All Star reporting
One of the challenges we've been given by the new Tribune ownership is to re-invent the way we produce television. They want us to re-examine all of our shows and consider ways to improve them, whether by doing something revolutionary, or by simply making some minor adjustments.
It's not a challenge we're taking lightly.
This year's baseball All Star game provided us with the perfect opportunity to reach for greatness. In the past, if we had 11 representatives from Chicago in the game, we may have sent a few reporters and camera people, and filed live reports. About what? Well, we'd probably just do a few game previews, and some profiles of the 11 guys. But where's the fun in that?
We're learning that personality is what viewers desire. Management still insisted we go to New York. So, begrudingly, we did. But I really think that in spite of that, we delivered what our viewers want.