{"id":2108866,"date":"2023-11-27T13:36:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-unprecedented-nfl-redzone-studio-forced-to-evacuate-during-live-broadcast-as-alarm-blares\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:41:28","slug":"absolutely-unprecedented-nfl-redzone-studio-forced-to-evacuate-during-live-broadcast-as-alarm-blares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-unprecedented-nfl-redzone-studio-forced-to-evacuate-during-live-broadcast-as-alarm-blares\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL RedZone&#8217; Studio Evacuated Mid-Broadcast Due to Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabsolutely-unprecedented-nfl-redzone-studio-forced-to-evacuate-during-live-broadcast-as-alarm-blares%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2108866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>&#8216;NFL RedZone&#8217; Studio Forced to Evacuate During Live Broadcast as Alarm Blares<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cNFL RedZone\u201d program has become\u200c appointment viewing for swathes of fans thanks to the \u201cseven hours of commercial-free football\u201d that\u2064 host Scott Hanson promises viewers every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Well, fans who\u200d tuned into \u201cRedZone\u201d on Sunday certainly got their seven hours of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-ref-bloodied-field-brawl-players-ejected-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">football action<\/a> \u2014 but also got quite a bit \u2064more than they \u200dexpected.<\/p>\n<p>As a quick refresher for anyone\u2062 not familiar \u2064with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yf_bVfoM_5A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how \u201cRedZone\u201d operates<\/a>: Hanson narrates while sitting in a studio throughout Sunday\u2019s slate of NFL games and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drag-queens-in-training-nyc-department-of-education-childrens-show-features-12-minutes-of-lil-miss-hot-mess-reading-and-dancing\/\" title=\"\u2018Drag Queens In Training\u2019: NYC Department Of Education Children\u2019s Show Features 12 Minutes Of \u2018Lil Miss Hot Mess\u2019 Reading And Dancing\">brings viewers<\/a> into real-time big moments for every game.<\/p>\n<p>The idea\u200c is to keep\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-sunday-ticket-turning-off-leagues-passionate-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">football fans engaged<\/a> with constant on-field action, as opposed to subjecting them to the starts and stops that typically accompany a standalone NFL game (due to \u2062timeouts, commercials, changes\u2063 of possession, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, the program\u2063 works\u2063 as intended, as it is one of the most popular ways of watching\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-very-difficult-to-reach-covid-19-herd-immunity-before-end-of-summer\/\" title=\"Biden: \u2018Very Difficult\u2019 to Reach COVID-19 Herd Immunity Before End of Summer\">pro football<\/a>.\u200b In \u2062fact, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/scott-hanson-nfl-redzone-provide-unique-experience-for-fans-0ap3000000885468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017 article<\/a> on NFL.com noted \u2063that even\u2063 British\u2064 fans loved watching \u201cRedZone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In that 6-year-old article,\u200d Hanson said he likened his role as \u201cRedZone\u201d\u200b host \u200bto that of\u2062 being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-surfer-captured-video-saving-life-swimmer-caught-ocean-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a surfer<\/a>. And as\u2062 a surfer needs some big waves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-counterpunch-governor-greg-abbott-touts-his-state-as-the-land-of-freedom-and-opportunity\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- American Counterpunch: Governor Greg Abbott Touts His State as the Land of Freedom and Opportunity\">make things happen<\/a>, he said his \u201cwaves\u201d were \u2064terrific games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re a skillful surfer, and \u2063you see that wave, there\u2019s no time to hit pause,\u201d Hanson said.\u2064 \u201cYou get on that board, position your toes, and you ride it. When it all comes together, it\u2019s a beautiful thing for \u200ba surfer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI\u2019m just riding that wave with \u2064the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six\u200c years later, Hanson\u2019s\u200d surf analogy holds as \u2062true as it \u2062ever \u200bdid \u2014 if\u2062 not a bit more so after what happened Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cwave\u201d wasn\u2019t just a spate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-suspends-linebacker-3-games-hit-avoided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on-field drama<\/a>. \u2062It involved a blaring alarm that prompted a studio evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200d\u201cRedZone\u201d\u2064 was showing highlights from a rainy Buffalo Bills-Philadelphia Eagles \u2062afternoon game, Hanson broke in \u200bwith an \u200cannouncement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell ladies \u2064and gentlemen, this is \u2062a \u200bfirst in my 20-something-year \u200bbroadcasting career,\u201d Hanson \u2062began. \u201cWe have \u200can alarm going off in the studios of \u2018NFL RedZone\u2019 right now, in our studios here in Inglewood, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are\u2063 being told we need to evacuate the\u2062 building. We do\u2062 not know the\u2064 nature of the emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ro\">REDZONE EVACUATE!