Madeline's Brownie troop had the opportunity to tour the 11 Alive studio yesterday evening. The girls' leader has worked for WXIA for many years, so our visit had a nice personal touch. Veronica also got to come along, since she's also a Brownie (with another troop). Madeline and Veronica are on the far left in the above picture.Among other things, the girls got to see the behind-the-scenes workings of the control room, the weather center, and the news room. Everyone was very welcoming to them, and they had a chance to meet and speak with Karyn Greer, Wes Sarginson, Paul Ossman, and many others. They got to sit quietly in the back of the studio and watch the first 20 or so minutes of the 6 p.m. broadcast, which was very cool!
The girls' favorite thing was the weather center, because they got to play in front of the green screen that is used for the weather maps and other graphics. Each girl got to try their luck pointing in the correct direction on the map. It's trickier than it sounds, because your instinct, while watching the monitor, is to point in the opposite direction. One girl was wearing a green shirt, so she "disappeared" on the monitor--something all the girls had a nice giggle over, and then Paul Ossman came up wearing a green shirt and pointed at Atlanta through his belly, which the girls enjoyed!
It was a fun time!
On another Girl Scout-related note, thanks to everyone who ordered cookies. Madeline in particular loves to sell, and we all appreciate your support. They will arrive and be delivered at the beginning of March.
