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LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC has revealed that a bewildered man it interviewed live on TV in the mistaken belief he was the editor of a technology website was, quite literally, "the wrong Guy''. He was Guy Goma. . .who had gone to the BBC's News 24 studios for a job interview. Goma sat down in the BBC reception and waited to be called for the interview. A producer greeted him, led him to a studio, seated him on a stool and clipped a microphone to his lapel. A business presenter then introduced the clearly startled Goma as the editor of a technology website and asked if he was surprised by computer company Apple's victory in a trademark dispute with The Beatles' Apple Corp. He gamely answered, and grappled with two more questions about music downloading, before the flustered presenter thanked him and moved on. . .Kewney, who watched the interview with astonishment at reception, said the mix-up was hard to explain because BBC staff had seen his picture in advance. Kewney is white and Goma is black. . ."(It was) very stressful," said Goma, whose first language is not English. "When I was on set already and we started already the presentation, I couldn't stop ... so at that time I said 'keep going'..."The BBC has yet to say whether Goma got the job he applied for, as a data support cleanser
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