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BBC News mistakenly interviews London cabbie, thinking he's an music industry expert
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The poor guy. At first, he looks mortified, but then he does his best to answer the reporter's questions.
He is the BBC's latest star - the cab driver who a leading presenter believed was a world expert on the internet music business.
The man stepped unwittingly into the national spotlight when he was interviewed by mistake on the corporation's News 24 channel.
With the seconds ticking down to a studio discussion about a court case involving Apple Computer and The Beatles' record label, a floor manager had run to reception and grabbed the man, thinking he was Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, a specialist internet publication.
Actually, he was a minicab driver who had been waiting to drive Mr Kewney home.
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Hilarious  poor guy.
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I love the expression on his face when the announce his "name."
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um how did he make it all the way to the hot seat?
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Originally Posted by IceEnclosure
um how did he make it all the way to the hot seat?
Mistaken identity. He was a cabbie, waiting at the studio to take Guy Kewney home. He was wearing a card with Guy Kewney name on it. Or so the article said.
The BBC apologised, saying the mistake occurred because the man was wearing Mr Kewney's name tag. Mr Kewney said: "Everyone seems to think he was a taxi driver waiting in reception to take me home. But no one knows for sure."
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His face when they're mistakenly introducing him is priceless.
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That was absolutely hilarious...
*horrified*......Good morning."
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He played along with it commendably!
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The transcript of the interview is awesome...
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Karen Bowerman: Guy Kewney is editor of the technology website Newswireless.
*Face of horror*
KB: Hello, good morning to you.
Taxi driver: Good morning.
KB: Were you surprised by this verdict today.
Taxi driver: I am very surprised to see... this verdict to come on me because I was not expecting that. When I came they told me somehting else and I am coming. So a big surprise anyway.
KB: A big surprise, yeah, yes.
Taxi driver: Exactly.
KB: With regards to the costs involved do you think now more people will be downloading online?
Taxi driver: Actually If you can walk everywhere yoy are going to see a lot of people downloading the internet and the website and everything they want. But I think eh It is much better for development and eh to inform people what they want and to get the easy way and so faster if they are looking for.
KB: It does really seem the way the music industry's progressing now that people want to go onto the website and download music.
Taxi driver: Exactly you can go everywhere on the cyber cafe and you can take, you can go easy. It is going to be an easy way for everyone to get something to the internet
KB: Thank you. Thanks very much indeed.
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The beginning of a new career for him? The guy is funny!
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Originally Posted by Sourbook
I hope he got the job.
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Ouch... Guy Kewney is a bit harsh on Guy Goma:
And the fact that a few hundred thousand people in the world are now under the impression that I’m an ignoramus who knows nothing about technology or Apple or iPods, and has a very poor command of English?
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
Ouch... Guy Kewney is a bit harsh on Guy Goma:
Yeah. He seems obsessed with skin colour.
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Originally Posted by Spliff
Yeah. He seems obsessed with skin colour.
Because he's got none
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Hold on - another weird thing is that in the intro to the story, the newsreader say that the judge ruled in favour of Apple Corps... I thought Apple Computer won the case?
Full article and video available here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4774429.stm
Curioser and curioser...
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Oh man I want to do that! I want to be the guy who is mistaken for some important dude. It woulda been so great to be able to sit there and fool everyone on the set, and just B.S. your way through it all.
But that guy was too funny. His accent just made it even funnier. I think if they understood half of what he was actually saying during the interview they would've figured it out a bit sooner.
Good stuff.
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That look is priceless! If that doesn't define the word "mortifiied", I don't know what does.
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The local news station mentioned that as well. It caught my attention since a big Apple logo was on the background.
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Originally Posted by Spliff
Yeah. He seems obsessed with skin colour.
After reading his article I'd say the guy is an ass. Not only is he a bit fixated with skin color, he is also insulting the poor sap who sat there in an uncomfortable situation. It wasn't his fault and he did the best he could to not look bad. Yet this guy felt the need to call him names such as ignoramus and make fun of his command of English.
I think he's done more damage to himself that the other "Guy" or BBC could ever do.
I'm white <grin> ... I hope I'm never mistaken for this shallow person.
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I dunno, guys. I read Guy Kewney's blog and didn't find anything offensive. I don't think the guy is as hung up on race as has been portrayed here. To me, he was just pointing out the glaring and obvious fact that he's not black. There's nothing necessarily racist about that.
Could he have been more gracious about the mixup? Probably. He was pretty humiliated though, having this poorly-speaking guy who didn't know the subject matter on (inter-) national TV, being introduced as himself. I probably wouldn't react in a positive manner to that either.
I'm black <grin> ... Maybe I'm just naive to think this Guy Kewney dude isn't so awful for his reaction to the Beeb's mistake.
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I don't think the black thing is that big of a deal. I'm was annoyed at his ignoramus comments though.
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