Oklahoma news anchor suffers stroke on live TV

An Oklahoma news anchor revealed she had been rushed to the hospital on Saturday after suffering the beginning of a stroke live on air.

Julie Chin of NBC affiliate JHRH in Tulsa began visibly struggling to find words as she began a segment on the scrapped NASA launch of the Artemis 1 moon rocket. The unsettling footage shows her stammering and repeating words.

WATCH: An #Oklahoma news anchor, Julie Chin, fumbles and struggles to read teleprompter as she suffers the onset of a stroke live on air. @NBC affiliate KJRH anchor Chin in #Tulsa, was rushed to the hospital. #media #health pic.twitter.com/69PzFexbq5

— BNN United States (@BNNUS) September 6, 2022

After struggling for several seconds, Chin apologized to the audience and said, “I’m sorry, something is going on with me this morning.” She passed the broadcast onto weather but did not return for the rest of the program.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Chin said doctors now believe she suffered the beginnings of a stroke.

“Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I’m so sorry that happened,” she wrote alongside a selfie in a hospital gown.

The anchor said the episode came out of nowhere and recounted the symptoms she experienced on air.

“First, I lost partial vision in one eye. A little bit later my hand and arm went numb. Then, I knew I was in big trouble when my mouth would not speak the words that were right in front of me on the teleprompter. If you were watching Saturday morning, you know how desperately I tried to steer the show forward, but the words just wouldn’t come,” Chin explained.

“My co-workers recognized the emergency situation unfolding and called 911,” she added, thanking members of the crew for their quick action.

“I’m glad to share that my tests have all come back great. At this point, Doctors think I had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke. There are still lots of questions, and lots to follow up on, but the bottom line is I should be just fine.”

The recovering anchor concluded her post with an acronym to help others remember the symptoms of a stroke – BE FAST.