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Viewers defend TV anchor and new mom after she was ‘caught' dozing off on air

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A morning news anchor has gone viral for seemingly taking a snooze during a live broadcast — and people are giving her grace for being a new mom. In a video shared online , FOX13 Memphis anchor Dominique Dillon is seen in the studio with her eyes closed and head resting on her hands while on air with a reporter on location in another part of the city. The person who shared the video is heard laughing in the background. “Y’all! DOMINIQUE DILLON got caught SLEEP ON CAMERA, FOX 13 Good Morning Memphis!! I’m hollering,” the person captioned the video, adding the hashtags #Nappingonthejob and #Erniesaiditmustbenaptime. Dillon, who welcomed her second child in December, went on to poke fun at her brief snooze. Her colleague and FOX13’s Good Morning Memphis anchor Ernie Freeman shared a selfie of himself with Dillon, who was pretending to nap. “Now that ‘The Big Show’ is over, it’s time for Dominique Dillon to catch another nap,” he wrote on his Facebook. Dillon reposted the snap on her Faceb

First report: Viral | Memphis anchor caught napping on Live TV; netizens slam producers for not moving camera — ‘Give her grace’ — livemint.com, 8d