...this time on WABC-TV.
On the second story of "Eyewitness News at Noon" this afternoon (6-7), two young ladies, holding what appeared to be a (well-drawn) homemade O&A sign, ran up from the stairs of a subway station in Long Island City, Queens, just as reporter Marcus Solis was doing a live report on a sexual assault which occured early this morning in that same station.
The girls planned their sabotage attempt perfectly, as they made their ascent from the underground at the same time the studio cut to the scene. It should be noted that Mr. Solis kept his cool and stayed focused. Once the taped piece was over, the director sent it right back to the studio, where co-anchor Lori Stokes said simply, "That was Marcus Solis reporting".
I cringed when I saw what was happening. I was really hoping that Mr. Solis wouldn't melt under pressure like Arthur Chi'en did on WCBS-TV a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps Marcus let the girls (who look to be of high-school age, BTW) have it once the camera was off. An assist goes to the person who was calling the shots in the control room for not returning to the scene.
Working in that environment, I can go on about how booth clerks are vital and should remain inside, but this is not the forum for this. My question is this: what are Opie and Anthony doing to encourage this kind of behavior? And, if they aren't directly doing so, then why aren't they telling their fans not to do these sorts of things, especially when someone else's job is involved?<P ID="signature">______________
"Everybody wants something they'll never give up...Everybody wants something, they'll take your money and never give up!" -- The Zit Remedy, "Degrassi Junior High"</P>
On the second story of "Eyewitness News at Noon" this afternoon (6-7), two young ladies, holding what appeared to be a (well-drawn) homemade O&A sign, ran up from the stairs of a subway station in Long Island City, Queens, just as reporter Marcus Solis was doing a live report on a sexual assault which occured early this morning in that same station.
The girls planned their sabotage attempt perfectly, as they made their ascent from the underground at the same time the studio cut to the scene. It should be noted that Mr. Solis kept his cool and stayed focused. Once the taped piece was over, the director sent it right back to the studio, where co-anchor Lori Stokes said simply, "That was Marcus Solis reporting".
I cringed when I saw what was happening. I was really hoping that Mr. Solis wouldn't melt under pressure like Arthur Chi'en did on WCBS-TV a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps Marcus let the girls (who look to be of high-school age, BTW) have it once the camera was off. An assist goes to the person who was calling the shots in the control room for not returning to the scene.
Working in that environment, I can go on about how booth clerks are vital and should remain inside, but this is not the forum for this. My question is this: what are Opie and Anthony doing to encourage this kind of behavior? And, if they aren't directly doing so, then why aren't they telling their fans not to do these sorts of things, especially when someone else's job is involved?<P ID="signature">______________
"Everybody wants something they'll never give up...Everybody wants something, they'll take your money and never give up!" -- The Zit Remedy, "Degrassi Junior High"</P>