Comments on: FINDING, INTERVIEWING AND SELECTING A MORNING SHOW PRODUCER

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:27:22 +0000

But remember, just because somebody walks in to an interview without their Blackberry doesn’t mean they’re not detail-oriented. I think we all know folks who have these devices but are, to put it nicely, quite scatterbrained. Perhaps the interviewee doesn’t have one, or used their detail-oriented skills to realize, “Hey, I don’t need this thing right now, so I’m just gonna leave it here and reduce the clutter I’m taking with me”…just a thought…

By: Adam Garey

Adam Garey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:26:34 +0000

so then it was a job that you did and worked to be as timely and efficient at it as you could…to lose focus by any of the distractions Ross mentioned would have been I would think a bummer for you and for the shows…yes? With that I would think you became trusted, respected , and created a professional reputation where ever you went.

By: Dan O’Day

Dan O’Day — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:23:23 +0000

Even if I didn't already know Anita (above) had worked with Ross, her pun (which makes no sense to anyone who doesn't know Ross) is proof.

By: Anita Bonita

Anita Bonita — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:21:20 +0000

My perspective on this is different from most other people's … in that I actually *was* the producer for Ross at one point. I understand wanting to start with a tabula rasa (no pun intended) — but someone who's actually been in trenches before brings all sorts of experience which can come in handy. Also, it's the best training there is for people who do end up on air. Jay Sorensen and I had a show that worked because — despite having had no help whatsoever — both of us had worked as producers for high-profile shows, and knew what needed to be done to keep things moving.

By: KJ

KJ — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:13:27 +0000

I feel like Rip Van Winkle. I think I slept through something. All of this used to be a prerequisite for the hiring of a Morning show host, not the 'producer'.