WGN Apologizes For Airing Meme With Kyle Shanahan as Mitch McConnell

WGN Apologizes For Airing Meme With Kyle Shanahan as Mitch McConnell

WGN is apologizing for airing a meme of Kyle Shanahan as Mitch McConnell during a news segment on the NFL head coach's recovery from a recent car crash ... telling TMZ the epic screwup was NOT malicious.

SF 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan Photo Released After Car Crash

WGN in Chicago with the faux pas. Understandable mistake, though, using a meme photo of Kyle Shanahan with Elaine Chao in the hospital instead of a real one. Source: The Daily Mail A Chicago-based TV station has gone viral for being tricked into using a fake image of San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan in hospital. WGN-TV ran the picture of Shanahan sitting upright in a hospital bed alongside a woman, suggesting it was in the aftermath of th…

Major News Station Airs Fake Kyle Shanahan Hospital Photo In Embarrassing Mistake

Kyle Shanahan (Photo via Imagn Images) A Chicago television station found itself at the center of an embarrassing mix-up after airing a fake image supposedly showing San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan recovering from his recent car accident. The moment, highlighted by Awful Announcing, showed WGN Morning News displaying an edited hospital photo during a segment about Shanahan.  The image in question shows the 49ers coach in a hospital …