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		Round the Horn - 5/22/07
		...with Eric Goodman. Compiling a Sportscast with minimal time... Putting together a local sportscast is like walking into the station everyday and having a piece of clay on a wheel. You can shape it any way you want too, ...
		...but the size of the clay keeps shrinking in numerous newsrooms across the country. It's easy to get discouraged, but don't--at least the clay is yours with very little interference from the news folks. Most news directors are stressing, "appeal to the non-sports fan." There are a lot of easy ways to do this.... 1. Do a commentary 2. Bump into your show with highly produced video with music 3. If one of your teams hasn't done something in 20 years--do a full screen, "the last time it happened in 1987" and find something non-sports related that happened that year. 4. Find a funny and interesting story relating to sports. 5. Use a byte that isn't coach speak, rather, it's funny and memorable--you can get your point across with good copy, and then write into the byte. 6. Always, always, use the best, most exciting, and most memorable video. I've always been a big advocate of pace in a show. An on camera lead isn't necessary for every story. You don't have to see yourself on camera all of the time--the viewer knows what you look like. Remember, the show isn't about you, it's about the content. I usually limit my leads (usually no more than 2 a show), vo's, and bytes to no more than 10-seconds. Game highlights for your local teams are clearly a different story. Chances are--most of you know all of this already. If you don't, I hope one of these suggestions help your sportscast. Eric Goodman is the Sports Director for FOX 31 in Denver. His career includes stops at FSN Chicago, CNN and WKBW in Buffalo. Click Here for more on Eric.
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