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Nine newsreader Peter Overton breaks silence following his gross on-air mishap with a throat lozenge... and reveals what his boss thought of the gaffe
Petter Overton has opened up about the on-air gaffe that saw him spit out a throat lozenge in the middle of a live cross.
The newsreader, 59, revealed on the Kyle & Jackie O Show on Friday that the soothing lollies had been a constant on-air companion since returning to work in February after having throat surgery. The gaffe occurred just minutes into Thursday night's Nine News Sydney bulletin as Peter was crossing to political editor Charles Croucher 'I thought [finance editor] Chris Kohler was throwing to his package out of the cross, but I clearly misread the rundown and I had to go to Charles Croucher,' Peter revealed on the Kyle & Jackie O Show on Friday
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