{"id":86931,"date":"2025-08-16T09:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/86931\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T09:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:43:12","slug":"tv-station-roasted-for-typo-on-falcons-qb-michael-penix-jr-s-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/86931\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Station Roasted For Typo On Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.&#8217;s Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia TV station is arousing attention for an unfortunate typo regarding Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/13\/sports\/falcons-qb-michael-penix-jr-in-practice-melee-with-titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"During a story about a scuffle\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689f621fe4b0ef392c2240bf\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/13\/sports\/falcons-qb-michael-penix-jr-in-practice-melee-with-titans\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">During a story about a scuffle<\/a> the second-year starter was involved in during a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans, the Savannah, Georgia, CBS affiliate put up a chyron that misspelled Penix\u2019s last name.<\/p>\n<p>HuffPost reached out to WTOC for comment, but no one immediately responded.<\/p>\n<p>Mediaite did offer some grace to the WTOC chyron operator by noting that \u201cX\u201d and \u201cS\u201d are pretty darn close on QWERTY keyboards. <\/p>\n<p>No video of the unfortunate typo appears on the station\u2019s website, but, not surprisingly, the clip has gone viral \u2015 and is inspiring some pretty ballsy comments on social media.<\/p>\n<p>20 Years OfFreeJournalism<\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<p>For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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