He was waiting for his Uber, but left in an ambulance instead.
Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of “World News Tonight With David Muir,” had perhaps a little too much fun at the show’s holiday party on Wednesday night and wound up unconscious on the pavement, falling and hitting his head.
Luckily, the producer was OK — and able to attend a White House holiday party in Washington, DC, a night later.
A witness to the embarrassing incident outside Upper West Side restaurant the Ribbon told Page Six that Karamehmedovic — who became “World News” exec producer last year — “collapsed on the sidewalk outside the restaurant” and was “bleeding from the head.” The source said he’d been drinking at the bash.
Muir had already made a toast to the team and had left, we’re told, along with senior vice president of ABC News programs Tom Cibrowski and meteorologist Rob Marciano. Also there were anchor Cecilia Vega and correspondent Phillip Mena.
But outside, at about 11:30 p.m., as the party wound down, “Almin collapsed . . . bleeding from the head, incapacitated. He was taken to the hospital. ABC News staff were gathering around as . . . a pool of blood seeped out onto the sidewalk.”
But another source downplayed the drama, saying, “It was a holiday party and drinks were had by all. Almin was waiting for an Uber and lost his footing and fell and hit the back of his head. There was no pool of blood. The blood took up half a bar napkin.” The source said Karamehmedovic did pass out and “went to the hospital as a precaution and was checked out.” About eight guests were outside when the tumble took place.
A rep said, “We’re just glad he’s OK, and he was back at work from the DC bureau the next day.”
Another source said the party was to toast the “World News Tonight” team for its most watched season in eight years. But the show’s been in a ratings battle with “NBC Nightly News,” which handily won the November sweeps and was top-rated on the week of the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings.