It was a classic case of newscaster versus snowplow. And unfortunately for reporter Steve Keeley, the snowplow claimed an epic victory.
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Keeley, a reporter with Philadelphia’s FOX 29, was out in Woodstown, N.J., covering the snowstorm that hit the northeast Monday. The veteran newscaster was standing roughly 20 feet from the road around 6:30 a.m. when a snowplow charged past him, taking all the snow — and Keeley — with it.
The Philadelphia reporter, obviously taken by surprise, was blasted with a wall of snow as it swallowed him up. But despite the unexpected visitor to Keely’s shot, he didn’t miss a beat, continuing on with his reporting as his colleagues gasped and screamed in shock.
“You know, I’ve spent my whole time here, ever since the invention of YouTube, I have done everything I could to avoid being a YouTube star, and I think that will be on YouTube,” Keeley, who was covering his 15th snowstorm, told “Good Morning Philadelphia.”
The reporter appeared to be in good spirits after taking on the plow, taking to his Twitter account to joke about the incident.
My partner Greg Gilroy got it worse hit direct in chest but also unfazed. Woke him up after long drive from Long Island @fox29philly
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) March 3, 2014
I knew I was in for bad day when saw email from fired Gov. Christie staffer “Time for some plow troubles for Steve Keeley” @fox29philly
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) March 3, 2014
According to FOX 29, a man claiming to be the driver of the plow called the station to apologize, saying he didn’t see Keeley standing on the site of the road.
Watch the hilarious newscast below.
