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BBC interviews the wrong ‘Guy’

Red faces as job candidate winds up on air

I laughed when I read this.

LONDON, England (AP) — The BBC interviewed the wrong Guy.

The network has apologized to its viewers for a studio mix up that resulted in a man mistakenly appearing on live television as Guy Kewney — an expert on Internet music downloads.

In fact the man was Guy Goma, a Congolese man applying for a technology-related job with the British Broadcasting Corp. Goma followed an employee to the studio after a mistake at a reception desk, the corporation said late Monday.

The BBC said it apologized to viewers for any confusion.

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May 16th, 2006 | Posted in General
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  1. May 19th, 2006 at 22:02 | #1

    I have heard so many variations on this story, first they said he was a cab driver, then an insurance man. I watched the interview and thought he did rather well under the circumstances, can’t imagine how I would have reacted :(

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