Posted on 03/23/2006 11:00:54 AM PST by WBL 1952
Edited on 03/23/2006 11:59:57 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Siren wailing at Drudge!
Wonder if the email address, john.r.green@abc.com, is still good?
Rush just played the tape of Bush's W VA town meeting where the woman criticized the MSM and the place just exploded in applause. Wonder if we'll hear that on TV?
Wasn't that the program where Bloom worked?
The reporter who died in Iraq from deep vein thrombosis?
Wake-Up Call
John Green, A.B. '90, is the producer whose phone rings in the middle of the night when a disaster strikes. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. When word spread of Princess Diana's death, it was Green who took the next flight to Paris.
As a supervising producer at Good Morning America (GMA), Green is the on-site manager; the person who makes sure the crews, cameras, and editorial information are ready by air time. His job has taken him to every state and around the world—numerous times. He's arranged interviews with world dignitaries and international stars. Still, his favorite stories to produce are those that involve real people, because they have the power to change lives.
One of the most powerful stories he has produced involved a Wisconsin mother battling stage IV breast cancer. Pregnant at the time, the woman opted to wait until the baby was born to undergo treatment. But waiting meant that her only option would be an experimental therapy that her HMO refused to cover despite the fact doctors said it would save her life. The clincher, though, was that if she had lived 10 miles away in Illinois, the state would have mandated coverage.
The public responded with offers of help and money. In the end, the woman got treatment and beat the cancer.
"Reporting those kinds of stories makes you feel that you're doing the right thing," he says.
Green has been on the GMA staff for seven years now. It was talent—and a bit of perseverance—that landed him the job. After graduating from WU, Green pursued his master's in international communications at Boston University. He was working at ABC's Boston affiliate when he began campaigning for a job at GMA. Every six or seven months he would send a letter and tape highlighting his recent work; executives took notice and hired him. Several times, his GMA job has taken him home to St. Louis, where he graduated from John Burroughs High. Most recently, he was the supervising producer for the 2000 presidential debate held at Washington University.
"Going back for that was fun," he says.
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http://magazine.wustl.edu/Spring01/ABCAffiliates.html
Washington U, St. Louis
Hehehehe. As I noted above, great timing by Drudge. Right after W bangs on the presstitutes. I wonder if McClellan will be asked about this. ;^)
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| John Green has been named executive producer of ABC News' weekend edition of "Good Morning America," it was announced today by David Westin, president of ABC News. The weekend morning news program, which will be launched in September 2004, will air on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the ABC Television Network. Mr. Green is currently a senior producer of "Good Morning America." He will report to Phyllis McGrady, senior vice president of ABC News. "For the past 10 years John has been an integral member of the 'Good Morning America' team. I'm pleased that he will be able to build on the strengths of the program and take his creativity and invaluable experience to the weekends," said Mr. Westin. "Millions of loyal viewers watch 'Good Morning America' five days a week. Expanding the program to seven days is exciting for ABC News and the 'Good Morning America' franchise." "Coming from 'Good Morning America,' I'm thrilled to take on this new opportunity. I look forward to expanding on the great work that Diane, Charlie, Robin, Tony and the whole 'GMA' family do during the week, while creating a distinctive flavor for the weekend," said Mr. Green. Mr. Green joined ABC News in 1994 as a segment producer at "Good Morning America," where he has worked in various capacities for ten years. As a senior producer for the past three years, Mr. Green has been heavily involved in programming and the editorial content of the broadcast, most recently serving as line producer in the control room. At "Good Morning America" Mr. Green has covered numerous high profile breaking news stories, including the crash of TWA flight 800, the OJ Simpson trial, the Oklahoma City bombing and trial of Timothy McVeigh, the investigation into the death of Princess Diana, the historic papal visit to Cuba, the Columbine High School shootings and the September 11 attacks. Mr. Green has also produced several full-show originations from remote locations around the country as part of ABC News' "50 States: One Nation, One Year" project. He was part of the ABC News team that received a Peabody Award for its coverage of the events of September 11 and their aftermath. Prior to coming to ABC News, from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Green produced morning news and a weekly bilingual newsmagazine at ABC affiliate WCVB-TV in Boston. In 1990 he began his career in journalism as a freelance writer at CBS affiliate WHDH-TV in Boston. A St. Louis native, Mr. Green is a graduate of Washington University and received a masters degree in mass communications from Boston University. He resides in New York City. A photo of Mr. Green is available upon request. |
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Bloom worked for NBC. Hell of a guy from what I've heard. We lost one of the few good ones over there.
The leaker is toast at ABC
they'll blame it on peter jennings or bill beutel.
You would never know from "World News Tonight."
The blunt comments by Green, along with other emails obtained by the DRUDGE REPORT, further reveal the inner workings of the nation's news outlets.
Now I wonder what they will say....:-)
Darn...my guess was wrong...it WAS Halperin that sent that memo out before the election in 2004, telling the reporters to talk up Kerry.
let's e-mail him and find out, lol!
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