I consider myself a lucky reporter when I get to do a light feature story. I’m usually assigned to murder, mayhem, scams or schemes. It’s always been that way. But not today.
Monthly Archive: August 2010
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Aug
25
Day 3: Planning Day
I had a feeling this would happen when I decided to chronicle 100 Days of TV News. I’ve been given what my bosses at WYFF News 4 refer to as a “planning day.” That is, no on-air reporting. No electronic news gathering. Just a day to sit at my desk and develop promotable stories for the sweeps month of November.
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Aug
24
Day 2: The Egg Lady
Today’s assignment took us to Honea Path where Donna Putney raises “free range” chickens. The question before us was, are local egg producers seeing an increase in sales because of the nationwide egg recall?
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Aug
23
100 Days of Television News
My biggest regret as a TV reporter is that I haven’t documented my travels very well. It’s a shame, because in 26 years, I have been almost everywhere, and I’ve seen almost everything.
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