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Brokaw: No Health Scare, I Accidentally Ate Ambien

So no need to panic, folks

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2012 9:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tom Brokaw was rushed to a Charlotte hospital "out of an abundance of caution" this morning after he felt "light-headed" on the set of MSNBC's Morning Joe, reports the AP. But never fear, media lovers: The 72-year-old is doing a-OK. It seems he just accidentally ate a sedative! A tweet from the man himself: "All is well Early AM I mistakenly took a half dose of Ambien and made less sense than usual. Made a better comeback than Giants..." NBC says he "is in good spirits."

This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows NBC News special correspondent and former Today show host Tom Brokaw attending the Today show 60th anniversary celebration at the Edison Ballroom in New York.
This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows NBC News special correspondent and former "Today" show host Tom Brokaw attending the "Today" show 60th anniversary celebration at the Edison Ballroom in New York.   (Evan Agostini)
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COMMENTS
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HarryBeaver
Sep 8, 2012 6:53 PM CDT
The Quaalude made me mistake the Ambien for Oxycontin
Tology
Sep 7, 2012 12:06 PM CDT
He used to sound like he was drunk on the nightly news, maybe that's how he got confused.
CentristIntelligence
Sep 7, 2012 2:48 AM CDT
 I think George bush is making a better comeback than the giants...what a shit show.

 
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