The long and tiring campaign season catches up to many Americans by the time Election Day rolls around. TV news reporters are no exception to this.

One reporter out of Miami is probably wishing today that the Internet wasn't so quick to pick up on the mistakes of others. But that cat's out of the bag, so let's have some fun!

Gawker tips us to Blake Burman over at "camp Obama" on Tuesday night, where the reporter for Fox affiliate WSVN-7 had a little trouble putting a correct name to one famous face.

"Just giving you a little bit of what you see here," Burman says, nodding his head as the camera pans right to show two men talking. "That's Wyclef Jean, giving an interview."

Burman is then fed the man's real name from someone off camera, which he mishears and delivers to viewers. "Wahlay, excuse me, Wahlay. Got my artists mixed up."

About 30 seconds later it appears to dawn on Burman as he looks down, perhaps at an off-camera note, stops mid-sentence and says, "Will.i.am, good grief, man I am tired. It's will.i.am, I'm sorry I'm mixing up my artists here. But either way, you kinda get the idea."

So, it wasn't a good, good night for Burman and his Black Eyed Peas recall. At least the anchors back at the news desk were kind enough not to rub it in. We can't say the same for the Internet.

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Reporters often find themselves battling elements in the midst of live shots but those elements tend to be more of the weather variety. For NBC LA's Robert Kovacik, no hurricane or wildfire conditions were necessary for a truly unnerving piece of footage.

While appearing on Thursday's 11 p.m. news, a sizable roach also made a television appearance and proceeded to crawl ALL OVER Kovacik. Take a look at the video as the vermin makes tracks up his arm and across his shoulders; like the pro he his, Kovacik doesn't even bat an eye.

He tweeted afterward: "Thanks viewers for noticing the 'guest' in our live shot! Any names for my new pet?"

If Kovacik's name sounds familiar for reasons outside his reporting, your memory is sharp. Kovacik was dining at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge just before Christmas in 2010 with "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump when an "extremely drunk" man approached their table. The man reportedly began to ask harassing questions of Vanderpump, such as, "What are you doing with old people?" When Kovacik attempted to get the man to stop, the man responded by punching Kovacik in the face and shoving Vanderpump's husband, who was dining with them, to the ground.

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Earning his 15 minutes of infamy, a North Carolina man briefly stole camera time from a local news reporter, shouting expletives onto her live broadcast.

WMBF News reports that during a live broadcast about crime rates in Myrtle Beach on April 18, WMBF-TV reporter was caught off guard when a man in sunglasses hijacked her shot, grabbing the microphone and shouting, “I’m that n----!” into the camera.

The man, later identified as 20-year-old Charlotte resident Justin Moore, was immediately arrested and now faces charges for third-degree assault and battery. He was released from jail April 19 on a bond of just under $1,400.

Taylor told the Myrtle Beach Police Department that she first noticed Moore among a group of four or five men lingering nearby as she prepared to go on the 11 p.m shoot. Soon after she began taping, Moore knocked Taylor out of the way, “nearly causing her to fall to the pavement after grabbing her microphone.”

Returning to work the following day, Taylor said, the incident “stressed the importance of paying attention to surroundings and people close by to be able to identify suspects in a crime,” and that she “experienced first hand how important victims advocates are.”

Though no one seems to be in disagreement over the inanity of Moore’s move, the assault charge has a few people questioning its validity.

“When you truly embrace your career as a reporter, it’s obvious that you are going to encounter situations in which you may face certain risks,” wrote a reader going as Normal Citizen on WMBF News. “The extent of the coverage and depths that Ashley Taylor [perceived] as being 'victimized' were excess. She was simply just shoved from her microphone, she wasn't aggressively assaulted as she makes it seem. I don't think claiming to be 'one of us' is credible in her situation.”

Adds reader nferno, “It was a stupid prank, and spending a night in jail, I can say he deserves that. But assault? C'mon now.”

Conversely, reader Ajustinmoore writes on Bossip, “He interrupted a broadcast, shoved a journalist, snatched her mic ... Anyone who thinks he wasn't supposed to be arrested for assault is an idiot. He made unwanted physical contact w/ her as he snatched her property out of her hand.”

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How did this 6-year-old earn her place in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee? By keeping cool amongst competitors of any age, including one Fox News reporter who found himself another casualty of the youngster’s remarkable mind.

After beating out 21 middle school and elementary school opponents in her local town of Dale City, Va., Lori Anne Madison, the youngest contestant in the Prince William County spell-offs, stated she wasn’t threatened by anyone, even those who may have a few years on her.

“I’m confident because I’ve been in a spelling bee with older kids before,” explained Madison. “I judge them for who they are, not their age.”

Giving her a run for her money, FOX 5 DC's Paul Raphel waged his own battle with the young champion, and lost miserably in the process.

The duel began with a win for Madison, who nailed her first word, “okapi,” while Raphel offered a paltry attempt at spelling “tourniquet.”

He tried, “t-e-r-n-i-c-h-e,” but the judges were underwhelmed.

“Not even close,” they said to Raphel.

Madison continued her flawless run on subsequent words, “metacarpal” and “embarrassing,” easily trumping Raphel, who couldn’t even finished the second round.

“I don’t know, I don’t know,” the reporter laughed when broached with the word “lozenge.”

Raphel later offered an explanation for his poor showing after his fellow news anchor wondered if, perhaps, he’d played fool to the elementary schooler.

“I wish I could say that,” said Raphel. “Admittedly, going into this, I told everyone I was a very, very bad speller, but I think I proved this.”

To train for the real competition, Madison says her parents quizzed her, she read lists, and also relied on “a really good memory.”

The impressive little girl also said it felt “great” to be a winner, adding, “It’s hard to put it in words really.”

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Reporters often face obstacles in their attempt to catch a good story, however, they rarely are threatened with a gun in the process. Such was the case for this journalist in Arkansas, who managed to stay relatively calm when her research for work took a turn for the worse.

Investigating the death of Wilton Goudeaux, an elderly man allegedly killed by his family, WREG Channel 3 News reporter April Thompson, and her cameraman, Ben Short, drove to the deceased man’s house in Joyner, Ark., to look for clues. After a few minutes on site, the team was met, not so fondly, by the “best friend” of Goudeaux’s son, who stormed up furiously in a pick-up truck as they were exiting the scene.

“Get that camera off me,” said the man, also remarking that everybody was “lying about Mr. Goudeaux.” When told by Thompson that the crew was merely searching for the truth, the man reached out and slapped the camera away, again telling the team to leave. Thompson informed the man he could not touch the camera, prompting him to stomp back to his vehicle and grab a gun.

“I bet I can do this,” he said, waving around his pistol.

Thompson and Short returned to their car and called the police, who arrived shortly thereafter.

Identified as Brandon Odom, the man was later arrested. As it turned out, Odom’s sister, who was the caretaker of Goudeaux, is also being investigated in connection with the death of the Mississippi County man. Together with Goudeaux’s son, she is accused of drugging the victim with sleeping pills, using meth while caring for him, stealing $100,000 from him, and leaving him malnourished. Goudeaux's death has apparently triggered much speculation around the small town, and is a sensitive subject for Odom, who himself now faces charges of aggravated assault for this incident.

While it may be another day on the job, Thompson assured her audience, she will follow up on the attempted crime.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” said the reporter. “The last thing I thought is that he was going to the car to get a gun, but he was obviously angry. He wanted us to get out of there. We moved back but we are going to continue to follow the story with what happens to him, as well as the other three.”