Take one Chihuahua with attitude…add a bright new red collar, a slightly nervous woman in a red sweater, a gracious, open-hearted pet-loving TV interviewer, Bob Nunnally, and … voila! … Jackie is launched into the midday news at NBC 4 Columbus!
We reached the TV studio way earlier, because I kept telling my sister, Joan Phelps, “I don’t want to be late.” So we got there and had a chance to sit, and sit some more, and then Jackie was lulled to sleep in the arms of a new admirer, Amy, who works at the station. I predict she will have a small dog in her home within the next few months, but I’m not the pet psychic….
I found out that the wire for the microphone goes under your shirt. I found out that Jackie didn’t mind the bright lights (they were really really bright). I found out there are no cameramen anymore because it’s all done digitally by a guy (I’m not sure what he’s called, maybe super-camera-computer-production man) in front of a computer controlling the cameras from a desk. In fact, he was the only non-reporter in the room. I thought it took a lot more people to put on a show, and I’m sure it does, but they aren’t in the room when it happens. I guess that way there is less noise. It’s funny how many misconceptions I had about all this. As if when a book is published all those involved, including the printer, would be standing in the aisle at Barnes and Noble when you buy the book. Let’s hear it for those behind the scenes.
A lady from Honeybaked Ham was setting up a cooking demonstration. Jackie thought her casserole smelled yummy! I started thinking of lunch.
Three minutes didn’t go by as fast as everyone said they would, but I didn’t faint, die, get an asthma attack, forget what to say, sneeze, cough, or yawn. Jackie behaved perfectly. I managed to watch the recording when I got home in High Def. Next year might see an increase in my skin care budget.
Thanks to Janice Kobi for introducing Open Your Heart with Pets to Channel 4. Thanks to Joey at Jacob Neal for doing such a great job on my hair. Thanks to Mark for moral support and making me feel so “pretty.” Thanks to Joan for going with me. Thanks to Meg Bertini for publishing Open Your Heart with Pets. I have no academy to thank… My 15 minutes of fame are over. Jackie has her treat (see photo):
Here are some links:
http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news/midday.html
Whew! ————— Janice Marie Phelps, Author of Open Your Heart with Pets: Mastering Life through Love of Animals
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