By Marisa DeCandido
A2 Theall Sentence
I began the newscast with an anchor actuality about Adam Theall's sentencing for killing his 3-month-old child. The Theall sentencing was the biggest story of the day, and we also got great sound. Plus, an anchor actuality is more interesting to begin a newscast with for the listener because of the sound.
A3 Soldier Returns
We followed up the Theall sentencing with a reader about the Chittenango soldier's body returning home. It went well after the Theall story because it was local and involved someone dying. Pacing wise, the reader flowed well after the anchor actuality.
A4 Postal Carriers
Adam's wrap about postal carriers no longer holding their food drive came next because it was local and involved a government organization, similarly to the military aspect of the Chittenango soldier. Also, I used it for pacing to break up two readers.
A5 SHA Meeting
The story about the chairman of the Syracuse Housing Authority refusing to step down after being fired followed the wrap because it was another local story. It also paced well because it was a short reader after a long wrap.
A6 Welfare Fraud
This story involved a Syracuse couple and a Solvay couple being charged with fraud in a Central New York crackdown on welfare fraud cases. It was another local story that involved some sort of drama/tension, like the Housing Authority meeting. Also, it was the middle of the newscast so the two short readers back-to-back helped keep good pacing.
A7 Rangel
I then moved to a state-wide story about Democratic representative Charlie Rangel pleading for a drop of fairness and mercy because it also dealt with financial misuse, like the welfare fraud case. It was an anchor-actuality and thus interrupted a string of readers, keeping good pacing for the newscast.
A8 Madoff Associates
I followed the Rangel story with another state story dealing with fraud. It discussed the arrest of one of Bernard Madoff's assistants for helping him swindle investors. It was a short reader, and therefore helped break up the longer format anchor actuality and the live wrap that followed it.
A9 Baldwin Commercials
Next came Cayden's wrap about Wegmans' new commercials featuring Alec Baldwin. The wrap was state-wide, which helped it work after the Madoff associates. It was a lighter story, so I placed it towards the end of the A-block. It also helped pacing because it broke up two readers.
A10 Car Czar
I finished the A-block with a reader about Andrew Cuomo bringing two new lawsuits against Obama's former car czar Steven Rattner. Rattner ran the committee dealing with bailing out automakers. It was a state/national story so it went well after the Baldwin commercials wrap. Also, we wanted to end the A-block with a reader in case we needed to cut a story for time, which we did.
B1 Indie Movie Festival
I chose a story about the Syracuse International Horror, Science-Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival in East Syracuse as my kicker because it was an interesting, soft news story about a local event.
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