcast, On Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2026\/05\/14\/d03550e4e8244e4b95956fe97ff9fe81_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">CBS Crew Member Suffers Medical Emergency During Live Broadcast, On Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;CBS Evening News&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Medical Emergency Unfolds During Live Broadcast<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T19:13:51-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:13 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T20:48:24-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:48 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-17edbc3dd2646fa16740cca934845b8a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260514_d03550e4e8244e4b95956fe97ff9fe81\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4ef8cf1a-b934-4f19-8c3f-2cd6d9f03e9c\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/4by3\/2026\/05\/14\/d03550e4e8244e4b95956fe97ff9fe81_md.jpg\" alt=\"cbs evening news taiwan istock\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Istock<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dde5dce70d5c7e0bb289181f9288d790\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-divider-block canvas-divider-block-permalink canvas-divider-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"divider-block\">\n<p class=\"divider-block__text divider-block__stroke-color-primary\">UPDATE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-03649f61b3aec1a5f6b5f8784a5966d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>7:20PM PT<\/strong> &#8212; CBS put out a statementconfirming on of their cameramen had suffered a medical emergency, but says he&#8217;s &#8220;okay and recovering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-46855c792e57ae40ca75fa9270a4ddd1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-46855c792e57ae40ca75fa9270a4ddd1-982082001-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSEveningNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by CBSEveningNews<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-880348a5e1e4b41856aa2239ba4d2a97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A terrifying moment happened live on-air when a CBS crew member suffered a medical emergency during an overseas broadcast, throwing the entire show into chaos and forcing an abrupt cut to commercial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dab2b8bdaf88841427efcecf331caadc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The incident went down Tuesday during the &#8220;CBS Evening News,&#8221; which was broadcasting from Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-14c900b26a610709f5a4582dd2a90109\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-14c900b26a610709f5a4582dd2a90109-377524768-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by nicksortor<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b9c05f69fdfe7caa20d4b09d31eed671\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Viewers could see the situation unravel in real time &#8230; the camera suddenly started shaking as anchor <strong>Tony Dokoupil <\/strong>kept reading from the teleprompter &#8230; before stopping mid sentence and asking if the crew member was okay.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ee63ca80c8f30b37ebc8442606c48031\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Dokoupil quickly told viewers there was a medical emergency and they were taking a break, while he and another crew member could be heard urgently saying they were calling for a doctor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b67f6a47a108607b084cfca0af570308\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The broadcast then cut back to CBS&#8217; New York studio, where <strong>Matt Gutman<\/strong> was standing by and told viewers they&#8217;d be right back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ba6f82515aea6ca1024c9045908f7973\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to CBS for comment &#8230; 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