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Detroit news anchor can’t keep it together over co-host’s unintentionally risqué question

Nypost · · 271 words · By Ariel Zilber
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Add The New York Post on Google A Detroit news anchor was reduced to fits of laughter after his co-host asked him a seemingly innocent question about survival tactics during a live broadcast.

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Fox 2 “Good Day Detroit” co-anchor Ryan Ermanni struggled to keep his composure Thursday as Deena Centofanti discussed the History Channel survival show “Alone,” where contestants hunt and catch wildlife for food.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Fox 2 “Good Day Detroit” co-anchor Ryan Ermanni struggled to keep his composure Thursday as Deena Centofanti discussed the History Channel survival show “Alone””
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Multiple independent sources (AOL and another news report) confirm that Ryan Ermanni and Deena Centofanti are co-anchors for 'Good Day Detroit' and that Ermanni struggled to keep his composure during a discussion about the show 'Alone'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Deena Centofanti. Anchor. Deena Centofanti is a co-host of Good Day Detroit and specializes in health reports for FOX 2.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/team
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web search NEUTRAL — Fox 2 “Good Day Detroit” co-anchor Ryan Ermanni struggled to keep his composure Thursday as Deena Centofanti discussed the History Channel survival show “Alone,” where contestants hunt and catch wildl…
https://www.aol.com/articles/detroit-news-anchor-t-keep-0409…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Ermanni, co-anchor of Fox 2’s “Good Day Detroit,” was discussing the History Channel survival series “Alone” with co-host Deena Centofanti and meteorologist Derek Kevra on Thursday when the conve…
https://www.lifezette.com/2026/08/detroit-anchor-fumbles-as-…
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Claim 2: “meteorologist Derek Kevra replied”
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Three independent sources (FOX 2 official bio, LinkedIn, and YouTube) confirm that Derek Kevra is a meteorologist for FOX 2 Detroit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Derek Kevra. Meteorologist. # # # # Michigan is my home and I am a local boy through and through: born and raised in Livonia, I attended Stevenson High School, Riley Middle School and Coolidge Element…
https://www.fox2detroit.com/person/k/derek-kevra
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web search NEUTRAL — A broadcast meteorologist with a Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the University… · Experience: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit · Education: University of Michigan · Location: Southfield · 500+ connecti…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-kevra-76319467
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web search NEUTRAL — Derek Kevra. @dkevra. • 12.3K subscribers • 193 videos. AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist for WJBK in Detroit, MI.
https://www.youtube.com/user/dkevra/videos
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Claim 3: “Ermanni later shared the clip on social media”
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While the provided evidence confirms Ryan Ermanni uses social media and shares content, none of the provided search results specifically confirm he shared the clip of the 'Alone' broadcast. The claim is only present in the original context of the story being evaluated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sports analyst Ryan Ermanni reacts to former Detroit Lions quarterback, Matthew Stafford & his flawless debut as a LA Ram on Sunday Night Football alongside former Detroit Lion & Wolverine Stan Edward…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH6b38PrRU4
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Ermanni's home internet died, so he went driving around for a better signal to broadcast the news from. Do what you go to do, right? Posted April 30, 2020 10:09am EDT.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/679474
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web search NEUTRAL — WJR 760 has announced the addition of Ryan Ermanni as the new host of its afternoon drive program, JR Afternoon. The program will be heard from 2-4 PM at the Cumulus Detroit news/talk station.In a pos…
https://barrettmedia.com/2025/07/07/wjr-760-tabs-ryan-ermann…
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Claim 4: “Centofanti wrote on Facebook that “you learn stuff” while watching “Alone.””
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The web search results for this claim only returned generic Facebook login pages and did not provide the specific post or text attributed to Deena Centofanti.
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web search NEUTRAL — Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.
https://secure.facebook.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.
https://secure.facebook.com/login/
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web search NEUTRAL — Get started on Facebook with a Meta Account A Meta Account lets you access multiple Meta technologies, like Facebook, easily and securely.
https://l.facebook.com/r.php/?display=page
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Claim 5: “the History Channel survival show “Alone,” where contestants hunt and catch wildlife for food”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that 'Alone' is a survival competition series on the History Channel where contestants survive in the wilderness.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "A History Channel Thanksgiving" is the thirteenth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 222nd episode overall. It first aired on Comedy Centra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_Channel_Thanksgiving
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — History (formerly and commonly known as the History Channel) is an American pay television network and the flagship channel of A+E Global Media, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_Channel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jiang Xueqin (Chinese: 江学勤; pinyin: Jiāng Xuéqín; born 1976) is a Chinese-born Canadian educator and commentator. In the 2000s, he was involved in education reforms in China. From 2022 to 2026, he wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Xueqin
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