Rundown Rationale

A1 Music and Heads

A2 Haledyn: This wrap is about a medical company moving to Syracuse and opening up 100 jobs. I started my newscast with this story because it is local and will affect many people. In addition, I wanted to start the pace of my newscast off with a wrap.

A3 Railroad Money: This reader is about the $18 million Syracuse is receiving to expand its transportation center. I placed this story after the Haledyn story because they both involve the economy and finances.

A4 Economy: This anchor actuality is about a roundtable discussion held in Syracuse about Central New York's economy. I had this story after the Raildroad Money because they both concern the economy.

A5 Drug Bust: This reader is about the bust of a drug ring that supplied Central New York with heroin and cocaine. I put this story here because there is a flow from the Economy story to this story because they both involved money.

A6 Shooting Victim: Shooting Victim is about a man who walked in to Upstate University Hospital after falling victim to a shooting. I put this reader in A6 because it falls in between two crime stories.

A7 Mitchell Sentence: This anchor actuality is about the sentencing a Syracuse man charged in murdering a bystander on the streets of Syracuse. I put this story here because it follows Shooting Victim, another crime story.

A8 Arraignment: This reader is about a Syracuse man accused of arranging a robbery that turned deadly being arraigned in Syracuse City Court. I put this story here because it follows another crime story.

A9 Baby Carrots: The live wrap is about vending machines at Fayetteville-Manlius High School that sells baby carrots to students. I put this story here because it follows two readers, which helps break up the pace of the newscast. In addition, I put this story towards the end of the newscast because it is not a hard news story.

A10 College Costs: This anchor actuality is about the rise in tuitions at public universities. I put this story here because it follows another story about schools.

A11 Cosmetic Surgery: This reader is about taxpayers' dollars being used towards teachers' plastic surgery expenses. I put this story here because it follows the trend of the previous two stories about schools. In addition, I put this story at the end of the Block in case a story needed to be cut.

A12 Tease B

B0 Break

B1 Kicker: This reader is about the "Walk the Talk" rally being held at the United Way of Central New York offices. I chose this story as the kicker because it is a lighthearted, local news story.

B2 Weather

B3 Music and Close