It happens all the time a non-skating reporter tries to explain skateboarding to an audience of non-skaters and to us, it’s pure comedy, horror or just downright embarrassing. Here a re a few gems.

Fat reporter crushes a poor skateboarder:

Junior college news reporter explains how rad skating on campus can be:

This reporter had the stones to try and ollie on live news…fail. The best part may be the complete lack of reaction from TJ Lavin.

A nice story, but shows that the news often focuses on aspects of skateboarding that skaters don’t give a rip about. Not to take away from what this guy did nor the cause he is supporting: