Murman talks about ferry sinking
By Boris Mann on March 26, 2006 - 2:03pm
I met Chopper Murman in Torino, where we shared our own trials and tribulations amongst the craziness that was going on there.
He started a blog while he was there, and it's been great reading. He just posted about the ferry sinking, and has some interesting things to say about the crews scrambling to "get the story", and also the adrenaline rush of getting the story.
have to begin this post with recognition to my colleagues that had been
assigned to the Ferry Sinking yesterday. They have done a fantastic job
considering we had to mount the mission from Vancouver.
It is hard
to believe that I live in a province that is so big. It is actually
shorter to drive to San Francisco then it is to drive to Prince Rupert.
That said, our SNG team of Gary Tapp and Dave Alexander were able to
tag team and drive our SNG Truck to Prince Rupert and enabled CTV BC to
provide the only live broadcasting into the 6 PM show. Of course Camera
Operators Gary Barndt and Jazz Sangahra (sorry Jazz I can't spell worth
shit) and reporters Lisa Rossington and Bob Brown did an amazing job of
collecting tape, getting interviews and just getting it done. And I
should not forget my national colleagues, Cameraman John Jackson and
Reporter and fellow Maritimer, Todd Battis. I look forward to their war
stories when they return. I also have to mention the team back in
Vancouver that have been recognized by inter office email for their
ability to work the logistics of such big story.
Actually we do this
every day, but with big stories the adrenalin makes us all hyper aware,
and pushes us to approach our respective jobs with enthusiam.
When the game is on we all want to play. We want to win. It is the competitive nature in all of us in the news business.
It's great to get such behind-the-scenes info about local media and I look forward to every post by the Murman -- keep up the good work.
