Wednesday, August 6, 2008

ABC HERE WE COME

TODAY WAS OUR TRIP TO ABC.WHILE WE WERE THERE,WE MET THE NEWS ANCHORS FOR THE TWELVE O CLOCK NEWS.THE GROUP THAT WENT,LEARNED HOW THE WHOLE PRODUCTION OF THE NEWS WORK.FROM THE LIVE NEWS TO RECORDED VIDEOS AND SHOWS THAT ARE NOT AIRED IN THE STUDIO IN NEW YORK.THE OTHER SHOWS WILL RUN THEIR SHOW AND THEN SEND A TAPE TO THE STATION SO THAT THEY MAY AIR IT WHEN IT FITS INTO THEIR SCHEDULE OF SHOW RUNNINGS.THE STATION SWITCHES FROM LIVE TO TAPINGS AND THIS FUNCTION IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM.WE WERE ABLE TO WITNESS HOW THE DIRECTORS COMMUNICATE WITH THE ANCHORS DURING A STORY TO GIVE THEM THEIR CUES.OUR REPRESENTER KUMASI AARON WAS SUCH A HELP.THE LADY THAT WAS INITIALLY GIVING US THE TOUR WAS LIKE A DRILL OFFICER BUT KUMASI LIGHTENED THE LOAD.ALONG WITH LEARNING THE ROPES WE DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF THOSE WHO WORK THERE AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMETHING SUPPOSEDLY WENT WRONG DURING AN AIRING OF A SHOW.