robelot
"Oh snap!" I believe is what I whispered during the newsroom meeting yesterday when Andy Still (the news director) announced that Jane Robelot will be joining the WYFF4 news team in January. We were all rounded-up from our daily assignments and called into the newsroom, where moments later the Robelot made her grand entrance [video].
I didn't stick around for too much more after the introduction, as I was on deadline. But, apparently that was long enough for me to be caught in a rather enthusiastic photo in the Greenville Journal.
Anyway, when I got to work this morning, I realized that everyone still had "Robelot fever".
"Did you see her?"
"Did you talk to her?"
"Who's going to be working with her?"
This went on for most of the day, so when I finished up with all my work, I went Robelot hunting.
I heard she would be making an appearance on the one of the early shows, so I staked-out the news set and caught a glimpse of her through the peep hole. I quickly ended my spying when I realized there was a tour group of cub scouts on the other side of the door and I stood a good chance of freaking one of them out.
A few minutes later, after losing her trail (she left the set through the other door) I stumbled upon her in the newsroom and quickly snapped this semi-covert shot.
Just as I was finished taking the photo I heard someone yell out, "JL! Hey, JL...come over here!" I realized that it was the Robelot, since I was looking at her in reverse - over my shoulder - on the LCD screen. Talk about awkward. I was kinda confused how she knew my name, and she was probably confused as to why I was taking semi-weird-covert photos of her from across the room.
Anyway, she introduced herself, but before we had much of a conversation she was whisked off to do a phone interview. What was my impression, you ask? Answer: Nice lady, class act. She'll fit in nicely with the fine folks here at "We're Your Friend Four".
I have no idea if we'll ever be teamed-up, but I think the Robelot should have a chance to experience "the robot treatment" - which actually sounds cooler that it really is. [It basically involves riding around in my news van listening to techno music, and occasionally being interrupted during interviews while I swap out my wide angle lens.]
At the very least, maybe we'll become MySpace friends - I'll be sure to save room for her in my "Top 8".
I didn't stick around for too much more after the introduction, as I was on deadline. But, apparently that was long enough for me to be caught in a rather enthusiastic photo in the Greenville Journal.
Anyway, when I got to work this morning, I realized that everyone still had "Robelot fever".
"Did you see her?"
"Did you talk to her?"
"Who's going to be working with her?"
This went on for most of the day, so when I finished up with all my work, I went Robelot hunting.
I heard she would be making an appearance on the one of the early shows, so I staked-out the news set and caught a glimpse of her through the peep hole. I quickly ended my spying when I realized there was a tour group of cub scouts on the other side of the door and I stood a good chance of freaking one of them out.
A few minutes later, after losing her trail (she left the set through the other door) I stumbled upon her in the newsroom and quickly snapped this semi-covert shot.
Just as I was finished taking the photo I heard someone yell out, "JL! Hey, JL...come over here!" I realized that it was the Robelot, since I was looking at her in reverse - over my shoulder - on the LCD screen. Talk about awkward. I was kinda confused how she knew my name, and she was probably confused as to why I was taking semi-weird-covert photos of her from across the room.
Anyway, she introduced herself, but before we had much of a conversation she was whisked off to do a phone interview. What was my impression, you ask? Answer: Nice lady, class act. She'll fit in nicely with the fine folks here at "We're Your Friend Four".
I have no idea if we'll ever be teamed-up, but I think the Robelot should have a chance to experience "the robot treatment" - which actually sounds cooler that it really is. [It basically involves riding around in my news van listening to techno music, and occasionally being interrupted during interviews while I swap out my wide angle lens.]
At the very least, maybe we'll become MySpace friends - I'll be sure to save room for her in my "Top 8".
5 Comments:
Lol, love the wide angle comment.
But I'm dying to know... Will she have a named office door, where you can drop the 'e' and 'l'?
Just wait until the rumors of Jason Cancel's eminent return start spreading- then you'll really feel excitment.
We're Your Friend Four? Is that the acronym for your call letters?? Do you bake cookies for viewers too???
Stalker....!!!
I met her husband in Iraq. They must have moved from Atlanta. Does he still work for CBS?
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