Rundown Rationale

A2- DRIVER CHARGED: We opened our newscast with an anchor actuality about the man who hit and killed a woman walking her dog in the town of Sullivan the night before. The today information was that police discovered the man was under the influence of several drugs when he hit the woman. I thought the story was fresh and important enough to lead with. Also it's good to lead with an anchor actuality.

A3-SEXUAL TEXTS: Next was a reader about a CNY doctor pleading guilty to sending sexually suggestive text messages to a teenage boy. It's another crime story so it flows well from the previous story and involves a minor and inappropriate behavior that would catch the attention of the audience.

A4-UTICA PLEADS GUILTY: This story is another reader about a man pleading guilty to a fatal shooting. The shooting was back in January, but the man just plead guilty so it has a today spin to it. It is also a crime story so it flows from the previous story.

A5-SYRACUSE FLAG: Since it's Veteran's Day, a wrap on SU's Hendrick's Chapel memorial ceremony seemed appropriate. The ceremony commemorated a flag purchased by the school that had traveled to alumni in the service around the world over the past five months. The event covered in the wrap was local and had national interest as well because it is for a national holiday. The wrap broke up the readers to better the pacing of the rundown.

A6-CHITTENANGO GRAD KILLED: To go with the idea of people in the service, we followed the last story with a reader on a Chittenango grad student who had died in Afghanistan. His family was just informed of his death today. The story went with the Veterans Day mood of this portion of the rundown.

A7-VA HOSPITAL: This reader also followed the Veteran's Day theme. It was about the Syracuse VA Medical Center being ranked number one nationwide for prosthetic services out of 153 other VA hospitals.

A8-SOUP KITCHEN: We broke up the readers with a live wrap about the soup kitchen in downtown Syracuse and how it is seeing a large increase in meals served. It's a softer wrap so it was put towards the end of the rundown.

A9-CUOMO OPPOSES: We moved from local to state news with a reader about Andrew Cuomo not wanting to have the trial for the man who allegedly planned the 9/11 attacks in New York State. It's a short yet interesting reader because Cuomo is so opposed to having the trial in New York.

A10-PEACE TALKS: From state we moved to national news about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton resuming peace talks with the Israeli Prime Minister in New York City this morning to encourage negotiations between Israel and Palestine. This was a national anchor act that is of interest because of how difficult relations have been between Israel and Palestine and because the United States is getting involved in initiating peace talks between the two nations.

A11-STRIKEN SHIP: This reader was cut for time, but it was about a cruise ship that made it safely to shore in California after being struck and stranded for three days without food, working toilets, or power. 4,500 people got of the ship. I feel that it is a story of universal interest.

B1-WHITE PAGES: Our kicker was about Verizon wanting to eliminate printing out the white pages in phone books. It's a short interesting story because for years everyone has gotten a phone book at their doorstep and now they may not get them anymore.

Z1-LITTERING AND DRUGS: Our floater story which we didn't need to use was about a man pulled over for littering who ended up being charged for having drugs on him. Not a huge story, but somewhat interesting and was there if it was needed.