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zV3JIp4CYS\">pic.twitter.com\/zV3JIp4CYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Timothy\u200c Burke (@bubbaprog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bubbaprog\/status\/1728930526344392782?\">November \u200c27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Hanson spoke\u2062 and described the situation as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-five-states-to-stop-counting-on-election-night-is-absolutely-unprecedented-sidney-powell-lays-out-evidence-of-rampant-election-fraud-in-latest-interview-audio\/\" title=\"\u201cFor Five States to Stop Counting on Election Night Is Absolutely Unprecedented\u201d \u2013 Sidney Powell Lays Out Evidence of Rampant Election Fraud in Latest Interview (Audio)\">absolutely unprecedented<\/a> from \u200cus,\u201d\u2062 you could clearly hear the alarm going off in the background.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps even \u200cmore notable than the situation itself was Hanson\u2019s nonchalant response to it.<\/p>\n<p>He swiftly returned\u2064 to the studio\u2062 and continued his duties as an evacuation order and siren were blaring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we come\u2063 back into the studio right now, I am reminded\u2064 of an old \u2064Chinese proverb, which says: \u2018May you live to \u2062see interesting times,&#8217;\u201d the host said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never had this happen before,\u201d \u2064Hanson said as he tried to\u200b continue his normal routine. \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure all of our professionals\u200d haven\u2019t either. But \u2062we soldier on with the top five \u2062plays\u2064 of the\u2063 day on \u2018NFL RedZone.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The\u2064 siren is still going\u2062 off in \u200cthe Red Zone studio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THNFtMz9ZP\">pic.twitter.com\/THNFtMz9ZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Brown  (@BenBrownPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenBrownPL\/status\/1728931845176541620?\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWell, that was\u2026. interesting,\u201d he said in a subsequent social media\u2064 post. \u201cAlarm has stopped. Apparently all clear. Still waiting on details.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well,\u2062 that was\u2026. interesting.<br \/> Alarm has stopped.<br \/> Apparently all clear.<br \/> Still waiting \u2063on details.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching NFL RedZone week 12 ! \u200cOne to remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottHanson\/status\/1728933974591111294?\">November\u2063 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hanson\u2019s decision to host\u200d the show despite the alarms prompted a slew of social\u2063 media jokes.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 \u201cRedZone\u201d host reposted and directly responded to one joke being bandied about comparing Hanson to the violinist on \u200dthe sinking \u201cTitanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen and children and Touchdowns first\u2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Women and children and\u200b Touchdowns first\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qFKZEH1zd\">https:\/\/t.co\/7qFKZEH1zd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottHanson\/status\/1728939993664761998?\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A league representative said\u2063 the commotion was caused\u2063 by a false\u200b alarm, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5091322\/2023\/11\/26\/nfl-redzone-offices-evacuated-scott-hanson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Athletic<\/a> reported \u2062Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully there was no fire,\u201d the representative said. \u200b\u201cNo business functions, including NFL RedZone, were interrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The \u200dpost \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/absolutely-unprecedented-nfl-redzone-studio-forced-evacuate-live-broadcast-alarm-blares\/\">&#8216;Absolutely Unprecedented&#8217;:\u2062 &#8216;NFL RedZone&#8217; Studio Forced to Evacuate During Live Broadcast as Alarm Blares<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did\u2062 host Scott Hanson respond \u200cto the evacuation order and continue \u200dwith the broadcast?