Does 9News "Backyard" Segment Pass the Smell Test?

Fresh off his win for Best TV Anchor in the Best of Denver 2015, Kyle Clark was in the national eye yesterday when a short 9News segment started going viral. Clark was standing with Kathy Sabine and Kim Christiansen in a typical "backyard segment," making jokes about kale and hipsters...

By Westword Staff

April 2, 2015

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UPDATE: The original video has been pulled from the web. See a screenshot of Sabine and Clark's exchange above.

Fresh off his win for Best TV Anchor in the Best of Denver 2015, Kyle Clark was in the national eye yesterday when a short 9News segment started going viral. Clark was standing with Kathy Sabine and Kim Christiansen in a typical "backyard segment," making jokes about kale and hipsters — but then things went bad when Sabine, the Readers' Choice for Best TV Weathercaster, suggested that her co-workers take a big whiff. Clark misunderstood her request — and things got completely uncomfortable from there, with a side discussion of hairspray. It was April 1, so it all could have been a prank; there were several others on the show yesterday, including a bunny-laden weather graphic for Sabine.

But was it? Here's the answer from Clark:

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