Radio presenter Denis Walter found himself in distress during a broadcast at the Australian Open on Friday.
An alarm was sounded in the KIA Arena in Melbourne and an announcement asked spectators to leave the hall.
But the 69-year-old 3AW star kept his cool and continued his broadcast until he too had to be evacuated.
But even after his hasty exit, Walter used his cell phone to continue his show.
The incident occurred around midnight and the Herald Sun reports that the evacuation was focused on the hall and had no impact on games in the arena.
Radio presenter Denis Walter, 69, found himself in an emergency situation during a broadcast of the Australian Open on Friday after an alarm was triggered at the KIA Arena. In the picture: Denis Walter from 3AW
According to the report, the drama lasted only ten minutes and had little impact as the hall was almost deserted.
The “emergency” was later reported as an accidental false alarm.
When the sirens went off, Walter presented his regular Nights show in a studio outside the indoor KIA Arena.
When the alarm broke the silence in the studio, Walter courageously continued his broadcast.
Walter continued his broadcast until he too was forced to evacuate and later used his cell phone to end his regular 3AW shift
“We have an emergency of some sort here and you can hear the alarm telling us to evacuate, so that's exactly what we should do,” he explained over the noise.
At one point the media veteran had to hand over his hosting duties to Simon Owens in the main studio at 3AW when he left his post.
But then the resourceful Walter called the studio from his cell phone to end his shift.
He later told listeners: “I don't think it was serious.” “Maybe it was just a false alarm or something that set off the alarm, for whatever reason,” he said.
The incident occurred around midnight and had no impact on games at the arena. Pictured: Walter at Carols by Candlelight last year