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  September 27, 2023<\/p>\n<p>NFL RedZone Studio \u200bForced to Evacuate During Live Broadcast \u2064as Alarm Blares<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;NFL RedZone&#8221; \u200cprogram has \u200bbecome appointment viewing for swathes of fans thanks to the &#8220;seven \u2064hours\u2064 of commercial-free football&#8221; that host Scott Hanson\u2063 promises viewers every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Well, fans who\u2062 tuned into\u2064 &#8220;RedZone&#8221; on Sunday certainly got their seven hours of football action \u2014 but also got quite\u2062 a bit more than they expected.<\/p>\n<p>As a quick refresher for anyone not \u2064familiar with how &#8220;RedZone&#8221; operates: Hanson \u200dnarrates while sitting in\u2062 a studio throughout Sunday&#8217;s slate of NFL games and brings viewers into real-time big moments for every game.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to keep football fans \u200bengaged with constant on-field action,\u200c as opposed to subjecting \u2064them to the starts and stops that typically accompany a standalone NFL game (due to timeouts, commercials,\u2063 changes of possession, \u200detc.)<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, the program works as intended, as it is one of the most popular ways \u2062of watching the \u200cpro football. In fact, \u200ba\u2064 2017 article on NFL.com noted \u200dthat\u200c even British fans loved watching &#8220;RedZone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In that 6-year-old article, Hanson said he\u2064 likened his role\u200d as &#8220;RedZone&#8221;\u2063 host to that of being a surfer. And as a surfer needs some big waves to make things happen, he said his &#8220;waves&#8221; were terrific games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re\u2063 a skillful surfer, and \u200dyou see that wave, there&#8217;s no time to hit pause,&#8221; Hanson said.\u200d &#8220;You get on\u2064 that board, position your toes, and you ride\u200c it. When it all comes together, it&#8217;s a beautiful thing for a surfer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2064&#8221;I&#8217;m just\u2064 riding that wave with\u200c the audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Six years later, Hanson&#8217;s surf analogy holds \u200das true \u2064as it ever did \u2014 if \u200bnot a bit more so after what happened Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;wave&#8221; \u200bwasn&#8217;t just a spate of \u2064on-field drama. It involved a blaring alarm that prompted a studio evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063&#8221;RedZone&#8221; was\u200d showing highlights from a rainy Buffalo Bills-Philadelphia Eagles afternoon game, Hanson broke in with an announcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well ladies and gentlemen, this is a first in my \u206220-something-year broadcasting career,&#8221; Hanson began. &#8220;We have an alarm\u2064 going off in the studios of &#8216;NFL RedZone&#8217; right\u2062 now, in our studios here \u200din Inglewood, California.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are being told we need to evacuate the\u200d building. We do not know the nature of the emergency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Hanson spoke\u2062 and described the situation as &#8220;absolutely unprecedented from us,&#8221;\u200b you could clearly hear the alarm going off in the background.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps even more notable than the situation itself was Hanson&#8217;s nonchalant \u200dresponse \u2063to it.<\/p>\n<p>He swiftly returned to the studio and continued his duties as an evacuation order and \u2062siren were blaring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we come back into the studio right now, I am\u200b reminded of an old Chinese proverb, which says: &#8216;May \u200byou live to see interesting times,'&#8221; the host said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never had this happen before,&#8221; Hanson said as he tried to continue his normal routine. &#8220;I&#8217;m pretty sure all\u2062 of our professionals haven&#8217;t either. But\u2062 we soldier on with the top five plays of the\u2063 day on &#8216;NFL RedZone.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the chaos\u2062 and uncertainty, Hanson kept\u200c his composure\u2063 and carried on \u200dwith the broadcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-congratulates-himself-for-trumps-achievements\/\" title=\"Biden Congratulates Himself \u2026 For Trump\u2019s Achievements\">providing viewers<\/a> with the football action\u200b they \u2062had tuned \u200din for. It was a testament to his\u200d professionalism and dedication to his craft.<\/p>\n<p>While the nature of\u200c the emergency at the &#8220;RedZone&#8221; studio remains unknown, fans were certainly left with a memorable and unexpected twist to their Sunday football experience. As the saying goes, &#8220;never a dull moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans flock to the &#8220;NFL RedZone&#8221; for Scott Hanson&#8217;s pledge of seven hours of ad-free football. 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