Organized Chaos!
Who's on first?
One morning show, 8 live segments, 1 taped report, 5 live interviews and over a HUNDRED guests! That’s what I needed to juggle this morning for our “Good Day Chicago” food drive coverage at the Jewel-Osco store in Glendale Heights. I hope I pulled it all off okay and didn’t look too frazzled.
What an amazing community! Among the volunteers and donors; the mayor, local police and fire departments, veterans, students from at least 4 schools and the incredibly enthusiastic staff from Jewel. Among the grateful who’ll be distributing the food to the needy: workers from the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
I am always assigned “hit” times when I’m out on location. But since it’s a live show, those times are always rough estimates. So I spend a lot of time “standing by”. In between, it’s great to meet and greet people as I continue to monitor our show through my earpiece. Segments often get changed around during the show. There may be breaking news or a live studio guest running late – that’s the way it goes.
Cameraman Ed Flynn explains how the live truck works to students from Glenbard North HS.
It’s all worth it. By 10 o’clock this morning, Jewel-Osco reported over $100,000 in store donations – $3,000 from the Glendale Heights community alone. But this is only Day 10 of Hunger Action Month. C’mon, Chicagoland! There’s still time to donate at your local Jewel-Osco or join our next live drive.
Give a little. Feed a lot.
