9 On Your Side staffers know wearing green on air is a no-no because of our magic green screen that allows meteorologists to draw fancy charts and our traffic reporters to show you cars flowing along on the Brent Spence Bridge.
New White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders now know this as well. She wore a lovely green frock on Thursday, which almost immediately grabbed the attention of BuzzFeed employee Jesse McLaren. Watch below for a chuckle.
Why you never wear GREEN on TV pic.twitter.com/IsC8TuE3Ei
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) July 28, 2017
Sanders' predecessor Sean Spicer survived a similar experience not too long ago.
What happens when you wear a green tie on TV
Meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark bumps up against this issue every St. Patrick's Day, which is why she explains below exactly how the phenomenon works.
