On my last week of school, a Medill Alum invited us to see a taping of Nightline. She’s a producer there.
We watched George Stephanopoulos interview a military couple in Fort Hood. Then he said what’s up to us in the control room.
We also checked out their offices and their edit bays.
…and this is the first podium used by Ted Kopple on Nightline.
On my last day of class, I headed over to the Press Club to see LeVar Burton talk.
I’m such a trekker…
Joan covered the event as part of her in-depth package on the state of PBS. I just wanted to snap some pix of the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise….I was also darn tickled when I ran into him at the elevators:
“Hi. How are you doing?” Burton asked me.
“Good.” and the elevator doors closed. All by myself, I started jumping up and down in the elevators. I was tickled.
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Thank you Elana, Helena and Joan for hosting this fab get-together…..To all the folks who went and didn’t skip down - you rock!
From the e-mail invite:
“…If you go to the Press Club instead, we’re telling Elmer to cut you off.”
Broadcast Divas - Joan and Kris!
We went out to the ESPN Zone for a light dinner. This wacky DC Wizards mascot roared into the bar on a pit bike…then he hopped on the railing and wobbled his beer belly around. I’m not sure if it’s an animal or alien
Mark took me to this dreamy restaurant…Two Quail. It’s on Capitol Hill. It was quite rommantic. Billie Holiday and other torch singers lulled you into this cozy restaurant….something out of the 1940’s. Victorian-like wall coverings, beaded Tiffany-like lamps, excellent and discrete service. We had a late dinner and we closed out the restuarant…
Plus the V-day meal turned out to be cheaper than what Mark anticpated…so yeah.
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Medill people know how to throw a party….
Here’s Elana, Andy and Brian….
As for a theme, we really wanted to do “Celebrating Freedom, Honoring Service”, but it was taken.
So if everyone could bring something from 1 of the basic 4 food groups (appetizers, wine, beer,
wine), we will be providing a smashing main dish.
Hope to see you all there!
- Elana, Helena & Joan
These girls have an amazing house!
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