Malika Andrews’ Incredible On-Air Response to Earthquake Stuns Viewers

Posted on by Nick Jungfer
Malika Andrews

Viewers were left stunned on Monday when a magnitude 4.4 earthquake shook ESPN’s Los Angeles studio during a broadcast of NBA Today.

Host Malika Andrews, who was interviewing basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo when the tremor hit, was remarkably unfazed throughout.

That was despite the quake being powerful enough to shake the building and rattle the camera.

“We have a bit of an earthquake here in Los Angeles,” she said calmly as the tremors started. “So we’re just going to make sure that our studio lights… everything stays safe. Everything’s shaking.”

After checking in with her producers, Andrews told viewers: “Thank you so much for bearing with us through that, our studio was shaking just a little bit.”

Following the show, Andrews tweeted: “Definitely a scary moment here in our LA studios. Thank you to our incredible staff and crew who stayed cool throughout! Stay safe, fellow Angelenos.”

Andrews’ incredible handling of the situation also won her plenty of fans on social media:

 

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