You know it's a SLOW News Day when... [Archive]

ShooterTim

03-05-2003, 12:27 AM

You're workning in a sunny Texas market, and you do a story on the Iditarod Race in Alaska just because somebody in your viewing area has a neice who's married to a guy that's from Colorado that's running his dogs in the race.
Sad, but true =)

This could be a fun thread... anybody got anything any lamer? Let's hear it!

Keep Rollin'

:cool:

tiffenkj

03-05-2003, 12:33 AM

you're sent to the nearest bar to find out what they think about the lottery.

Jagdkamera

03-05-2003, 01:03 AM

btsatman

03-05-2003, 01:10 AM

We would do that story as well, if our desk saw it in the newspaper.

CANVAZ

03-05-2003, 01:12 AM

...you have time to post on this board. ;)
:cool:

thru-the-lens

03-05-2003, 02:30 AM

"Thats a good story."

I'm sure to be there in the afternoon right after Jellico and his reporter finish interviewing that "somebody".

Maybe, they'll let me nat pack it? Since all the reporters are going off on vacation at once now that the book is over. :D

thru-the-lens.

"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." --Steve McQueen

[ March 05, 2003, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: thru-the-lens ]

<geek>

03-05-2003, 09:45 AM

when you think your scanners are broken due to lack of activity.

<elvez>

03-05-2003, 10:24 AM

Beef, call mike v and get my #. i really wanna see you when you get here. going to see the bellrays @ Emo's this fri. will you be here in time?

03-05-2003, 11:17 AM

............When ALL the reporters, producers AND the ND are reading the paper at the morning meeting.....I'm not kiddin....this REALLY happens. :eek:

03-05-2003, 11:28 AM

..........When a story like THIS hits the wires !!!!!!!! AP-NV--Pedestrian Killed

Man killed crossing Vegas intersection

(Las Vegas-AP) -- A man is dead after authorities say he stepped
into the path of a truck last night in an intersection in southwest
Las Vegas.
The name of the dead man in his 60s hasn't been released.
Authorities say he was crossing against a red light when he was
struck by the truck (at Penwood and Decatur).
The driver isn't expected to face charges.

(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-03-05-03 0942EST

:eek:

03-05-2003, 01:15 PM

When you pray for a fire or a homicide

thru-the-lens

03-05-2003, 03:08 PM

Hey Beef!

Valdez says he has no problem posting Elvez's cell phone number on the internet! :D

Word to Elvez. I think Valdez is serious. :eek:

thru-the-lens.

"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." --Steve McQueen

<boar>

03-05-2003, 04:59 PM

IF all your live trucks are at the car wash.

03-05-2003, 08:26 PM

You know it's a slow day when...

the Producer tells ya to go do some kind of a nat pkg.

the reporter has you get her dry cleaning.

you do a story about a snow storm and it's 70 outside with clear skies forcasted.

and...

you are able to get your shopping done for the week while on company time.

Beef

03-06-2003, 02:03 AM

I'm not in till Saturday, but I'll call as soon as i can. Bellrays Rock. Tim Kerr also has a band with the singer from Bellrays.

Terry E. Toller

03-06-2003, 05:11 AM

when you are sent out to do a live hit from the 76 station because they have a clean bathroom.

Nightside

03-06-2003, 05:30 AM

When the desk or the producer ACTUALLY LISTEN and CONSIDER a photog's input.

03-06-2003, 05:34 PM

When three stations show up within 2 Mins of a

car back-fire that was called in as a shooting.

Happened yesterday, the cops couldn't stop

laughing.

03-06-2003, 05:49 PM

Our top story is our station being on the dish network. yeah!

<bored>

03-06-2003, 06:21 PM

When photogs are working the assignment desk.

Lost in Alaska

03-06-2003, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by ShooterTim:
You're workning in a sunny Texas market, and you do a story on the Iditarod Race in Alaska just because somebody in your viewing area has a neice who's married to a guy that's from Colorado that's running his dogs in the race.
Sad, but true =)

This could be a fun thread... anybody got anything any lamer? Let's hear it!

