Patrick Osborn

“I got a fit of laughter that I was not able to control on air, unfortunately. A lot of times, something funny happens, and I’m able to contain myself, but this one, it was just a little too overwhelming.”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn recalled to co-anchor Brian Sullivan the moment he broke into uncontrollable laughter during his live weather report.

“Something as silly and light-hearted as a Charlie Brown sound made me completely lose my composure.”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn said the silly and light-hearted Charlie Brown sound caused him to lose his composure on air.

“Josh had to leave the studio.”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn said fellow anchor Josh Gabbard, the target of his prank, had to leave the studio.

“It’s the Charlie Brown phone call noise. It’s one where his mom or teacher calls him, and it’s the ‘Wa, wa, wa,’”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn explained the sound effect from a Charlie Brown video clip that triggered his laughing fit.

“I was just trying to keep it together but I couldn't. Like, when you're not supposed to laugh, you're in an environment when you can't laugh, and you're trying to hold it back, that just makes it 10 times worse,”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn described trying and failing to hold back laughter while in an environment where he was not supposed to laugh.

“I tried to get through it,”

Patrick Osborn · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Osborn said he tried to get through his weather segment despite the laughing fit.