Fired Anchor On Letterman: A.J. Clemente Says After F-Bomb Incident He 'Crawled Into Bed And Called Parents' [VIDEO]

The fired anchor stopped by Letterman's show on CBS last night to explain what happened to get him fired on his first day. The now former-anchor, A.J. Clemente, attempted to explain what happened during his now-viral video, in which he cursed on-air. Clemente was subsequently fired by the Bismarck, ND station, KYFR, where he had just started as a TV news anchor.

The cursing incident happened during his first day on the job, and the on-air F-Bomb has been viewed by millions after the story and video of the incident leaked.

A.J. has been making the media rounds after the story went viral, and he was on "The Late Show with David Letterman" last night in an attempt to laugh about his mistake and subsequent dismissal.

The Tuesday night before Clemente's visit, Letterman had devoted his famous Top Ten list to the fired anchor, saying he "feel[s] so bad for this guy, and this is like a page torn from the David Letterman Book of Life."

The fired anchor was jovial during his appearance, but admitted after getting fired, "I went home, crawled into bed and called my parents." He didn't stay down though, continuing "But the next day, you gotta pick yourself up, you gotta laugh at yourself and keep going."

When Letterman asked him whether he'd take his old job at KYFR back if they offered it to him, he was mum, and sort of hedged his bets by saying, "I've thought about it, but if ESPN comes knocking..." before Letterman interrupted him to snap whimsically "Look, I'm trying to get you the job back in Bismarck, forget about ESPN. That ain't gonna happen. You're going back to Bismarck." 

Clemente's Letterman appearance came just hours after appearing on NBC's "Today" Show in an attempt to explain why he actually cursed. He told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, "It's inexcusable, first, to even say those words," before adding, "Fireball shot out of my mouth." He said the first time he watched the clip, it was "gut-wrenching" and after many had concluded he'd mumbled "gay" under his breath during the clip, he wanted to clear the air and add, "I would never use that slur."

He had been trying to pronounce a runner's name, Tsegaye Kebede, who had won the London Marathon. He was having trouble with that name and two others, and that's what led to the profanity. Unfortunately for Clemente, the broadcast had started 30 seconds earlier, and he'd just become a viral sensation.