Flyers

Turns Out the Creepy Flyers Lurker is Not Actually Creepy, or a Lurker

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 22nd, 2019 · 9:52 AM EDT

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You may have seen this story elsewhere, earlier this week.

Crossing Broad did not run it, because we wanted to gather the facts and go through the journalistic process. For us, it’s more important to be correct, than to be first.

After the Flyers’ 3-1 home loss to Montreal on Tuesday night, Radko Gudas spoke to reporters in your typical locker room scrum. Visible on camera was some guy standing behind NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Taryn Hatcher, who gave her a somewhat weird look, resulting in this:

https://twitter.com/BarstoolJordie/status/1108185750779121665

Here’s another clip of the alleged creeper, after the jump:

Mornin, ladies pic.twitter.com/KNp8Lu8jpX

— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) March 21, 2019

So this guy is Jordan Hall, an NBC Sports Philadelphia web writer/producer who covers the Flyers. He’s a Hatcher co-worker. A Hatcher colleague.

Some people got super offended by the tweets and videos, including Justina:

Ok Justina, just fucking relax.

Taryn herself and other NBC people cleared this up:

Oh mercy.

Everyone I LOVE @JHallNBCS, he’s one of the sweetest, nicest, kindest people I’ve ever worked with.

I genuinely had no idea that was my facial expression.

Someone in the background burped super loud, so I turned around. That’s it. https://t.co/Amg4KAv6iE

— Taryn Hatcher (@TarynNBCS) March 21, 2019

Who burped in the background? I think that’s the real question here.

Funny video, sure.. and not that @JHallNBCS needs me to set the record straight. But he and @TarynNBCS are good friends. And speaking for myself, I haven’t met a better guy or more genuine person in my 15 years at CSN/NBCSP. Also great at what he does. Total professional. https://t.co/oSzMUp7puR

— Sean Kane (@SKaneNBCS) March 21, 2019

There you have it. This was not some creepy lurker guy, it was another NBCSP employee, a genuine dude, a total pro, and one of the sweetest and kindest people you’ll ever meet.

Anything else you read is #fakenews.