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11/20 am drive feed
 
 
GOOD MORNING STATIONS. HERE IS YOUR AM FEED FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20:
FIRST STORY: JOB LOSS ADVICE
SOUND WITH: CATHY MCCARTHY--SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT SNAG-A-JOB.COM BASED IN HENRICO COUNTY.
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB RECENTLY, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HAS CAUSED MANY TO CUT BACK ON THEIR EMPLOYEES. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU'VE BEEN HANDED A PINK SLIP? CATHY MCCARTHY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE JOB SEARCH WEB SITE SNAG-A-JOB.COM, WHICH IS BASED IN SUBURBAN RICHMOND, SAYS THAT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE BECAUSE EVENTUALLY YOU WILL LAND ON YOUR FEET. IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK FOR A PART TIME JOB THAT'S NOT IN YOUR FIELD, JUST TO HAVE SOME MONEY COMING IN. DON'T TRY TO DEDICATE ENTIRE DAYS TO YOUR JOB SEARCH BECAUSE IT MAY END UP IN FRUSTRATION. BE OPEN MINDED. INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR SOMETHING EXACTLY LIKE YOUR LAST JOB, TRY BRANCHING OUT AND HONING YOUR SIMILAR SKILLS IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
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197 CATHY MCCARTHY
Length: 00:00:09.4 OutCue: "IN RICHMOND"
Description: MON--COMPETITION IS HIGH FOR A NEW JOB...UNEMPLOYMENT IS HIGH..
 
 198 CATHY MCCARTHY
Length: 00:00:13.4 OutCue: "YOUR FEET"
Description: MON--ONE GENERAL PIECE OF ADVICE.
 
 199 CATHY MCCARTHY
Length: 00:00:13.5 OutCue: "FOR YOU"
Description: MON--ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB.
 
 200 CATHY MCCARTHY
Length: 00:00:14.3 OutCue: "BE DISCOURAGING"
Description: MON--JOB SEARCH ADVICE..
 
 201 CATHY MCCARTHY
Length: 00:00:13.3 OutCue: "MORE FOCUSED"
Description: MON--TRY NOT TO DEVOTE WHOLE DAYS TO JOB SEARCHES. .
 
SECOND STORY: HOFFER ON BANKRUPTCY
SOUND WITH: VA COMMONWEALTH UNVERSITY ECONOMICS PROFESSOR GEORGE HOFFER
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AN AUTO ANALYST SAYS WE NEED TO BAILOUT THE BIG 3...
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY'S GEORGE HOFFER SAYS THE PROBLEM WITH LETTING THE BIG 3 GO UNDER OR BANKRUPT - IS A THOUSAND - TO TWO THOUSAND OTHER COMPANIES WILL FAIL - BECAUSE CARS TODAY CONTAIN 10,000-12,000 PARTS. HE SAYS THE PARTS SUPPLIERS WOULD GO UNDER - AND THAT WOULD CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT - WHERE EVEN TOYOTA COULDN'T GET PARTS TO MAKE ITS CARS. HES SAYS ANOTHER REASON TO KEEP THE BIG 3 ALIVE - IS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE - SINCE THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR MILITARY HARDWARE. HE THINKS A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO APPOINT AN AUTO CZAR TO BRING THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER - TO MAKE SOME FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES.
 
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 924A DOERNEN VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:26.6 OutCue: STD
Description: ANDY.
 
 925A DOERNEN VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:22.8 OutCue: STD
Description: ANDY.
 
917A GEORGE HOFFER
Length: 00:00:10.2 OutCue: THE NEXT DAY
Description: ANDY - WE SHOULD HELP KEEP THE BIG 3 ALIVE - BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST AUTO WORKERS JOBS AT STAKE...
 
918A GEORGE HOFFER
Length: 00:00:15.0 OutCue: GM SUPPLIERS
Description: ANDY - AUTO INDUSTRY IN INTERDEPENDENT...
 
 919A GEORGE HOFFER
Length: 00:00:11.6 OutCue: STRUCTUAL CHANGES
Description: ANDY - BE A GOOD IDEA TO APPOINT AN AUTO CZAR...
 
920A GEORGE HOFFER
Length: 00:00:15.1 OutCue: AUTO INDUSTRY
Description: ANDY - ANOTHER ARGUMENT TO KEEP THE BIG 3 GOING...
 
