The spotlight was on sophomore Taylor Burns Friday morning at KPSP Local2 as she taped the anchor segments of a news program produced by Cathedral City High School student digital storytellers that will air in early June. The program will focus on people who make a difference in Cathedral City and will include profiles on Daniel Webster from Big Mama's Restaurant, Betty Fernandez from Bridges of Hope, sculptor Michael Thiry, Healing Field activists Sue Priest and Greg Pettis, and CCHS music teacher Greg Whitmore.
Burns, who has acting experience in her high school productions, was selected to anchor the show after auditioning along with several other students at CCHS. This is the second time that students in Matt Hamilton's digital storytelling class will produce a news show for KPSP at the invitation and with the encouragement of news director Steve Minium and KPSP Vice President Don Perry.
"What Taylor did today in studio is much different than having a normal conversation," said KPSP Local2 Operations Manager John Gilhuly. "There's lighting and cameras and people running around. You're trying to read off a small screen. It's not a very natural environment. So the most important thing is that everyone off camera help the anchor feel natural in that environment.
"Taylor was awesome today. She was very natural, well-rehearsed, and followed directions perfectly."
5-13-2011
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