BK Bather makes my day interesting…

So its another day at the internship…but things are getting REAL good now.

And on days when there is no noon show b/c of olympics…it becomes slow.  But, a desolate newsroom creates more work that the intern can actually do.  Plus, people called in sick today (including one of the executive producers) so we were a bit short staffed.  I kicked in to help out, of course.

Then there are little gems like the BK Bather that come along and make things interesting.  Here’s the deal.  Last night on the midnight news (delayed b/c of olympics on NBC) on of our reporters broke the story about a guy taking a bath in a Burger King Sink in Xenia, Ohio.  By morning it was a national sensation with links to her story appearing on Drudge Report, MSNBC, FOX, etc.  It is a sensation now.  And…Inside Edition caught word of the story, made contact with the guy (age 25) who calls himself Mr. Unstable.  Turns out they booked our studio and sat truck so he could come in and do an interview.  He makes his way to the station, does his thing with Inside Edition, and then our reporter has a turn with him…making our hits and ratings go up even more.  Not to mention that our logo and studio appeared on Inside Edition’s National Broadcast tonight. fun.

I went in the studio and peeked in on the interviews – the guy is a nut.  Crazy hair and makeup…the whole bit.  Anyways…that made it interesting.

I also wrote some stories or the 5, as per usual.  And…since we didn’t have a whole lot of personell today, I took up answering the phones and such.  I also booked a few interviews tomorrow…so that took some phone tagging, etc to do.  We have interviews lined up with a former hometown Olympian, Schul, and a coworker and friend of a current Olympian, Fountain.  I arranged and landed those.  Also put in a few other stories into the futures and newstips!

Run scripts to the set and talked to people in Parkervision…fun.  I am getting the hang of it now…getting to do a lot…and learning a TON as always.  Fun stuff.  I don’t want it to be over.  And will try to put in some more time before I go back to school.

So much to do yet.  Maybe i’ll blog in the next day or so about all of the other things going on in my life right now as well as back to school preparations.

ttfn…I am off to do Crest White Strips and watch Bravo TV!

Internship Update

The days of working local TV news are exciting.  For me.  At lease for now.

I am enjoying my internship.  It is filled with excitement and all sorts of new opportunities and learning experiences.  I know I am going to miss it when I go back to school.  I took my internship early — before I had ANY Tv classes at the college level.  So…going into it knowing only radio has opened my eyes to all sorts of lovely things.  I will sadly miss a commercial broadcast when I have to do classroom stuff and realize that we have no live trucks, no satellites, no mobile newsrooms or bureaus.  It will be such a bummer to have “in studio” shots as the only option.  Oh well.  Someday I will work in the commercial business.

But, on a daily basis I learn something new.  Have a new experience, get to do something different, etc.  Just today, I learned how to do VOD stuff and dub it to tape.  I also learned how to roll on a live satellite feed.   Its nice to know.  I have, now, and understanding of the newsroom, gathering, and the whole process.  I know how it works, what has to be done, and I am learning HOW to do it.  I am helping as much as I can around the newsroom…and I am loving it.  I love it when there is breaking news and lots of things have to happen all at once.  Its exciting, adrenaline rush, etc.  I love it…

I am writing as many stories as I can.  VOs, VOSOTs, Packages, etc.  Its fun to get something raw, turn it around to a script, look up video, cue it, package it, edit it, and program all of the CGs and presenter instructions.  I really like it…and when I do it COMPLETELY on my own…its even more satisfying.

So when I go home at night and see my work on the TV…it is awesome.  I am also learning all of the behind the scenes stuff and am able to pick it out and realize it on air.  its fun.

In other news…we start our new graphics package tomorrow…changing the look and feel and moving our bug to the right instead of old left.  fun and neat.  We also took a power hit at the station this AM which made some of the computers and servers, etc go wacky.  And out IT guy is out on vaca…that was fun.   We also lost CC for about all of the 90 minutes.  FCC will love us for that…(so will the deaf).

In other news.  I took a shopping spree today after work and now have no money.  But it felt good.  I bought 3 pairs of shorts and 2 polos. NICE.  I wanted a hat from hollister that I saw online…but they didn’t have it in the store…and i was pissed.  I REALLY WANTED IT.  ugh.

thats all.  Time for white strips and Kathy Griffin.

Toured the studio…

today at WDTN TV-2 in Dayton Ohio.  I also saw the newroom, edit bays, video archives, graphics dept, etc.  Met with the internship coordinator for an interview of sorts.  We really just asked each other questions about the internship.  I got to meet some of the people I will ultimately be working with.  I am excited for it.  It should be a good time this summer, and I can’t wait to start!

Sweet!

I got in internship for the summer!!!!

As of today things are pretty much settled that I will be an intern at WDTN Channel 2, an ABC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio for the summer!

I am so happy and excited.  This should be pretty awesome!