Team A-Plus Productions

The best thing about being a producer is the incredible release of tension and energy at the end of a successful broadcast. Anchoring the last few weeks and being able to work with Annie really made me respect the responsibilities and consequences that comes with being a producer. With that in mind, I came to class Thursday afternoon eager to get to work and to make sure that time would not hinder us hours later. Choosing stories wasn't too difficult, but putting them in order to make up some sort of logical order was a bit tricky. The role of producer lent me enormous power, and although the news director greatly influenced what stories were picked, I got to dictate the order of the show. My team was the real reason I had it so easy, because everyone put forth their best effort. The wraps turned out fantastic and AJ did a great job delivering the news cast. We went a little late on Ranbir's story, but were willing to sacrifice a copy story because he submitted an excellent piece. Amy's story also came out great and the spin on her story was different and interesting. There's not much that went on behind the scenes, but it really did take a team effort to get everything to come together. From carting sound to writing copy stories...everyone volunteered to help out and kept my stress level at a minimum. The biggest mistake from Thursday's newscast was the premature congratulations that I offered AJ before we'd finished recording. I guess the anchor in me was too much to suppress at that point. Bottom line: we nailed it, and felt darn good to be in charge of such a wonderful team. I'd give ourselves an A-plus for everything except my untimely input.