Question

You have recently been hired as the news director for a local news station. It’s time to prep for your first newscast. Your newscast will have five blocks and will be 60 minutes long. You need to cover the following in your newscast:
Scores from last night’s high school football games
A big storm that is approaching
The daily and weekly weather forecast
Information on a 15-car pileup on the main freeway in town
Your 10 on the 10, a brief overview of the 10 most important local stories at 10 past the hour
Viewer submitted photos
A reminder about an expose on local water sources coming the next day
You must also include at least three teasers and a transition from block to block. And don’t forget about the four commercial breaks. They’re three minutes long each!
Write out a plan for your first newscast, including both what is contained in each block and how long each block will last. Identify where your teasers, transitions, and commercials will go. Remember, some blocks can be shorter than others, if necessary. Type up this plan in one sitting. It should be at least three pages long.

Answer 1

Scores from last night’s high school foot ball games

Last nights football game w as amazing the score was to . Home team won lost.

break

transition A big storm that is approaching

A nd we re bac k s o more upcoming events or tragedies is the big storm about to hit the cost

break

Information on a 15-car pileup on the main free way in tow n

U p ne xt is th e yo ur loc al traff ic cen ter la st n ight ther e w as a tr agic 15-car p ileup on th e ma in free way ever yone is woun ding how it happ ened. We have some one on the seen...

break

trans ition. Yo ur 10 on the 10, a bri ef over view of the 10 most impo rtant local stor ies at 10 past the hour

break

pho tos

A rem inder abo ut an exp ose on loc al wa ter sour ces co ming th e n ext da y