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5 years

Or how I train for high school football season.

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These are the heroes that brought COPS to our televisions for years

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“The television station stress level must be released…and soon,” he writes. “At all levels. Because trust me, some newsrooms are at a breaking point.” Accurate. A must-read 👇

The Local Newsroom Recruitment Crisis, Part 1 | Cronkite News Lab

News directors and their bosses are concerned that the pipeline of talent for both sides of the camera is drying up.

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5 years

Most college students after graduation: fellowships, peace Corp missions, big cities and foreign countries. Broadcast students: the small markets and rural towns of America.

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5 years

When the football field isn’t exactly at the high school... #FridayFootballProblems

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6 years

Guys, I just met the morning reporter because I was here so late for the #WorldSeries . Turns out she’s been working here for like 6 years.

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I’m waiting for @hallmarkchannel to make the Hallmark movie about a weekend sports anchor who has to work on Christmas but ends up finding love and hopefully a better job.

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That awkward moment when you show up for high school football practice and a parent comes up to ask: “are you here covering the cross country meet?”

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Difference between sports and news: 30 min to show — “hey that reporter pkg is still missing…” Producer: “kill it.” 90 seconds to sports block — “the whole sportscast isn’t edited.” Producer: it’ll make air.

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Me after I misspell something on a lower third CG.

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5 years

Our meteorologist is bragging about how many Sweet 16 picks he got right on his bracket. If only he could predict the weather just as correctly... 😜

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6 years

Time for your GameDay injury report for Friday Night Football: Blue Camera - OUT (Zoom doesn’t work) Red Camera - OUT (Broken Back Focus) Orange Camera - QUESTIONABLE (light missing) Green Camera - DOUBTFUL (shotgun mic missing) Yellow Camera - HEALTHY Now about the cars...

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“What do you do?” So like, I’m a sports anchor. And a reporter. Plus I write, edit and produce. I’m also in charge of booking interviews, shooting video, designing graphics. I’m also a hair stylist, makeup artist, social media director and marketing manager. How about you?

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You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take... And only use 10 percent of the footage you do shoot.

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One sports anchor told me she really needed the overtime from covering postseason basketball to make ends meet. The impact goes further than you think.

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5 years

Crap I just realized I have like no highlights to run from this game so far. #SBLlll

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4 years

Is that middle school chess champion that wanted to do a story in the fall still available?

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3 years

I don’t know how many times I have to say it. The winner’s score comes BEFORE the loser’s score.

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3 years

Just so we’re all clear on the NCAA tournament broadcast guidelines, you can only air highlights when: - a full moon is visible in the sky - the outside temperature ends in an even digit - both main anchors wear “eggshell” white Am I missing anything?

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6 years

News director at the beginning of football season: “let me know how many shooters you need. I’ll make it happen.” This week: “So everyone’s on vacation...”

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5 years

I’d like to submit “Sports MMJ”ing as an Olympic sport. You need the looks and appearance of a figure skater. The legs of a sprinter. The stamina of a marathoner. The shoulders of a gymnast. The strength of a weightlifter.

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4 years

Imagine having to tease sports after this story runs...

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4 years

Election Night: where all someone has to do is press F5 to refresh the results. Football night: we have to call up the local Dairy Queen to find the score.

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3 years

With the NCAA women’s basketball tournament starting, I’m #LeadingWithWomen in my sportscast. The idea that men’s sports are more “newsworthy” is antiquated and that starts with us. We can set the tone for better representation in sports. If anything, I hope this starts a convo

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5 years

BUT WHAT ABOUT THR CAMERA THO? IS THE CAMERA OKAY?!?! — most news directors and chief engineers.

CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable

@cjzero

5 years

This is utterly amazing, puck missed Pierre by inches (h/t @bruce_arthur )

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4 years

Retweeting your own tweet from the sports account doesn’t count as a retweet.

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5 years

I guarantee you that tonight one of your rookie photogs will include a shot of the extra point. #FridayNightLights #FridayFootball

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5 years

Note to self: “I spend my Friday nights video taping high school students” is not a good line to drop on a first date.

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5 years

“Oh you’re going to the #FinalFour in Minneapolis? That’s so exciting. Where are you staying? The media hotel?” No, a La Quinta in Duluth.

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5 years

Me to a football player during an interview: “okay, just keep still so that you stay in frame.” Football player:

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5 years

Friend: you look great. Me: thanks, I’m on the weekend sports anchor diet. Friend: what do you eat? Me: I don’t.

