West Broward wakes up with WB in the AM
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by Gillian Stewart
The lights shine on, the cameramen mark their spots, the crew put on their smiles and it is time for the morning show. West Broward’s Tv program show has had an extensive list of projects that have been produced in and outside the classroom. From commercials to short films, WBTV has never stopped entertaining the Bobcat community. For 12 years and still going, the students of TV production have brought a great addition to the school’s morning with the broadcasting of WB in the AM.
WB in the Am is West Broward’s award-winning morning show put on by the TV production classes. The 10-minute show is a nice way for the Bobcats to begin their day. Since 2008, previous and current TV students have dedicated their time and talents to producing a reliable and entertaining broadcast West Broward High School from Monday to Friday for the entire school year.
“The morning show takes a lot of preparation. We have to find stories that are engaging to the school and create new ways of making the show different each day,” TV president Sophie Reis said. “The crew finds their own topics for each show. It’s their responsibility to create news packages that they’re proud of to broadcast to school. The topics usually come from videos they made in class, but it ranges from sports to weather to a special student.”
The production of WBTV’s morning show begins days in advance to prepare for WB in the AM. Each cast member has approximately two days to find stories to present. The crew talk to one another to find out what is part of the week’s episodes and into each segment. Cast members discuss the weekly events that take place on campus or affect the Pembroke Pines community. The show allows students from each TV level to have a chance to show their talents along with learning ways to enhance their production skills for future classes and future careers.
“The kids choose. TV 2 put on the show, so as a TV 1 they learn all the basics, and then they bring it into a real-life situation. That’s why shows are not the best in the beginning but gradually get better throughout the year,” TV production teacher Vidal Rivera said. “ We put live shows on everyday so they have to get through the terrible to get to the better. From there on, they start refining it and defining it.”
For the next couple days leading up to the show, students figure out which people go on for the broadcast. The members of WBTV get a chance to pick what they wish to be with the “first come first serve” process.
“In the beginning of the week, we pick who will be on air,” said sophomore Mackenzie Rivero. “How our system works is every 3 days, it’s a brand new crew. So once the three shows are done, we head back to the classroom then we have a set of kids sign up for each position.”
Once the students of the week have their positions assigned, each person is responsible for finding stories. The process in creating the episodes puts the student’sEach person on the broadcast team is able to master their English, writing and speech skills during the production and taping of the show. WB in the AM has encouraged the students to enhance their abilities, which can be beneficial during the school time.
“ A lot of people who look at our show don’t understand that we incorporate everything taught in other classes,” Rivera said. “We incorporate all the research skills because we have to make sure everything that we do is the truth. The other thing that we do is collaborative skills. We work in groups and teams. Also troubleshooting skills to make sure anything goes wrong especially having a live show, you can’t just stop and restart.”
There are various factors needed in order to create WB in the AM. The show puts on different segments and intriguing elements to keep the Bobcats interested. The show takes approximately 15 students each day to make an episode. Rotating students each week, all levels of TV from TV 1 to Tv 6/7 are able to learn what it takes to make a successful broadcast, and enhance their TV production abilities.
“To put on a successful morning show it takes a good chunk of people to carry out each position,” Vice president Chyanne Li- Flores said. “We have to choose people to cover news, weather, sports, entertainment as well as our main anchors. Then we have people for tech like making the intro, graphics, flipping each scene and camera work.”
WBTV starts the day of the show preparing for the live broadcast. Prepping for the show takes the crew about around 20 to 40 minutes to put on the perfect version of WB in the AM. The students are given autonomy when making sure the equipment is positioned correctly, scripts are clear to see through the monitors, and different tasks on their checklists.
“Every morning we have to be in the studio by 7,” said broadcast coordinator Sebastian Ibarra. “Once everyone on the crew comes, we try to get as many run throughs as possible so the anchors can get comfortable with the script, audio can be leveled, etc. From prep to final product, it takes closer to 40 minutes.”
By 7:40 am, WBTV is ready for their broadcasting. They have five minutes before the show goes on through each classroom at 7:45 . For that remaining time, the crew go over any minimal tweaks they must fix, and edit anything incorrect in the scripts. The anchors run through their lines
Students are always coming up with new ideas to keep Bobcats interested in the morning show like bringing on a diverse range of guests for their talk show segments. WBTV found ways to incorporate the West Broward family into their daily broadcast. The crew brings on administration like Principle Brad Fatout and Senior Administrative Principle Wendolynn Mola. Along with staff, WBTV shines a light on young talents such as the district winning volleyball team, marching band and other bright skilled students
“ I remember being a part of the morning show my sophomore year and we didn’t have a talk show segment,” Li-Flores said. “The thought of even having a talk show segment never crossed our minds. Even though we started the year with a talk show, we’ve moved on. For example, the other day we brought in a band to perform live instead of having a talk show segment.”
WBTV continues to strive in journalism, creating a morning show that has captured the attention of all staff and students in the Bobcat community. WB in the AM has become a part of West Broward’ s morning routine allowing students to start their day off with interesting topics along with interesting segments. The show has become a way to show off the school’s talented Bobcats.
“There’s always something in store for the morning show,” Reis said. We’re trying to win at the state level but also nationally for our shows, so getting better is our priority. We’re always looking for new students to highlight and special events at the school to show.”
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