Keep Rollin'

:cool: That would be kinda funny if the Iditarod wasn't so big in the news this year.

For those who don't know, due to the lack of snow this year in Anchorage, the official restart was moved to Fairbanks for the first time ever. There was barely enough snow to build a course for the ceremonial start in Anchorage.

Photog--69er

03-07-2003, 10:58 AM

when you look in the assignments and they slug a story idea as "Mike's Daily Fire." Happens everyday.

<believe_it_or_not>

03-07-2003, 04:35 PM

The ND makes you sign a piece of paper every day, stating that you'll shoot weather vids. :rolleyes:

VO-getter

03-07-2003, 05:37 PM

When you a sitting around the news room on a very slow day and someone jokes "we need a triple homicide". Just then the scanner go off and it a triple homicide...sad but true!

03-13-2003, 01:37 PM

When you do a story on the town's new chipper/shredder. :rolleyes:

03-13-2003, 03:51 PM

...you take the gear and vehicle out for 3-4 hours, looking for that perfect bump shot that will run for 15 sec. tops if at all.

...you get back to the edit bay and look at that perfect bump shot and decide that it sucks and go out again to shoot something different.

...the second time you go out looking for a bump shot, you get distracted by staring at chics and realize that another a couple of hours have passed by and it's almost time to go home.

...you get back to the station and pull out some file video bump shot then call it a day.

KahunaPhotog

03-13-2003, 04:43 PM

When you're sent to the local McDonald's to ask people if they agree with changing the name of "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries." :rolleyes:

03-14-2003, 02:27 AM

You know it's a slow day when you have time to make calls on a story you are working.

--or ask engineering silly questions like when the new cameras will be in, or has the new wind screen for my lav showed up yet.

You make a Dairy Queen run for producers, not just yourself.

You clean the fast food bags out of your cruiser.

JYT

03-14-2003, 10:16 PM

you are told to "go wash your truck and call me!".

you wash your truck and call and this is what you hear...."does anybody need stock shots from JYT...no ok. Go shoot city buses for stox!".

Wake me up when the day is over

03-14-2003, 10:32 PM

You're going live from a gas station because some states want to raise their taxes on gas. The market you work in isn't in one of those states and will see NO impact, what-so-ever from them raising taxes. Just an easy way for the producers to kill time.......

03-14-2003, 11:07 PM

ASKED TO SHOOT RAIN/SNOW VIDEO!!! :mad:

03-14-2003, 11:10 PM

MILLION DOLLAR CHOPPER IS SHOOTING CONTROL BURNS :eek:

03-14-2003, 11:11 PM

YOU FOLLOW 5 FIRE TRUCKS AND 2 POLICE CARS WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS...HAULING ASS DOWN THE STREET..

(I DID IT TODAY) IT WAS NOTHING! :mad:

03-15-2003, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by GGW:
When you a sitting around the news room on a very slow day and someone jokes "we need a triple homicide". Just then the scanner go off and it a triple homicide...sad but true!There are slow news days in South Florida?!?!

satop

03-15-2003, 01:19 AM

when four photogs go out into the parking lot to play a game of touch football.

<Or...>

03-15-2003, 01:04 PM

You have time to finish reading "Lord of the Rings".

03-21-2003, 10:45 AM

This past summer (hot day), I was sent to a sinkhole "that could possibly turn into something big" but literally was the size of a quarter. The cops saw me pull up and started laughing. They said it wouldn't be a problem. I just said, "luckily I am paid by the hour, not the story."

04-01-2003, 10:37 PM

You do a couple of stories and a live shot on snow, and you live in MN!

Jesster

04-03-2003, 09:19 AM

local ford dealership is changing its name and the sales dept convinces the ND to do the story for sales perks. (Market 161, 1998)