Day 5

     Besides that fact that one of my APs was out sick, the show all went pretty well. I would have to say that this was the show of close calls. I made the unfortunate mistake of waking up late for class, so I was a little disoriented to find that neither of my reporters had arrived. I was considering the thought of splitting my APs up so that one was reporting and the other was working on B block. It wasn't until I got in contact with one of my reporters that I calmed down. One disaster avoided. During the day everything was pretty regulated or at least work itself out. However, the entire day I was worried about the show being way too light. I said it before, and I'll say it again... Mondays are slow news days, therefore I hate Mondays.
     Getting close to printing for the show, I was racing to try and add more stories. I was already a little disappointed about having a VO and RDR heavy show, what's done is done and show had to go on. Once the I got downstairs, I made it a point to tell the talent to slow on some of the stories since I still felt the show was too light. As soon as I get back to the control room, I get devastating news. The server was down... or at least not receiving any more video. Apparently, the server was finally full and none of the video that was cut earlier was going over. It was 40 minutes to the show and I couldn't even imagine a plan B. A newscast without video....  that's crazy right, right?
     Another disaster NEARLY avoided. Minutes before the show started the server was cleared and video was beginning to be loaded. I had to seconds before the cold open I was asking.. "Is A block safe... do we have video?" Greatly relieved to hear "Yes, we have video," I quickly unchecked all the floated stories. I couldn't have imagined getting through the show without video, the thought made me shake. Other than that... the show was pretty good. Though I was early for my first hit time, the anchors did a great job of filling it and putting the show back on track.
     One main piece of advice I did receive today is to be a little more aggressive with during the show. When he said that I instantly thought of me with an iron fist... dictating and commanding the airwaves that is News 20 at 5... I don't think that's what he had in mind. However, I am a bit hesitant to lay down the law sometimes, because I don't want to come pushy, bossy, or rude. After the class discussion about personalities types, I've been trying to remain neutral as not to upset anyone. I see now that the good ole saying "you can't make everyone happy" reigns true, I just don't want to seem like the bad guy.