{
  "id": 9463901,
  "title": "Kevin Harlan confirms he was not, in fact, high in Westwood One booth on Monday night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/kevin-harlan-confirms-he-was-not-in-fact-high-in-westwood-one-booth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T02:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kevin-harlan-confirms-not-fact-020010122.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the fourth quarter of Monday night's New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams game, smoky odors emanated from the Westwood One broadcast booth. Kevin Harlan, the announcer, and his partner, Kurt Warner, laughed at the situation and expressed concerns about the ventilation. However, in an interview on The Dan Le Batard Show, Harlan confirmed that he was not under the influence of any substances. He stated, \"No, I was not high. The game was in hand, and it was over at the time.\"",
  "summary": "By the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game between the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, the highly anticipated matchup had lost its steam. But announcer Kevin Harlan was still having a great time. That is because, as listeners to the Westwood One broadcast of the game heard, Harlan’s booth was seemingly fumigated with…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kevin Harlan denied being high during broadcast.",
    "Smoky odors detected in Westwood One booth.",
    "Harlan confirmed his sobriety on The Dan Le Batard Show."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This clarification from Kevin Harlan shifts the interpretation of the incident from a potential scandal to a simple ventilation issue in the Westwood One broadcast booth during the game.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}