BBC interviews wrong person
LONDON, England (AP) — The BBC has admitted it was taken
for a ride by a cabbie.
The network has apologized to its viewers for a studio
mix-up that resulted in a cab driver appearing on live
television as an expert on Internet music downloads.
“We interviewed the wrong person,” a British Broadcasting
Corp. spokeswoman said Monday while speaking on condition
of anonymity in line with company policy. “We apologize to
viewers for any confusion.”
The case of mistaken identity occurred May 8 — the day
Britain’s High Court awarded Apple Computer a victory in a
lawsuit against Apple Corps, the Beatles’ commercial arm.
In a reaction story to the verdict that is now circulating
widely on the Internet, consumer affairs correspondent
Karen Bowerman welcomed who the BBC thought was computer
expert Guy Kewney.
