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Cool, calm and creepy-crawly: reporter unfazed by cockroach cameo on live TV
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/cockroach-reporter-live-tv-californiaRachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during on-camera report
Viewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amazement at a TV reporter who maintained her composure during a live broadcast after a huge flying cockroach unexpectedly landed on her mid-report.
Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was covering dangerous conditions caused by extreme heat from Sherman Oaks, California, on Wednesday during an evening live shot. Her report took an unexpected turn when a giant insect interrupted the segment.
Menitoff later posted a video on Instagram of the broadcast that shows a large cockroach landing on her neck before crawling across her body, making its way on to her microphone, and eventually flying off.
"Yes, this is a flying cockroach," text over the video read.
Although she could clearly feel the insect, Menitoff continued delivering her report and completed the segment without stopping or indicating to viewers that she was bothered. Once the broadcast ended, the video shows her quickly brushing off her shoulders and shaking as she searched for the bug. Someone off camera laughs and asks, "How did you not move?"
Menitoff later poked fun at the incident in the Instagram caption, saying the cockroach was "Trying to steal my thunder."
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Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was covering dangerous conditions caused by extreme heat from Sherman Oaks, California, on Wednesday during an evening live shot. Her report took an unexpected turn when a giant insect interrupted the segment.
Menitoff later posted a video on Instagram of the broadcast that shows a large cockroach landing on her neck before crawling across her body, making its way on to her microphone, and eventually flying off.
"Yes, this is a flying cockroach," text over the video read.
Although she could clearly feel the insect, Menitoff continued delivering her report and completed the segment without stopping or indicating to viewers that she was bothered. Once the broadcast ended, the video shows her quickly brushing off her shoulders and shaking as she searched for the bug. Someone off camera laughs and asks, "How did you not move?"
Menitoff later poked fun at the incident in the Instagram caption, saying the cockroach was "Trying to steal my thunder."
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