{"id":44061,"date":"2026-08-14T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44061"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:50:09","slug":"memphis-tv-anchor-dominique-dillion-reacts-to-falling-asleep-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44061","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Memphis TV Anchor Dominique Dillion Reacts to Falling Asleep on Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->WABC Anchor Bill Ritter Details First Symptoms He Experienced 2 Years Before Alzheimer\u2019s Diagnosis<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong>Dominique Dillion<\/strong> is hitting snooze on her viral on-air nap.<\/p>\n<p>A week after the local morning anchor woke up the internet when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYQH36j_PO\/\">briefly dozed off<\/a>\u00a0during a live <em>Good Morning Memphis<\/em> broadcast, she detailed the moment she realized she was catching z\u2019s on TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI opened my eyes, and it was cutting to the next shot,\u201d Dillion recalled during an appearance on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/tv-anchor-falls-asleep-dominique-dillon-interview-rcna590931\">Today<\/a><\/em> show that aired on Aug. 5. \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my goodness, I can\u2019t believe this just happened to me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am mortified,\u201d she continued to <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong> and <strong>Laura Jarrett<\/strong>. \u201cI was pinching myself under the desk like, \u2018This has to be a nightmare.\u2019 Like one of those work nightmares, because this is not my life right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while FOX13 Memphis producers were in the control room, they didn\u2019t realize Dillion was napping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey thought I was simply looking down at my tablet,\u201d she explained, \u201cbecause who falls asleep in one minute, sitting up, in front of cameras?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WABC Anchor Bill Ritter Details First Symptoms He Experienced 2 Years Before Alzheimer\u2019s Diagnosis Dominique Dillion is hitting snooze on her viral on-air nap. 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