Steve, This sounds like a great idea. However, while having Mr. King's interview unscripted is the right thing to do, having him unaware of the topics to be discussed is probably doing him and us a disservice. There are an awful lot of things he is responsible for, and I would not expect him to have all the facts and trivia at his disposal when blind-sided by a topic.
Regards, Andy Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================== "Steven W. Orr" wrote: > I'd like to more of this kind of thing. > > http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/local_regional/fram_king07162003.htm > > Town Manager to host TV show > By Rob Haneisen / News Staff Writer > Wednesday, July 16, 2003 > > FRAMINGHAM - Town Manager George King has put himself in the hot seat. > > This week, King began taping segments for his own cable television show, > "Framingham Today," which will air Tuesday at 7 p.m. on RCN channel 16 > and Comcast channel 9. > > The bimonthly, 30-minute show will have three distinct segments. The > first will have King being interviewed by a MetroWest Daily News > reporter about current events and issues in town. The interview is > unscripted and King is unaware of what topics will be discussed. > > The second segment will include King interviewing a guest and the third > segment will feature King answering letters or questions from residents. > > The show is funded through the town's cable budget. Cable companies > provide grants totaling about $200,000 which the town uses to run its > own television studio and purchase equipment. This allows the town to > record and broadcast live local government meetings and other events. > > "It's important to me to communicate with the public," King said before > a taping session. "I've been wanting to do this for a couple years." > > When asked if he thought it was unusual for a town boss to host a cable > show he said, "If it is, I'd like to think we're cutting edge." > > This is not the first time King, a former town clerk, has hosted a cable > show. In 1996 he was part of a five-person panel on a cable show called > "The Framingham Five." When the panel was reduced to four, the show was > renamed "The Framingham Forum." The panel included former Town Meeting > member and former Downtown Manager Beth Bannon. > > -- > -Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have - > -happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ > -Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- > -individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? > steveo at syslang.net > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body > "unsubscribe frambors" (the subject is ignored). To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body "unsubscribe frambors" (the subject is ignored).
