My First..First World Report

Another day at the station and always something new to learn! Today was the first day for my First World Report anchor shift for KOMU 8 News at Five. I owe my success to another fellow reporter at KOMU, Katie Steiner, who came in to teach me all about our new touch screen. Just like on the network news show like CNN, we have our very own state-of-the-art touch screen in Studio B right here in Columbia, MO. As the First World Report anchor, the producers find the national stories and network video but it is my responsibility to make the maps for the screen to show where the news is happening all over the world! I learned how to use the new system and program the maps to pop up with the simple click of my finger. It was complicated and challenging, especially since the screen sometimes has a mind of its own---during my live report I had to click it twice to get to one of the maps and it made me nervous but I think I recovered! It was a fun learning experience and as the weeks go on I will definitely improve in my clicking skills. Here's the video-enjoy!