Vault: Intern News Pranks Part 2

Summary

The Bert Show — Vault: Intern News Pranks Part 2 (July 21, 2026)

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Episode Overview

In this lighthearted “Vault” episode, The Bert Show crew dives into another round of their beloved “Intern News Pranks,” where unsuspecting interns are thrown into the spotlight and challenged to deliver a real news segment on the spot, with no preparation. The segment captures the authentic, humorous, and slightly nerve-wracking experience as the team watches an intern step up to the mic and navigate the challenge like a pro (or at least survive it)—all while keeping the spirit of friendly hazing and camaraderie alive.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Setting the Scene: Intern’s Unprepared News Assignment

• (01:00–01:53)
  • The show’s producers spring the news challenge on an intern named Erin, replacing regular newsreader Melissa Carter at the last second.
  • Erin is handed a news script and briefed hastily: “Can you do this?...At the very end of it, you know, just say your name and say on all the hits. Q100, okay?” (Host, 01:41–01:42)

2. The On-Air News Prank

• Erin Reads the News (02:40–04:02)
  • Despite clear nerves, Erin delivers a multi-story news update covering:
    • The Icelandic volcano eruption disrupting European air travel.
    • President Obama’s upcoming Supreme Court nominee meeting.
    • GM repaying its government bailout.
    • A Tennessee man accused of hacking Sarah Palin’s email account.
  • Erin concludes confidently: “This is Erin on all the hits. Q100 with the news.” (Erin, 04:01)

3. Post-Prank Debrief & Group Reaction

• Camaraderie and Praise (04:02–05:00)

  • The crew offers Erin hearty congratulations for handling the pressure:
    • “I think you did a great job. You did a great job for filling in like that that quickly. Are you kidding me? Good job.” (Host, 04:02–04:04)
    • Erin replies, “I got through that alive,” expressing relief after the ordeal. (Erin, 04:10)
    • The hosts admit to orchestrating the gag: “We told Melissa not to come in studio and we were gonna put you on the spot.” (Host, 04:27)
    • Laughter about the most challenging part: “About halfway through, I seriously, I wish we would have put it on video because it looked like she was going to pass out.” (Host, 04:43)

• Additional Light Ribbing (05:05–05:53)

  • The only regret: not including the tongue-twisting Icelandic volcano’s actual name in the script.
  • The intern’s performance playfully compared to “hard news” on NPR.
    • Caller jokes, “For a second there, I thought I was listening to NPR.” (Kevin, 05:32)

4. Intern’s Own Reflection

• Erin admits taking “maybe about two breaths” during the entire newscast, highlighting her nerves but also her determination to power through. (Erin, 05:21)

5. Show’s Celebration of Intern Initiative

• Hosts reflect on the intern’s willingness to step up:
  • “Look, most interns would have just said, I can’t do it. You got to find somebody else. You jump right in.” (Host, 05:42)
  • Erin: “Impress when you need me.” (Erin, 05:48)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “At one point. I thought you were gonna pass out.”
  — Host (04:14)
• “Good job. Where's Carter? ... Where's Melissa?”
  — Host, pretending to look for the regular news anchor (04:09)
• “You clutched up girl. That was hazing right there. That was virtual hazing right there.”
  — Host (04:19)
• “I passed.”
  — Erin, celebrating her survival (04:26)
• “For a second there, I thought I was listening to NPR.”
  — Kevin, caller, riffing on Erin’s serious delivery (05:32)
• “Impress when you need me.”
  — Erin, on her go-getter attitude (05:48)

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Segment Timestamps

• 01:00–01:53 — Intern briefed on the prank and the news challenge
• 02:40–04:02 — Erin delivers the on-air news segment
• 04:02–04:50 — Immediate reactions, praise, and joking from the team
• 05:05–05:53 — Further breakdown, more laughs, listener call-in

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Summary Tone & Vibe

True to The Bert Show’s authentic, bantering morning radio style, the segment is both a humorous test of intern mettle and a supportive team moment. The challenge is presented as light-hearted hazing, with the team and intern equally sharing in the laughs and relief when it’s done.

