I got a call last week from WFSB’s Dennis House. He said he reads my blog. Huh, okay. Then he asked me if I’d like to be a panelist on his Sunday show, Face the State. He was interested in interviewing Hartford bloggers about the state of Hartford, mainly the major issues and how to improve the city.
Random. I’ve never been on TV before. Well, I was briefly on ESPN back in my undergrad days, but my face was painted and I was yelling “you suck” at Tim Duncan. My parents were very proud.
Anyway. TV. Panelist interview. Sure, I guess that sounds okay.
So, last night I went to the taping. I was joined by fellow bloggers Kerri Provost of Real Hartford and Ken Krayeske of The 40-Year Plan. Kerri and I have met before and she’s on my blog roll. We carpooled. I hadn’t met Ken before and wasn’t familiar with his blog, and vice versa for him, I think. (So many blogs, so little time…)
Down in Rocky Hill we were given a brief tour of the studio, watched Dennis interview Senator Donald Williams, and then had our panel discussion. The whole thing was kind of a blur.
Dennis asked questions about Hartford’s biggest problem, development in the city, crime in the city, teen pregnancy, the mayor’s performance, and a few other things I can’t remember. I think we were taped for a 12-15 minute segment.
TV is weird. I have no idea how I did. I remember being asked a direct question about crime, which my profession does not allow me to answer, so I stumbled on that a bit. But I think the rest went relatively well. Who knows?
You can see for yourself by watching the airing of the show. Apparently it will be televised on August 24 at 11:00am on WFSB Channel 3. Don’t worry, I will remind you as it gets closer to the date. 🙂
Thanks for including me Dennis!
It was fun to do this with you! I have to say though, the windows of the building are much more turquoise in real life than how they came out in the photo. I was a little hypnotized by the windows because I have a lamp the same shade.
Congrats, Amy! Looking forward to seeing it.
Amy
It was great meeting you – and no, I wasn’t familiar with your website previously – I look forward to reading more. And I thought you were fantastic at the taping. I can’t wait to see it on the air!
Peace,
Ken Krayeske