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4 years

This is like my first day off in like three months. I cover college football but I also do like high schools. So I spend my Friday nights going to like two, sometimes three games. Then I have to edit and write my script. I use this program called Edius.

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5 years

Was he one-man banding? I feel like he should’ve anticipated that regardless 🤔

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4 years

The worst part of your team falling out of the Top 25 is that their highlights won’t be on CNN Newsource until they’re ranked again.

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5 years

Have you ever shot 15 min of video only to realize you’ve been shooting JV the entire time?

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5 years

Just remember, you work in sports. And you’re lucky to be where you are. So ignore all the newsroom politics and be grateful for where you are right now. It’ll all work out.

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5 years

“So you’re with the paper right?” Every. Single. Time.

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5 years

When all your friends are covering the #NCAATournament and you’re covering the NIT.

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4 years

Big Ten and PAC 12 schools today...

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4 years

Congrats on making it to the end of sweeps. Bet you didn’t even know it was sweeps. Do you even know what day it is?

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4 years

Our website is constantly updated, 24/7, morning, noon and night. Except the sports page which is only updated with a barrage of stories at around midnight because we don’t have a dedicated web person and management expects us to do everything on our own.

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5 years

Not ashamed to admit but as a sports director, I plan my nightly shooting coverage based on what restaurants are nearby. Any high schools near a Chick Fil A are 👌

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5 years

When you try to squeeze in another set of highlights into your sportscast.

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5 years

It’s cute when the gate workers ask if I have a ticket when I’m clearly holding a camera as I walk in.

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3 years

I don’t care what year it is. Morning sports will forever and always remain the bane of my existence.

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3 years

My first TV job out of college.

no context schitt’s creek

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3 years

wrong answers only

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6 years

This game has gone on so long that my HS Student Athlete of the Week has already gone pro. #WorldSeries

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5 years

LIVE LOOK AT EDIT BAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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5 years

Local sports problems is going from covering the Super Bowl to interviewing a high school athlete on signing to play soccer at a Division II program.

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6 years

I work at a Fox affiliate and I’m still waiting to go out and do sports AND our Friday night football show. On the bright side, I just stacked my Saturday night sportscast.

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4 years

Thank you Cam Newton for filling the 20 seconds that I didn’t know what to do with in tonight’s sportscast.

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5 years

This is me trying to put a rain cover on a camera.

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4 years

Alright local sports anchors, what caption do you got? I’ll start: “when a parent asks where you’ve been when you arrive to the second half of a game.”

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4 years

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the local sports anchors out there. Whether you’re home or you’re working, just remember that you’ve got one of the best jobs out there. And that’s a gift in itself.

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6 years

I rely on press box food like it’s welfare.

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5 years

Big deal. I anchor with scripts in one hand all the time.

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6 years

I’m adding to my resume: “Produced and anchored the station’s first 4am sports show.” #FoxAffiliatePrbs

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2 years

Top 5 lines you write in a football VOSOT in August: 5. You’ve got a mix of veterans and fresh faces. 4. Coach is looking to build depth at camp. 3. The competition for the starting spot is heating up. 2. Team working on chemistry and identity. 1. The season opens on Sept 3.

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5 years

I hear that June is the most popular month to get married. Must be because that’s literally the only time a sports anchor in America can take time off.

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3 years

*practices pronouncing difficult last name 40 times in the mirror and nails it in rehearsal* Me on-air:

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4 years

PSA to everyone this week, including clueless news directors: Your are ALLOWED to say the words SUPER BOWL within a newscast.

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7 years

Management: we want more sports feature stories. Viewers: "how come you didn't cover school x and school y tonight?" Me...

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3 years

I missed a home run while tweeting this.

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3 years

Tell me you’re a local sports anchor without telling me you’re a local sports anchor.

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5 years

I’d like to acknowledge that I now have 3000 followers. Thanks to all who share in local sports problems. Also wanna point out that I’m still not verified. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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5 years

Not to brag but... a follow from @LocalTVSPXPrbs > getting verified

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3 years

I don’t put you on TV just cuz you scream and yell “put me on TV”. I’ll put you on TV on MY TERMS.

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4 years

*walks in with what is clearly a video camera* “What paper are you with?”

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10 months

It’s a tough name. But you’ve rehearsed over and over before the show. You spelled it out phonetically in your script… The name is coming up on prompter. The big moment. Here it goes…

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5 years

Add two more pianos and the entire string section for sports people.

