Archive for the ‘Britney Spears’ Category

Where’s Our Producer?

October 18, 2007

That’s how the morning editorial began. With the combination of vacations, sick days, and people attending out-of-town conferences… there was only one producer in the building for a moment. A bit daunting, but we pulled off the day. We went from a bare-bones morning editorial, to a standing-room only afternoon meeting…. one that started out as focused and serious… and ended with the sharing of funny stories and commentary.

Today we’re dealing with more drug store robberies, raising our eyebrows at pre-teens who know too much, and shaking our heads at poor, poor Britney. (of course, she’s back in the news)

Twister Touchdown
“It was straight out of Wizard of Oz… I was looking for the striped socks.” That was our managing editor describing the video out of Pensacola after a tornado hit the area. Sharon Lawson will have a wrap-up of the damage, and Jennifer Gray will break down the science of it.

Pre-Teen Birth Control
When you were in the 6th grade… what did you know about the birds and the bees? Other than the snickering in the back of the class while you learned about the reproductive system… what did you truly know? Seems some students in Maine know a LOT more than they should… so the school board has voted to make birth control available at middle school health care centers.
We want to know what you think… email your thoughts to interactive@nbc6.net

Halloween Hotspots
We’re only a few days away… do you have your costume? Do you even still dress up? We’ll tell you where you can get last minute costumes… and show you the Halloween Hotspots in tonight’s Ocean Drive segment.

Brit’s Babies
Not only has she lost custody of her children, but now she can’t even visit them. A judge pulled those rights from her until she complies with a court order. No word yet on what the court order is.

Bring On The B’s

October 11, 2007

More on Thursday night’s mix…

Bagging the Baggy
Every generation has a fad that’s deemed offensive by the older generation. The city of Opa-locka now wants to ban baggy pants on city property. What did you wear that made your parents mad? Was it hot pants? bell bottoms? piercings? E-mail us interactive@nbc6.net

Britney’s Baggage
Another perk of working at a TV station… we all have TV’s on our desk that at any point of the day can have channels with satellite feeds from all the world and U.S. Sometimes it’s Cuba TV, sometimes it’s ESPN… today it was a live feed from L.A. and the Britney drama. She asked a judge for a last minute hearing to ask for more time with her kids, but then didn’t show up in court. Mention her name in an editorial meeting, and sometimes there just isn’t anything left to say. What’s going on with her?

Busybody
Regardless of popular opinion, news people actually *do* enjoy reporting on good news. Tonight we’re doing just that. Elliott Knofsky McCarthy, a high school senior at the New World School of the Arts, will be honored by President Bush tomorrow for his volunteer work in the community. I couldn’t even begin to list to you all the different things he does because frankly, it would put us all to shame. You can hear from Elliott tonight at 7pm… and then tomorrow look out for his meeting with the President right here in South Florida.