3 On Our Side!!

The cub scouts from den 13 were able to watch news being made!! On Friday, January 22, the den took a tour of the 3TV News Station in Phoenix. All 14 of the awesome Tigers were able to make it--hooray!! And, they all had quite a treat! Our friendly tour guide, Blanca, started us in the Good Morning Arizona room where the kids were able to see how the morning news show was planned out minute-by-minute. Then, it was off to the board room, where the news producers meet and plan out what will and will not be making the news. We were able to see from a list on the board that today, 3TV has many, many reporters stationed all throughout the state--reporting on our wild, wintry weather from all angles! Then it was off to meet the coolest dudes of the news--the sports guys. Since sports reports were eliminated from tonight's newscast (due to big weather news), the sports guys were happy to hang out with our scouts and talk to them about their jobs and what it takes to become a sports reporter. A big thanks to Tim Ring, Sports Director and Anchor at 3 TV for taking the time to talk with our scouts!! After sports, it was time to hit the Forecast Center, where the smartest folks in the newsroom work. This is where the 3TV Meteorologist hang out. We learned that 3TV has only meteorologists to do their news reporting. Meteorologists are real scientists who went to college to study the weather. You must be a great science and math student to be a meteorologist!! These brainy reporters make all of their own models and graphics as well! We enjoyed watching Chief Meteorologist Royal Norman work, boy he was really busy tonight!! Finally we went upstairs to a viewing area to watch the news being made-live and in person! The lovely Beverly Kidd was behind the news desk, reporting the news with grace and style. And, she sipped on a Rockstar Energy Drink during commercial breaks-because she's a news-reading Rockstar herself! It was very interesting to see how much is involved in getting the news to our TV sets each night. Thanks 3TV!!