"A minute 30" is the approximate time given a news crew (a videographer and reporter) to tell a story in a newscast, so roughly the amount of time it takes me to nuke my daughter Heidi's bowl of oatmeal in the microwave every morning is the same amount of time we have to explain to you whatever issue we are assigned to cover that day.
I have always found it interesting how many hours I spend each day gathering information,shooting pictures,and interviewing people to produce a story that runs about as long as it takes most people to brush their teeth!
What I also find mind boggling is how many other people in the station are also wrapped up in the same story and how much time they provide in producing that same minute 30, I mean there's news directors, producers,writers,graphic artists,promotions,anchors,people who take feeds from crews in the fields,editors,the list goes on and on.
I intend on trying to use this blog as a way of introducing people to the craziness that is the news business,the stories we cover, and some of the people behind the scenes that spend their day striving to give you as much information as they can fit into a minute 30.
I also intend to use a lot of video of stories and interviews with my co-workers to add an educational twist to this blog for people who may be interested in what it takes to break into the top markets like Los Angeles where I work.
On a personal note:
the title of this 1st blog is FOR MOM
My mother use to keep a daily journal .
She would write whatever she did that day like walking her dog , talking to her sister in Washington
, spending some time with her grand kids, or out karaoking with her husband philly a.k.a THE PHILMIESTER ,she was full of life.......
She past away last year and I miss her alot and i guess in some way I am tring to use this blog to get to know her a little bit more and to keep her sprit alive!
For you.......MOM!
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