by Kimberly Caruba (NCC News)
Dec. 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Team 3 consisted of Chet Davis as anchor, Ethan Kwassman as the live reporter, Lauren Fabrizi as the recorder reporter, and myself as the producer.
A1 - Chet teased Jenni-Lyn's funeral, three missing Michigan boys and the improvements being implemented on the Oswego River.
A2 - Jenni-Lyn Funeral
My lead story was about the funeral that was taking place today for Jenni-Lyn Watson, the missing Clay resident and Mercyhurst College student. The piece was newsworthy since the story had received national attention since her disappearance, and it was timely since the funeral services were taking place today. The story was a reader.
The following story was about 3 missing boys from Michigan that were last seen at their father's house on Thanksgiving. I felt that this was a good story to follow the lead, as they both involve missing people. In addition, this story was newsworthy because of how much national attention it has received and the new developments to the case. Chet Davis did this story as his national anchor actuality.
A4 - Parking Meter Thefts
The next story was a reader about a Rome resident who is going to jail for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Syracuse parking meters. I thought this was a good story to use as a transition back to local news since it also dealt with crime and theft.
A5 - Cuomo Outspent
The following reader was about Andrew Cuomo outspending rival, Carl Paladino 3 to 1 in the New York Governor's race. I thought the story was interesting considering Paladino is the millionaire and spent a great quantity less than Cuomo. The story was a reader, and a nice transition from the previous story as it kept things on a monetary level.
A6 - Anaren Contract
The next story was a recorded wrap by Lauren Fabrizi about the local company Anaren Incorperated receiving a $20 million contract to build satellite components. The story was interesting since a local company was chosen by a French company to do the parts, because of their experience. This story also kept with the monetary thread.
A7 - Tax Revenues Rise
The next reader was about tax revenues in New York state rising for the third straight quarter. I felt that it was an important story for local residents as it directly affects them and the new data was just released. It also kept things local and had to do with money.
A8 - Oswego River Safety
The next story was an anchor actuality by Chet Davis about new measures that are being taken to increase the safety of fishermen on the Oswego River. As in recent weeks there have been a number of accidents on the river, I felt the story was an important one to the community. This story brought the thread back to a local level.
A9 - TLC Housebound
The following story was a live wrap by Ethan Kwassman about a local resident that is being featured on TLC's show 'Housebound' tonight. The show will feature the efforts of therapists to help the resident overcome her agoraphobia. The show is popular and I felt it was newsworthy because of the shows prominence and the fact that a local resident was appearing on the show. In addition, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo is a location used on the show. This story had local threads but also set things up for a national feel for the next story.
A10 - Food Safety
The final reader of the block was about the Senate passing new measures to make food safer. As the previous story was about improving one's life, I felt this story was good to close with as it is also about making improving life. This story was also especially newsworthy as it tied to the recent outbreaks of E. coli poisonings.
Chet teased our kicker story about Hanukkah.
B1 - Hanukkah
Our kicker story was about Hanukkah beginning at sundown today. I felt the story was important since there are a lot of Jewish people that attend Syracuse and live in the area. It is also a nice way to bring a happy feeling to the end of the newscast with promise of the upcoming holiday season.
B2 - Weather
Chet read today, tonight, tomorrow, and the current weather conditions.
We ended the newscast on time and that was our show!
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