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5 years

MMJs be like.....

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8 years

I. JUST. WANT. TO. GO. ON. AIR.

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6 years

Coaches, I beg of you. Please send me players that can speak complete sentences or thoughts that last longer than five seconds.

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5 years

These high school kids think they’re so smart. Then the second you put a microphone and ask a simple question, they’re like...

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3 years

Covering a soccer match... Start of the game: “hope to get two goals, ideally one from each team.” Halftime: “well maybe just one goal.” 20 min left: “just a highlight.” 10 min: “I’m leaving” Getting into the car: *three goals scored*

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3 years

We need a post mortem Zoom call please. But no pressure tho ❤️❤️❤️

Annie Agar

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It’s been a season you guys. I’m so happy and proud that through all of this, we were able to come together and have a great college football season.♥️

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5 years

When you get in and the news director wants to talk about your weekend sportscast.

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5 years

I practice pronouncing names over and over before the sportscast. But when I see the name on the promoter...

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5 years

Just seeing CNN drop a 5:42 long PKG looking ahead to Sunday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Final. In what universe does a local station run a 5:42 long pkg. *remembers that it’s summer.*

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5 years

Ah there’s nothing like the week after your team falls in the NCAA tournament. Your sports director takes two weeks off, you’re alone and figuring out if you’re gonna lead with the ole spring football VOSOT or the random high school spring sports highlights.

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It’s that time of year for me to remind of TWO THINGS. 1) Super Bowl is TWO WORDS. Not one. Producers, I’m looking at you and your damn lower third CGs. 2) YES, you are allowed to say the words Super Bowl. (That silly rule applies to marketing and promos. Not editorial use)

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5 years

“Alright! Done! Time to go to the bar!” **sees camera gear still has to be put away.**

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4 years

Apparently the company Christmas party was tonight. I never get to go to those. #WeekendAnchorProblems

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5 years

I spend approximately a third of my life looking through a viewfinder and another third staring at a prompter.

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3 years

Contract cycle: - “Thrilled to announce...” - “Love my job...” - “Management sucks...” - “omg hate it here.” - “how much time left in my contract?” - “Bittersweet day but I’m signing off...” - “gonna miss all of you so much!” - “Thrilled to announce...”

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Best of luck to everyone navigating countless live shots outside the arena, burning in courtesies and using full screens instead of highlights over the next few days. #MarchMadness

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4 years

How it started... how it’s going.

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4 years

Coach: “yeah film whatever you want from practice.” 5 minutes later... “Can you not film this part? Wait have you been rolling this whole time?”

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6 years

Shout out to the recent college graduates trying to make it in the real world... best of luck to all trying to break into the biz so that you can complain about your job on twitter while showing how much you love it on Insta.

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4 years

At pressers, I always think I’m going to ask a question so eloquently... but what ends up coming out of my mouth is this...

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6 years

Yes I know it’s 1:21 am... Yes I’m aware the show ended nearly two hours ago. No I’m not cheating on you. Yes I’ll be home soon. I love you. Bye. ((Posts web story))

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5 years

That moment when someone at the station asks me, the weekend sports anchor, if I had a good weekend...

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5 years

Me getting lost trying to find where a high school team practices.

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2 years

It’s week 11 for goodness sakes. How do you still not have your roster uploaded online? You waiting for those transfers from the JV waiver wire to be completed?

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5 years

You know it’s March when you legitimately don’t know when your next day off is.

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4 years

If you’re sitting there thinking that things will be better at another station, another market, sometimes the grass isn’t always greener. Sometimes you just need to water your side of the grass.

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5 years

Giving out some follows in the next few minutes. It’s like getting verified but better.

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5 years

You think about it but you never say it every time your sportscast gets cut down for time: “Well we do weather like five times in the show... they never get cut.”

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6 years

So far me and the news anchors have talked about career goals and dreams, family, etc. If we get to the 16th, we’ll probably go into the meaning of life. #FoxAffiliatePrbs #WorldSeries18

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5 years

There’s nothing quite like interviewing players inside an ice hockey locker room. The smell is unlike anything I’ve ever smelled.

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4 years

I like to think of shooting HS playoff football like a biathlon. You sprint down the field and then have to stop and lower your heart rate to focus and shoot.

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You know, working hard doesn’t mean you have to be miserable.

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