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Wed 21 May 2008

LATTV closes

Posted by Sandra Fernandez under General
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In case you missed it too, LATTV is closing:

The Board of Directors of LATTV determined on May 6, 2008 that because of the company’s inability to secure a source of ongoing funding to continue operations, it was necessary stop broadcasting operations accordingly and to proceed with a company shutdown. Tapes and masters are being returned to all distribution and production houses this week.

The daughter of a colleague had an internship lined up with them for this summer and now is out of luck. I’ll be making some phone calls to see if there’s anything available at this late date. If you have any leads, send me a line at sandrafdzh at gmail.

Source: HispanicAd.com

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Thu 1 May 2008

who's on first?

Posted by Sandra Fernandez under General
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The oddest phone call.

Assistant, on the phone: “Mr. ‘Bigwig’ from ‘Blue’ Organization is giving a presentation about projects in this region. We need a photo of ‘historical building’ to accompany the presentation.”

Me: “Oh, he’s going to cover the project at historical building?”

Her: “No.”

Me: “Then why does he need a photo of historical building?”

Her: “Because he’s going to be talking about projects in this region.”

Me: “But he’s not going to talk about the project at historical building?”

Her: “No.”

Me: “I’m confused. If he’s not talking about the project at historical building, then why is he going to need a photo of it?”

Her: “Because he’s talking about projects in this region.”

Me, after a pause: “Let’s try this from another direction. What’s his role in the project at historical building?”

Her: “What?”

Me: “Why is he using a photo of historical building? What’s his involvement?”

Her: “Oh! He’s giving a presentation on the projects in this region.”

Me: “So he’s not involved in the project, is not talking about the project, but wants to use a photo of it because he’s giving a presentation about projects in this area in which he’s not mentioning historical building?”

Her: “Uh huh.”

Me, after another pause: “Why don’t you leave me your info and I’ll call you when I’ve made some inquiries?”

It took a conversation with someone else in her office to find out that the request for the photo had nothing to do with a presentation, but with a report, and it accompanied information about the project.

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