Overview
- A short viewer-recorded clip showed Fox13 Memphis anchor Dominique Dillon briefly dozing during a live Good Morning Memphis segment and the clip circulated widely online.
- Dillon told the Today show that her eight-month-old was teething and that she did not get the baby to sleep until late, leaving only a couple hours of rest before her early shift.
- Colleagues intervened on air when meteorologist Brittani DuBose whispered Dillon’s name to wake her, and producers initially thought Dillon was only looking down at a tablet.
- Reaction from viewers and co-workers has been overwhelmingly sympathetic, and Dillon used interviews to thank supporters and to encourage other parents who are sleep deprived.
- Dillon returned from maternity leave in April and reporters note her career path from 2017 through roles in Texas and Louisiana to Memphis in 2019, a background that has framed coverage of how early-morning schedules strain new parents and could prompt more newsroom discussions about shift demands.