Last month, we presented video of a college sports anchor having a little trouble in front of the camera - sort of a “Boom Goes The Dynamite: The Sequel”. Now the nervous desk jockey is enjoying the fame of his foul-ups.

The HUNTINGTON (IN) HERALD PRESS catches up with Thomas Brodbeck, the Huntington U. student whose on-air aggravation has become a YouTube sensation. Viewers are treated to such anguished lines as, “Can we start over?” “This is why I want to be a director,” and our personal favorite, “You’re going down, Lauren.”

Little did we know that SbB would help nudge Brodbeck to sudden super stardom.

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There must be something unnerving about being a sports anchor for an Indiana college. First, Ball State gives us Mr. “Boom Goes The Dynamite“. And now, Huntington University presents this distressed desk jockey:

CO-ED MAGAZINE comes across this clip of Tom Brodbeck, making his live on-screen debut for his school’s HTV News. And it couldn’t have gone better.

Some of the more memorable on-air quips: “Could we start over? … I’m so nervous … This is why I want to be a director, and not on camera.”

And best of all - “You’re going down, Lauren.”

But Tom shouldn’t let such a bad start ruin a promising media career. Even professionals have had trouble keeping their composure - and teeth.

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