WGN Morning News Blog

Hello,
I'm Stagehand Dave. I've been asked to post to the morning show blog, and will hopefully be posting occasionally to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the WGN morning news. Or not.
Things aren't always as smooth as they appear on the air, like the morning we lost power in the studio and had extention cords running everywhere across the set, the actress who refused to pose for pictures with the people at the station but just "had to have" HER picture taken with another of our morning show guests, which then had to be sent to her, or the actor who refused to demonstrate any of the impersonations he was known for. I think that was our fastest interview ever.
As a co-worker said, "You never know what you'll encounter in the hallways at the station. One day it's a 350 pound alligator, the next day it's the Lavender Cabaret girls in their underwear".
I enjoy my job here, and have been here for more than seven years now, and I do make occasional cameos on the air, as the stakes for a bet over the superbowl, doing dramatic? readings, or being the recipient of the "extreme stagehand makeover". The hair's grown back by now... My rule of thumb is that if you see me on camera, something's gone wrong.
That being said, stay tuned tomorrow morning as I read Valentine's Day poetry on the air. Or something. I don't know exactly what Larry has in mind for me.
I remain,

Stagehand Dave
WGN-TV