« Previous Post | Show Tracker Home | Next Post »

KCBS reporter Serene Branson says she's feeling OK









KCBS reporter Serene Branson talks her way into post-Grammy drama

-- Greg Braxton

Comments () | Archives (54)

The comments to this entry are closed.

I agree with BillH76....."It's good that she feels OK, but she needs to see a neurologist"
She should (see a neurologist) and have all neccesary tests done (and not wait to do so).

I hope she's alright.

Just because she's feeling better now doesn't mean she's out of danger. She should absolutely get thoroughly tested by specialists; if she doesn't want to, friends and loved ones should just drag her kicking and screaming to a hospital or neurological facility.

I believe this reporter may have had a brief seizure, which isn't necessarily dangerous or a cause for alarm. Seizures come in all sizes and shapes, and affect millions of people daily. The fact that she hasn't sought immediate medical attention tells me that she was probably aware of her condition. Her station may even be aware of a history of epilepsy, but is not willing to disclose her personal medical information.

Whether it was a seizure or something more dangerous, only she and her doctors will know. It certainly wasn't a case of drinking or drugs - or simply stumbling over words. And there really shouldn't be a comparison made between this and the situation at the South Carolina beauty pageant.

People who laugh at this and post it for its entertainment value really need to acquire some knowledge in the area of neurological disorders. I hope this education doesn't come in the form a similarly afflicted family member.

She is normally a very good reporter. I hope she gets checked out thoroughly as this was not normal.

Let's put it this way: She won't be working for KCBS much longer.

I have to give Serene huge props for holding it together through those
20 or so seconds. Any person who saw that clip that didn't understand
English would have never known anything was wrong. There was only a
split second in the middle where she looked up and then looked
slightly scared. Whatever was wrong with her, she handled it like a supreme professional. Good on you, Branson!

Ms Branson does need to see a neurologist, this happened to a news reporter in my country and it turned out she had a brain tumor, not to scare anyone, but she definitely lost control of her speech ability, she wasn't drunk nor nervous... she's won awards for her journalism, it's better to be safe than sorry.

A little respect here...what the hell is the comparison between the two episodes. I did not search for this...stumbled on it....looking for Grammy highlights to see the media making what was a potentially scary event an opportunity for some fun. Shame!

I hope she is okay and too hope she gets an MRI to be sure.

All that happened was she was hearing herself in delay coming back from the studio. The sound guy there most likely was sending her a full program feed rather than a mix minus ( a program feed minus herself). You can hear right at the start she starts taking fine then after a short delay, bertation ensues.. I almost accidentally did this to a weather man live on air one time before I realised the little button that I had accidentally pressed. Unfortunate yes. Stroke, no. Hilarious, yes. It would be interesting to know if the Miss Teen USA girl was wearing an earpiece too. It's not an easy thing talking and hearing yourself back either for the first time or on delay.

Re: Serene Branson

I had same problem within the last four years.
I could NOT talk properly on two different occasions; each occasion lasted about 10 minutes.

She MUST have her Carotid Arteries checked for occlusion immediately, EVEN if she shows no problems. Use MRA or X-Ray.

I had to have BOTH Carotids cleaned out.
Just an overnight hospital stay for each.


Doesn't have a twitter account on which she wrote that it was just nerves?
Everyone who thinks that it was bad to laugh at her. Well, was it any better that you guys all made up rumors that she had a stroke, a brain injury or died? I don't think so.

I've seen a lot of people messed up on drugs and/or alcohol, and her behavior in this video doesn't strike me as such. She might have some kind of neurological condition that she doesn't want to make public, like Tourette's or epilepsy. If so, it's not very noble to poke fun at her, but being a TV personality, she has to expect her mess-up to become viral.

It's insidious that anyone should draw a comparison with this reporter and that insipid beauty queen who was actually using fully-formed words in her demonstration of stupidity. Clearly Branson either experienced TIA or was on some sort of medication that affected her speech. Branson was not slurring her speech which would indicate drinking as some viewers surmised.

Maybe she was partying beforehand with Charlie Sheen and got too much of his stuff.

This seemed to be a TIA (mini-stroke) or other neurological event deserving serious attention. My dad sounded just like this after he had a stroke. Please, Serene Branson, get a thorough medical assessment. Glad you're feeling ok, but don't discount the importance of taking care of yourself even though you're otherwise healthy. A mini-stroke can be a precursor of a major stroke.

This happened to me when I was 21 years old. I had been suffering intense headaches for a couple weeks. I didn't go to the Dr. just took Tylenol. I woke up one morning and had numbness on my left side and my left arm wouldn't respond correctly. I called my mother who was living in a different state. When I started speaking to her, I was shocked at the gibberish coming out of my mouth. My thoughts were clear, I knew exactly what I wanted to say, but I had no control of what I was actually saying. My mother called an ambulance and a neighbor. My neighbor came over and made me drink a glass of orange juice. When the ambulance arrived I felt fine, my speech was fine. I went to the Dr. and discovered I was extremely anemic. My diet was mostly vegetarian at the time. Iron tablets and red meat were the cure for me.
I am now in my forties and haven't experienced another episode. I feel for Ms Branson. I know how terrifying my private experience was and can't imagine dealing with all the nasty comments.

This is just someone extremely nervous who had a little drink or two. Yes it's very funny, yes the web will make fun of this for years to come and no it's not too late for her career if she just admits she was nervous and it happens. And plays in an upcoming SNL skit about it.

I'd like to get some of the stuff she was smoking---must be pretty good!

I am saddend to read so many negative comments about Serene Branson, what a lot of nasty bitchy people out there in cyber land, give the lady a break, I am someone who had the same problem, no drugs no drink, on a sunday afternoon,just a sudden inability to talk, this is a really serious health scare, would they rather she died on prime time TV, what happened to compasion.... did it die in this cruel new world.

She did NOT sound like she was drinking. Having fifty years of experience listening to drunks I can tell you that alcohol was not the problem. As neurologists all over the country have guessed, she may well have had a TIA. I would certainly hope that by now she's had the MRI and CT scan that would have been automatic if she'd shown up at an ER after the event. ANY PERSON who has such symptoms MUST go to the ER immediately, pronto, fast, no kidding! The reason for the urgency is this: if someone has had a stroke (and it frequently requires an MRI and CT scan to know for sure) then they can avoid many significant future disabilities by receiving certain medications WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE STROKE. NEVER play around with this. ALWAYS go to the ER if you have stroke-like symptoms such as Ms. Branson had. This has happened to me and I've been through the drill. The doctors and nurses ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY if you have NOT had a stroke! No one is irritated at you for wasting their time. As for those people making fun of Ms. Branson, they're beneath contempt.

« | 1 2 3 | »


Recommended on Facebook

In Case You Missed It...


Tweets and retweets from L.A. Times staff writers.




Get Alerts on Your Mobile Phone

Sign me up for the following lists:

In Case You Missed It...