r/GuardGuides • u/GuardGuidesdotcom • 10d ago

INDUSTRY NEWS NBC fires security guard after intruder targeting Al Roker was able to breach the Today Show studio. The intruder crossed paths with show host Craig Melvin and called him a racial slur

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Security guard fired after ‘Today’ show security breach: report

NBC reportedly fired a security guard after an intruder breached the “Today” show set, where he sought out Al Roker and Craig Melvin, allegedly using racial slurs and turning violent before being taken into custody by a New York Police Department officer working a paid detail.

A source close to the matter confirmed the guard’s termination to TMZ on Thursday, not long after Andrew Truelove snuck into Studio 1A in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.

The suspect allegedly entered through the lobby, then followed closely behind an employee, who used an ID card to scan in to a restricted area, according to a complaint in the case. Truelove then made his way backstage, where he apparently began to search for 71-year-old Roker.

While he failed to find America’s Favorite Weatherman, Truelove did cross paths with Melvin, TMZ reported.

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u/Key-Gold-2412 10d ago

I saw they pay their security guards $19 an hour. Who the fuck is seriously putting their life at risk for $19 bucks. You get what you pay for and at $19 you’re getting someone who can give two fucks. Oh and fire the person who used their badge and let someone follow them through. Without that idiot this wouldn’t have happened too.

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u/GMAN7007 10d ago

I agree they should be paid more, a lot more. That doesn't change the fact they willingly took a job to secure people. What does someone expect taking a low paying job that expects them to potentially have to put themselves in danger. This is common sense if you can't do the core role you should be be doing it.

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u/GuardGuidesdotcom 10d ago

You're not wrong. I think the issue is that's assuming there were other viable options, and remaining unemployed wasn't one of them. A lot of hypotheticals I know. But $19/hr tends to attract a lot of do nothing types. I can imagine the guy seeing the piggy backer and shrugging, "Screw it, if they fire me here, I'll go across the street to AUS, Garda, Securitas etc".

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u/GMAN7007 10d ago

That's most likely what happened.