Heartbreaking: Newscaster learns of colleague's suicide live on air

This is truly sad - a news anchor in Taiwan learned about the death of her co-anchor from her teleprompter, as she read the breaking story live on air.

English captions can be switched on in the video options, but the heartbreaking experience can be understood in any language.

Nonetheless, she holds it together like a complete professional, and makes it through the moment.

The Taipei Times reports that Erich Shih, who was a news anchor at CtiTV, was found dead at his home yesterday evening, and suicide is suspected.

“Shih was an outstanding news anchor and he was a great colleague to work with. We will provide assistance to his family and find out more about the situation,” a spokesperson for the station is reported as saying.