It’s My Birthday
This is a behind the scenes look at the extremes my co-workers have went through making a “big” deal about my 30th birthday. It’s not like I’m stressing out about it. Okay, so that’s completely untrue but what normal person doesn’t feel a little anxiety about the 30 milestone. So I’m the same age as the Cabbage Patch doll, it’s still a popular and nostalgic toy though.
On Monday, the day before my birthday, I came in to find my desk fully decorated. Balloons with 30 the party continues, a Happy 30th Birthday banner, a fountain looking thing with 30 Three-Oh! on it, black leis, confetti, a 30 it’s the BIG one! Button and an Over the Hill head band. I’m still not certain who did it although Taylor conveniently had her camera. Some have admitted to the whole thing, others have admitted to doing pieces of it, there are people who have implicated their co-workers and there are those who say they know nothing about it. I’m on to you, all of you, especially Taylor and Enocha.
Today I found two black balloon bouquets that must be as tall as I am on my desk. Now I’m playing the clue game once again. While I was still sleeping because I need my beauty rest at this age, there was also a birthday announcement on News 13 This Morning. Lora was responsible for that I’m sure since it also included my derby name and love from the derby girls. I watched it once I got in, after viewing the black balloons. In the picture I am making a funny face and I’m quite sure it’s a screen capture from my Heather’s Headlines and for that I’m blaming Cole.
Most of the people involved in these dirty deeds are younger than I am. I’m already plotting what to do on their 30th birthdays as payback. I know they wouldn’t do it unless they liked me so I guess I’ll just have to deal with the attempts at embarrassment.
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Seeking Volunteers Who Love News
One of the projects I am working on right now is recruiting new members for our Walton County Advisory Board. We are working to grow and diversify our group. Last year, we solicited for members for a new Bay County Advisory Board and the response was over whelming. We are hoping to see the same level of participation from our Walton County viewers.
As avid news users, board members play a vital role on the News 13 team. They are our eyes and ears in the community. Members are asked to attend a quarterly lunch meeting, provide story ideas and give us feedback on newscasts.
The input from our members will help develop online and broadcast news products. In fact, through suggestions from our Bay County Advisory Board, Panhandle Parade was created. The site is designed to be the one-stop shop for events in the Panhandle.
If you would like to volunteer for the Walton County Advisory Board please click here. For more information, please feel free to send me an .
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Commission Super Tuesday
Every other Monday afternoon the news director and I often have a dilemma deciding which commission meetings we are going to cover the following day and evening. Nearly every city in Bay County and several counties in the Panhandle all meet on the same day. We review agendas, talk to the reporters covering the beats and have a discussion about the items.
Despite our best efforts we may miss something that is important, especially with other news events and stories that need to be covered on these days. Today we are trying our best to get everything covered but we won’t be able to. We just don’t have enough people. Here’s the list of government bodies meeting today: Bay County, Walton County, Jackson County, Lynn Haven, Cedar Grove, Callaway, Springfield, Mexico Beach and Panama City.
In addition, tonight we have the League of Women Voters forum on the property tax amendment proposal. We are using much of our resources for this special project because we believe this is a very important issue. The Florida Board of Realtors will be representing the pro side of the debate and the Florida League of Cities will be representing the con side. The forum starts at 6:30 p.m. immediately following News 13.
If you are concerned about something going on in your government, please let us know by sending an email to . Your input will help give us a better picture of what’s important in your community and where we should be focusing on efforts on “Commission Super Tuesday”.
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About The Assignment Desk
When people ask "What does the assignment desk do?" I often have a hard time answering. That's one reason why I've decided to create this "Behind the Scenes" blog. This is a fast paced business that is very addictive to those of us who would most likely now be put on some kind of medication for ADD if we were still in school. The better question might be what doesn't the assignment desk do? I've heard many people equate it to air traffic control. I schedule our crews, assign stories, gather information on story ideas, answer phones, work with reporters on their stories, provide information for producers, work on special projects, fill in for producers and the list goes on and on. With a growing emphasis on web news, I am also very involved with the content on wmbb.com. This includes Heather's Headlines which previews our story line-up for the day. My favorite part of working the assignment desk is dealing with breaking news. It's such a rush and feeling of accomplishment gathering information, sending crews out where they need to go, and getting the news on the web and on our broadcast as quickly as possible for our viewers.
Recent Entries:
- It’s My Birthday
- Seeking Volunteers Who Love News
- Commission Super Tuesday
- Give a Gift to News 13
- Event Coverage
- Back to Normal
- Running in Circles
- Away from the “Desk”
Other News13 Blogs:
- The Casual Historian - Larche Hardy
- Derby Girl - Enocha Van Lierop
- The Newby - Jessi Chapin
- Gainesville, Georgia's All American Girl - Tuquyen Mach
