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Considering the fact that the truck was down for one third of the year, and truck staffmg levels were cut in half for over half of the year, the numbers look pretty good. Kenton deserves a great deal of credit for the efforts he's made. He would have had a much more difficult time without the assistance of some pretty great interns. Brown Institute began requiring that video production students intern as a requirement for graduation. We've had a steady supply of applicants ever since. It shouldn't be difficult'to improve the numbers in 2002. The truck will be functioning for the entire year, and we hope to add a full-time assistant for Kenton by July, provided we have the fmandal ability to do so. ","'- --. ',p City Scope ---- ~~. 'I :1 I, !l J ; ; J I ;" The efforts made on behalf of the production of our community news program, City Scope, were the most dramatic and successful of the year. The show has become a cornerstone of our Media Center. It is the one program we produce that could be of interest to every cable subscriber in the North Metro area. Based on the phone calls and comments we've received, our viewers have come to enjoy the program. ""', Expanded News Department The fIrst step in improving the show was to expand the news department. Aric earned the position of News Coordinator. Katie was hired as his full-time assistant. Both ofthern have college degrees and experience producing television news. TJ. continues to contribute as an anchor and segment producer. The rest of stalI helps whenever necessary, from supplying footage and ideas for a story to crewing the shoot. Even though the program is produced by the News Department, it serves to bring the entire staff together. .". Build a distinctive set The next step was to work with a designer to create a set unlike any other we'd seen on TV, to give the show a distinctive identity. We 10