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May 16, 2025 – “It was gut-wrenching. It was like, ‘Oh, my God. I had no idea that I was that far gone,’” Harris said, adding that it made him think about how many other people he negatively impressed. “That’s something that haunts me to this day … and knowing that is on the internet and it’s still alive is something that I’ll never live down and get away from.” He joined former CNN co-anchor Daryn Kagan on her Call Me Friend podcast for his first interview after the scandal, where he admitted he had been drinking, before appearing on air.
The former NBC4 anchor went viral last November after a shaky news segment, with many people concerned that he was having a stroke on-air. Harris explained he had four hours in between shows that day, and had dinner and some glasses of wine.
“Even at the time, I felt like I was perfectly fine,” he said.
He later realized he was more affected than he thought he was. Harris was eventually pulled off the air and sent home in an Uber.
