New Zealand newscaster moved to tears by impromptu Sharon Van Etten serenade — dangerousminds.net

John Campbell is a well-known news anchorman in New Zealand—the show he hosts, Campbell Live, even bears his own name. His busy schedule prevented him from catching a concert in Auckland by his no-doubt-about-it favorite chanteuse, Brooklyn’s own Sharon Van Etten, and it was really bumming him out. One of his colleagues, Ali Ikram, decided to surprise him during a live telecast with a special remote performance by Van Etten on Campbell Live—the touched host was taken completely by surprise. Ikram began by referencing “the secret pain that you’ve been nurturing for days” before asking Campbell oblique questions about Van Etten, such as “What’s this performer’s name, that you like so much?” and then, “What does she look like? Is she about this high?” gesturing with his hand, before the camera swiveled to reveal the diminutive singer (who didn’t have headphones on and therefore couldn’t hear the particulars of what was being said.

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