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In short, this episode delivers a classic Bert Show mix of spontaneity, team spirit, and on-air pranking, giving listeners both laughs and a behind-the-scenes peek at life as a show intern.

Transcript

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[C]

about to go on in about 30 seconds. I'm gonna need you. I'm gonna need you to clutch up here, will you? Have you ever read news before?

[D]

Have I? No.

[C]

You've never tried it? All right, I'm gonna ask you to in like 30 seconds. Can you see that right there? That's Melissa's newscast right there.

[D]

Huh?

[C]

When we come out of this, I'm going to ask you to do a newscast.

[D]

Okay?

[C]

Can you do this?

[D]

Sure. Just reading this sheet of paper.

[C]

Yeah. Well, There are like five stories right there.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Only got about 30 seconds to tell you this. They're like five stories right there. And I'll hit Melissa's news bed and you just start reading the stories. Go one through the other.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

And at the very end of it, you know, just say your name and say on all the hits. Q100 okay, sure. Okay. You got about 15 seconds. You sure you're.

[D]

I'll do it. Make it work.

[C]

Can you hear anything yet?

[D]

Mm.

[C]

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[A]

The Burke show on Q100 news is important. Here's Melissa Carter with the five things you need to know today. Q100.

[D]

The gray ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano. That's Paralyzed air travel in Europe is slowly clearing away, allowing flights to finally get back in the air. Thousands of flights have been canceled since the volcano. Since the volcano began spewing nearly a week ago. Estimates of losses in the US economy is $130 million a day. The next Supreme Court justice nominee will be the focus of a meeting today between President Obama and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Republicans have threatened to filibuster any liberal or judicial activist nominee. Obama will soon choose a replacement for retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. General Motors says it has paid back the U.S. and Canadian governments the $6 billion they received in last year's bailout. The automaker promised two weeks ago to repay the loans by June. On the Wall street journal website, GM chief executive Ed Whitaker wrote it's proof the new GM is moving forward. A 23 year old Tennessee man accused of resetting Sarah Palin's private Yahoo emailed and gaining access to her account will face Palin in court. Testimony in the court of David Kernow got underway on Tuesday in Knoxville. Palin is ex. Is expected to eventually take the stand. The alleged incident happened during the 2008 election. This is Aaron on all the hits. Q100 with the news.

[C]

I think you did a great job. You did a great job for filling in like that that quickly. Are you kidding me? Good job. Where's Carter?

[D]

Yeah, where's Melissa?

[C]

How you feeling?

[D]

I'm feeling pretty good. Feeling pretty good. I got through that alive.

[C]

At one point. I thought you were gonna pass out.

[D]

Me too. Me too. But went pretty well. I'm alive.

[C]

You're alive. And you did good. You clutched up girl. That was hazing right there. That was virtual hazing right there.

[D]

I passed.

[C]

We told Melissa, we told Melissa not to come in studio and we were gonna put you on the spot. You did good, though.

[D]

I think you did fantastic.

[C]

You did really good.

[D]

Thank you. Thank you.

[C]

About halfway through, I seriously, I wish we would have put it on video because it looked like she was going to pass out.

[E]

I know.

[A]

The only thing that we didn't do that I wish we did do is put the name of the Icelandic volcano in.

[D]

Good job.

[C]

You handled it really well. Thank you very well. Good morning, Adam here on Q100.

[A]

Yeah, I was just wondering if that was all just one big news story or was there any separation in those stories at all?

[C]

Well, I think she delivers the news much like anybody under the age of 22 writes now. There aren't a lot of commas, no punctuation.

[D]

It shows about how many breaths. I took maybe about two.

[C]

Here's Kevin. Good morning, Kevin. You're on Q100.

[A]

Oh, is this on Q100?

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Oh, sorry. For a second there, I thought I was listening to npr.

[D]

Hey, delivering that hard news that you need, I would take that as a compliment.

[C]

You know what? Look, most interns would have just said, I can't do it. You got to find somebody else. You jump right in.

[D]

Impress when you need me.

[A]

I got it.

[C]

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[D]

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[C]

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