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March 27, 2009 Final show "thank you's" from EricPosted: 01:36 PM ET
This weekend is our final show on HLN. It's been a good run and as they say, "All good things must come to an end." If you'll allow me just a brief moment of your time, I'd like to say thanks to some of the people who made "News To Me" possible: You, the viewers. It was your show all along, so I hope you liked it. The locations. We shot in just about every neighborhood in Atlanta. Thanks for the food, drink and fun stories. The crew. Simply the best shooters, audio techs & PA’s in the business. The HLN staff and executives. Thanks for everything. You allowed us to have fun and make good TV. Interns. Hope you learned something and I need to be nice to you in case you are my boss in the future. Good luck. Mike, Grayson, Aaron, Charles… great friends. Good luck, kick butt. Teague. "Allright DH!" Great work, thanks for making me always look and sound good. JB. Thanks for the chance. -Eric Posted by: Host Eric Lanford March 24, 2009 "News To Me" – final episodePosted: 04:58 PM ET
We just wanted to let you know that this weekend’s episode of "News To Me" (airing March 28th and 29th) will be the last. Starting in April, "News To Me' is leaving the HLN schedule to make way for a new weekend edition of "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell." More details and a proper thank-you are forthcoming. Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 21, 2009 Hotlinks for 3/21 & 3/22Posted: 05:26 PM ET
Train cars in New Castle, Indiana: The Redneck Mommy: Halftime "Water Cell" escape scare: Toothpics in a beard: This is why you're fat: Mac Vs. PC – for reals! Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 14, 2009 Hotlinks for 3/14 & 3/15Posted: 08:42 AM ET
Here are the links to everything on "News To Me" this weekend: Living in an airstream trailer: Saudi dust storm: Eco-warrior at London auto show: Oakland's diagonal crosswalk: Augmented reality: Teacher draws a perfect circle: Dalmatian rides a bike: Ideas by Chuck: Thanks for watching! See you next weekend. Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 13, 2009 "NTM" Augmented Reality sneak peekPosted: 12:52 PM ET
Howdy gang. Reading this blog is finally going to pay off for you! Click the play button above to watch Eric demonstrate one of the coolest things we've seen in a long time. Definitely something you'll be showing off to your friends and family. WATCH » Cool right? OK... to do it yourself, you need a printer and a web cam... then click over to plugintothesmartgrid.com and have at it! Let 'em know "News To Me" on HLN sent you! Have fun with that. We'll see you this weekend with even more coolness from the web on "News To Me." Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 7, 2009 Hotlinks for 3/7 & 3/8Posted: 08:03 AM ET
Here are the links to everything on "News To Me" Saturday, March 3rd and Sunday, March 8th: Alaskan food and fuel crisis: Man hit by truck AND train: 50 people, 1 question: Best of CNN.com: 4200 miles on foot for Obama: Play Barack Paper Scissors! Devolve Yourself: You can own a British Soccer team... Just in case you missed them... check out some behind the scenes pics we snapped while we shot this weekend's show around HLN headquarters at CNN Center: Eric at the "mothership" » Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 6, 2009 Recording Eric at the "mothership"Posted: 11:29 AM ET
There are a lot of reasons why we don’t shoot "News To Me" in a studio. For one: Eric is allergic to teleprompters. It’s a rare allergy, but it can be quite debilitating. Especially for someone who makes their living as a TV presenter. Two: Inside a TV studio there are a lot more of US than there are of YOU, and the "News To Me" motto is, "YOU shoot it, we show it." So we steer clear of the climate controlled sound stages and get out into the elements, where YOU are. For this weekend's show we blurred those lines just a little. We shot Eric’s "on camera" stuff all around CNN Center here in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Some of us refer to CNN Center as "The Mothership" because it’s home to CNN (of course), CNN International, CNN en Espanol, CNN Radio, CNN.com, the Airport Network, the Inside CNN Studio Tour and HLN – the home of "News To Me."
The Inside CNN Studio Tour is a behind the scenes tour of the Global Headquarters of CNN and it is VERY popular. In the shot above you see Eric with Kat who brought her parents (visiting from England) to take the tour that also includes a look at the newsroom and studios of HLN. Little did Kat (or her parents) know that before the day was over she would actually end up ON HLN!
It’s not hard to find a bridge in Atlanta... a lot of the city is actually built a few stories above the ground in order to leave passages open for the freight trains that rumble through all day long. Cameraman/writer/editor/Activia-eater Teague is a master at making something as mundane as this concrete bridge belly interesting ... see if you can spot the shot he’s shooting above in the show tomorrow!
What's going on here? Three little words: I dare you. OK... Eric didn't really lick that graffiti-covered support pillar in the parking deck. Or did he? Find out if he's immune to the Norwalk virus this weekend on "News To Me!" Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard March 4, 2009 San Diego military jet crash follow-upPosted: 03:32 PM ET
Back in December, iReporters provided "News To Me" with an almost TOO-close view of the devastation caused when a military jet crashed into a suburban San Diego neighborhood. The pilot ejected and survived, but, on the ground, one man’s entire family was killed. I know I will never forget how I felt watching Dong Yun Yoon talking to the media the next day. It had only been hours since learning that he’d lost his wife, daughters and mother-in-law to the crash. With emotions still so raw, he came out and eulogized his wife and daughters… and then, he asked us to pray for the pilot as well. His press conference was one of the most touching and “real” things I have ever seen on TV. "Horrible thing to happen" watch » The Marines have been investigating what went wrong that day... and have determined a number of things, including deferred maintenance and faulty decisions by the pilot, contributed to the accident. Four people have been fired... and nine others have been relieved of duty. Posted by: Producer Grayson Thagard |
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