I'm covering my friend Daniel's shift at WRUF tomorrow. The only thing is, it's at 5am. Yikes. I think it has been close to two years since I last worked a morning line shift at the station. Since then, AM850 has changed the way the morning newscasts are handled. Instead of anchoring the newscasts live, everything is pre-recorded. It's a cost-saving measure because instead of having to pay a board op to manually push the button to put us on the air, everything is just sent through the automated system that the station uses overnights and to play commercials.
Steve H. sent me an e-mail today asking if I'll be around tomorrow/Saturday. Turns out he'll be in the Tallahassee area shooting a rather odd AA story for the Evening News.
Here's a clue: dirt.
I'll probably head over there tomorrow night as they are going to start shooting at 8am Saturday. Recent heavy rains have caused the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers (among others) to rise, however. This is resulting in many road closures between Gainesville and Tallahassee so I'm hoping I'll be able to get there and then back to Tampa Saturday night without getting stuck. We'll see.
