One Minnesota reporter made news herself on Wednesday when her boyfriend popped the question to her while she was live on-air . Following a segment on wedding costs that touched on the price of engagement rings , WCCO This Morning reporter Ashley Roberts ' boyfriend , Justin McCray , surprised her with an engagement ring of her own . And it was a good news day for everyone involved — Ashley said yes . Scroll down for video . She said yes ! Reporter Ashley Roberts was surprised on air during Minnesota 's This Morning show by a proposal from her boyfriend Justin McCray ( pictured together ) Romantic plan : Ashley 's co-workers helped arrange for her boyfriend to come out after an on-air discussion about engagement rings . To her surprise , it seems Ashley 's This Morning co-workers were in on the plan all along ; while wrapping up the wedding segment , anchor Jason DeRush noted that men spend an average of $ 5,855 on the engagement ring . 'Guys are under a lot of pressure to treat the woman to a nice big rock , ' Ashley , who is originally from Florida , responded . The anchors then introduced a 'fashion expert ' to talk more about rings — but the expert turned out to be none other than Ashley 's boyfriend Justin . Surprise appearance : Ashley was nearly speechless upon seeing her boyfriend , repeating 'oh my god , oh my god ' while Justin knelt down in front of her . ' I want to spend the rest of my life with you , ' Justin told her , before getting down on one knee and presenting her with a ring . 'Now Jason , ' he added , turning to the show 's anchor , 'you were talking about [ the cost of ] rings , and I promise you — a brother pretty broke . ' Luckily , Ashley seemed far from disappointed with her rock ; the reporter repeated 'Oh my god , oh my god ' before flashing her new ring for her co-workers , exclaiming : ' I 'm engaged ! ' Happy ending : She can be seen in the video excitedly telling her co-workers ' I 'm engaged ! ' Before the camera cut away , Ashley realized the whole wedding piece was for her benefit , asking : 'So wait , is this why we 're doing the wedding segment ? ' Not that she minded doing the work . 'Best surprise of my life , ' she wrote on Twitter later that day . ' I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend . '
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