LAS VEGAS — 70 degrees and beautiful. I’m staying at Ate Gigi’s house and we just got over a little bit of drama. Some a-hole stole Ate’s Treo. To make a long story short, she called the police and had her service canceled. So family: watch for a new number from Ate G.
I’m in Sin City for my second RTNDA conference. It gives me a chance to soak up more information on the news industry plus a chance to hang out with family. However, I didn’t count on spending an evening trying to catch a Treo thief at a gas station.
Good times.
Earlier today, I went to my first network affiliates’ meeting for ABC. The Big Cheese gave us the low down on new summer programming and improved services for stations around the country. One news director asked the Big Cheese if there was any way Good Morning America anchors could tone down their love-fest for American Idol. I agree with the Big Cheese when they said toning down the love-fest would have little affect on the American Idol madness that has gripped the viewing audience…again.
During the meeting, my boss checked in with a blogger’s report on the Apple announcement at NAB. It was about a new version of Final Cut Pro – editing in HD and other platforms. Way sexy, cool.
Overall, I’m looking forward to making my second RTNDA experience a learning one. Two years ago, I was fresh out of Medill and hustling for a job. I worried about trying to make lasting impressions on the next news director or general manager. This year, I have a news job and I’m feel secure in my producing gig. This year’s conference has Chris Matthews will explore web strategies for Elections 2008. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour will be honored tomorrow night during a reception.
I plan on blogging from the convention kiosk and any place with a wifi connection. However, Twitter will probably be more up-to-date on my convention adventures, As long as I have reception, I will update my Twitter via my cell phone. Feel free to follow along via Twitter.