Sh*t Crazy Newsroom Callers Say
I've taken just about every type of phone call you can take at a TV station ... or so I thought. There's a first time for everything...
Caller: I'm calling because I was at a county commission meeting and I don't believe your reporter is covering the story fairly.
(note: the meeting had ended maybe 20 minutes before he called)
Me: With all due respect, the story hasn't even been written yet. How do you know the coverage isn't fair?
Caller: Your reporter kept turning his camera off.
Me: How do you know that?
Caller: Well, he kept setting it down. And he only recorded what the commission chairman was saying.
Me: Sir, again, the story hasn't aired yet so how can it be unfair?
Note: When the story aired, the sound was from the person who called.
Caller: I'm calling because I was at a county commission meeting and I don't believe your reporter is covering the story fairly.
(note: the meeting had ended maybe 20 minutes before he called)
Me: With all due respect, the story hasn't even been written yet. How do you know the coverage isn't fair?
Caller: Your reporter kept turning his camera off.
Me: How do you know that?
Caller: Well, he kept setting it down. And he only recorded what the commission chairman was saying.
Me: Sir, again, the story hasn't aired yet so how can it be unfair?
Note: When the story aired, the sound was from the person who called.
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