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<br />His assistant, Danika Klyve, was promoted as his replacement and Ben Hayle <br />was hired as her assistant. Danika and Ben did an excellent job of continuing to <br />produce a very informative weekly program that examines issues and events <br />taking place in our seven cities. <br /> <br /> <br />Staff worked hard last year to bring some <br />very important local stories to our viewers. <br />While some of the stories, such as the <br />issues relating to the Vikings stadium <br />proposals, were also covered by the major <br />networks in town, none of them were able <br />to give the in-depth attention to the story, <br />we were able to. <br /> <br />Often times, after producing a news piece <br />for City Scope, staff will go even further <br />and produce an expanded, stand-alone <br />program on the topic. This was the case for <br />several of our bigger stories, such as the Officer Silvera funeral, and several <br />municipal issues such as Blaine water upgrades, the 242/65 highway <br />improvement plan, and the Centennial school district levy. Ben and Danika also <br />try to be as responsive to timely issues as they possibly can. For example, the <br />morning following the devastating September storm, the City of Blaine asked <br />them to produce a show informing residents about relief efforts underway. It was <br />shot, edited, and cablecasting that same day. <br /> <br />Staff was also proud of the program they made covering Blaine's National Night <br />Out events. The city submitted the show to the National Association of Town <br />Watch, which is the association that operates National Night Out, and it helped <br />Blaine finish in 9th place, nation-wide, in their populace group. <br /> <br />In addition to producing excellent content for City Scope, staff continually works <br />to improve the overall look of the show. In 2005 we saw the introduction of a <br />new set, improved graphics, new intro, and the expansion of stand-up reporting. <br />All of these changes help to keep the - <br />show fresh and entertaining. <br /> <br />Another way to keep a news show <br />looking fresh is to periodically <br />introduce new faces. We can't afford <br />to hire reporters, so we do the next <br />best thing, offer internships. We were <br />very lucky to be able to work with four <br />outstanding student interns in 2005. <br />All four were enrolled in journalism or <br />television news programs at local <br /> <br /> <br />12 <br />