Brink Chipman Is Clearly A Fake "Comedy" Name.

Early birds watching the KSL television morning news got a bit of a shock to start their Wednesday: a peek at a risque comedy sketch about a phone sex company.

About 6:30 a.m., video -- possibly from the off-color HBO comedy program, "Mr. Show with Bob and David" -- inexplicably interrupted anchor Terry Wood on the "Eyewitness News Today."

At least that is the best explanation KSL executives have after receiving more than 60 phone calls and e-mails Wednesday from puzzled viewers about the on-air faux pas, which apparently included video of a man wearing a "Hooters" shirt with his hands down his pants.

"Some people said it looked like an adult game show. Some said there were bare-breasted women. Some said the close-captioned system had some weird stuff on it," said KSL news director Brink Chipman. "We have no idea what happened."

No one at KSL's studio knew it was happening during the newscast and saw no rogue video. And the recording they make of the broadcast every morning showed nothing out of the ordinary.

But callers insisted the video was playing with Wood's voice coming through. Some said it was from the HBO show, which sometimes has mature-rated comedy sketches.

KSL officials believe only AT&T cable customers in Utah got the erroneous video feed, which could have lasted anywhere from minutes to a half-hour. No viewers from other cable and satellite systems complained of receiving the video, said KSL general manager, Jim Yorgason.
The Salt Lake Tribune