I had an appearance this morning on KCTV 5 news, a station I actually had not been to before today, and I totally learned about something I never thought would actually happen.

You know how when you watch the news and you see the anchors there, looking into the camera lens rattling off reports? Well, don't you often think that there's a camera crew of some sort behind that camera, making sure everything goes off without a hitch?  Nuh-uh!

I was scheduled to arrive for my live interview today at 9:15 a.m. even though I wouldn't be on until 9:50 a.m., so they had me all prepped, mic attached, and just hanging out in the studio.  I was literally just a few feet from the anchors' desk where they filmed.  The whole time I kept thinking how that would annoy me – having to do the news while someone sat there, facing me, while I stared into the camera. 

Well anyway, back to the camera thing….what surprised me the most about the whole station experience was that there were literally no camera men [or women] to be found.  Anywhere.  The cameras were all robotic-like moving around on their own at various times during commerical breaks or while one anchor was talking, another one would move to a different desk and the R2D2-like camera would glide on over and get into position. 

Other than myself, the weather guy and the two anchors, there was literally no one else in the studio. I found that so ODD!  I remember back in the day when our school took us on a field trip to visit the local news station.  I remember seeing camera men maneuvering the cameras and setting up to get the shots just right.  I guess this is a field that probably isn't all that great to get into now, seeing as how they are being replaced by robotic cameras!  The whole experience was a trip for me.  But, it was cool being on TV again!