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02nd Nov 2012

BBC Radio Red-Faced After Reading Out Savile Text: How Did She Not Cop On?

An audio clip of a BBC broadcaster being duped into reading out a joke about Jimmy Savile on air has gone viral on the internet. Good Morning Ulsterpresenter Karen Patterson apologised during Friday’s show after falling victim to the prank text. We're wondering how this text got the 'okay' to be aired...
 

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