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13 years ago
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Imagine my surprise when I saw our kicker story for the 5:00am local news broadcast was... AnthroCon!
(I imagine if I had actually been paying attention to the rundown I wouldn't have been quite so surprised, but the master control op doesn't need to stay glued to it like the camera op does)
It would appear that the ABC station local to AC showed up and shot some footage and interviews and made it available on the network. I haven't gone to look for a story package or assets yet, but our local news team put together a kicker (the feel-good story at the end of a 'cast) about it, mostly anchor voice-over video and with one "sound-on-tape" interview with Red the Fox (in suit, naturally). In retrospect, it's kinda funny to see our official name-tag CG strip with "Red the Fox".
The story focused mostly on the fursuiters, but wrapped with the con's economic impact on the area. I believe they said it brings in $4 million while the con is in town. I wouldn't doubt it!
And when the story was run, our anchor said she thought our city needed its own furry con (although I'm sure it was a reaction to the revenue generation).
Perhaps the tide is finally turning...
(I imagine if I had actually been paying attention to the rundown I wouldn't have been quite so surprised, but the master control op doesn't need to stay glued to it like the camera op does)
It would appear that the ABC station local to AC showed up and shot some footage and interviews and made it available on the network. I haven't gone to look for a story package or assets yet, but our local news team put together a kicker (the feel-good story at the end of a 'cast) about it, mostly anchor voice-over video and with one "sound-on-tape" interview with Red the Fox (in suit, naturally). In retrospect, it's kinda funny to see our official name-tag CG strip with "Red the Fox".
The story focused mostly on the fursuiters, but wrapped with the con's economic impact on the area. I believe they said it brings in $4 million while the con is in town. I wouldn't doubt it!
And when the story was run, our anchor said she thought our city needed its own furry con (although I'm sure it was a reaction to the revenue generation).
Perhaps the tide is finally turning...
We had 5127 people with an average of about $1000 spend per person..Food, gas, parking, hotel...Adds up quick.
As for it being the kicker... why not? It's the feel-good story for the end of the newscast. Nothing like a bunch of furries is fur suits to make people feel good! ^_^