YouTube Video Shows KTVU Incorrectly Identifying Asiana Pilots

News channel KTVU wrongly reported the names of the pilots on Asiana Flight 214 as “Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow” Friday.

This YouTube video catches the reporter reading the names aloud and failing to realize the racist joke. 

The pilot's actual name is Lee Kang-kuk. 

KTVU shortly released a correction and apology: 

“We sincerely regret the error and took immediate action to apologize, both in the newscast where the mistake occurred, as well as on our website and social media sites,” said Tom Raponi, KTVU/KICU Vice President & General Manager. “Nothing is more important to us than having the highest level of accuracy and integrity, and we are reviewing our procedures to ensure this type of error does not happen again.”