THIRD STORY: PANDEMIC FLU DRILL
SOUND WITH: STEVE HARRISON -- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: MANY VIRGINIANS WILL GET THE FLU FOR THE REST OF THIS WORK WEEK, AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. MATT DEMLEIN EXPLAINS WHY
THE STATE IS HOLDING A PANDEMIC FLU EXERCISE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE GOAL, TO PRACTICE HOW THE STATE WOULD RESPOND IF A WIDESPREAD, STRONG FLU HIT THE COMMONWEALTH. ALMOST EVERY STATE HEALTH DISTRICT IS PARTICIPATING, AND THE ONE THAT ISN'T ALREADY HELD A DRILL.
EIGHT-EIGHT HOSPITALS ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING. THE DEPARTMENT'S STEVE HARRISON SAYS WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS DRILLS IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE FLU, BECAUSE THAT MAKES THINGS GO SMOOTHER. THEY HAVE ALSO MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR PAYROLL PRACTICES TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR STATE JOBS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.====================================================================
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216 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:29.6 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
 218 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:27.5 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
220 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:23.8 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
 210 STEVE HARRISON
Length: 00:00:14.1 OutCue: "ABSENTEEISM"
Description: WED --- SAYS THEY WILL TRY TO IMPROVE ON PREVIOUS DRILLS.
 
 211 STEVE HARRISON
Length: 00:00:16.9 OutCue: "EFFORTS"
Description: WED -- SAYS THIS REALLY ISN'T JUST FOR THE STATE.
 
 212 STEVE HARRISON
Length: 00:00:17.1 OutCue: "MILITARY AFFAIRS"
Description: WED --- ITS A BIG EXERCISE.
 
FOURTH STORY: SLIGHT HOLIDAY GROWTH
SOUND WITH: GEORGE PAYTON -- VICE-PRESINDENT OF THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: AFTER A WILD OCTOBER --- ARE RETAILERS STILL EXPECTING GROWTH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? MATT DEMLEIN TAKES A LOOK.
THE FORECAST IN EARLY OCTOBER WAS NO GROWTH TO 2 PERCENT. THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY CAN STILL SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GROWTH. VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE PAYTON SAYS THE REASONS THEY THINK ITS POSSIBLE : GAS PRICES HAVE DROPPED, AND SURVEYS SHOW A LOT OF PEOPLE (72%) HAVE NOT BOUGHT MOST OF THEIR STUFF FOR THE HOLIDAYS YET. HE THINKS ITS MORE PENT-UP DEMAND THEN PEOPLE NOT PLANNING TO SPEND AT ALL.
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 240 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:21.1 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
 242 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:21.7 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
244 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:25.6 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP
 
CUTS:
 
 230 GEORGE PAYTON
Length: 00:00:18.8 OutCue: "LITTLE BIT BETTER"
Description: WED -- SAYS HE'S NOT ENGAGING IN "GLASS-HALF-FULL" THINKING.
 
231 GEORGE PAYTON
Length: 00:00:14.9 OutCue: "OF THESE"
Description: WED --- WHY HE BELIEVES THERE IS PENT-UP DEMAND
 
 232 GEORGE PAYTON
Length: 00:00:14.1 OutCue: "QUESTION"
Description: WED -- SAYS SURVEYS ARE SHOWING PEOPLE HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE HOLIDAY SHOPPING TO THIS POINT.
 
 


11/20 earlybird feed
 
GOOD MORNING STATIONS HERE IS YOUR EARLY BIRD FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20:
FIRST STORY: HOFFER ON BANKRUPTCY
SOUND WITH: VA COMMONWEALTH UNVERSITY ECONOMICS PROFESSOR GEORGE HOFFER
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AN AUTO ANALYST SAYS WE NEED TO BAILOUT THE BIG 3...
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY'S GEORGE HOFFER SAYS THE PROBLEM WITH LETTING THE BIG 3 GO UNDER OR BANKRUPT - IS A THOUSAND - TO TWO THOUSAND OTHER COMPANIES WILL FAIL - BECAUSE CARS TODAY CONTAIN 10,000-12,000 PARTS. HE SAYS THE PARTS SUPPLIERS WOULD GO UNDER - AND THAT WOULD CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT - WHERE EVEN TOYOTA COULDN'T GET PARTS TO MAKE ITS CARS. HES SAYS ANOTHER REASON TO KEEP THE BIG 3 ALIVE - IS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE - SINCE THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR MILITARY HARDWARE. HE THINKS A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO APPOINT AN AUTO CZAR TO BRING THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER - TO MAKE SOME FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES.
 
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 924A DOERNEN VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:26.6 OutCue: STD
Description: ANDY.
 
917A GEORGE HOFFER
Length: 00:00:10.2 OutCue: THE NEXT DAY
Description: ANDY - WE SHOULD HELP KEEP THE BIG 3 ALIVE - BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST AUTO WORKERS JOBS AT STAKE...
 
SECOND STORY: SLIGHT HOLIDAY GROWTH
 
SOUND WITH: STEVE HARRISON -- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: MANY VIRGINIANS WILL GET THE FLU FOR THE REST OF THIS WORK WEEK, AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. MATT DEMLEIN EXPLAINS WHY
THE STATE IS HOLDING A PANDEMIC FLU EXERCISE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE GOAL, TO PRACTICE HOW THE STATE WOULD RESPOND IF A WIDESPREAD, STRONG FLU HIT THE COMMONWEALTH. ALMOST EVERY STATE HEALTH DISTRICT IS PARTICIPATING, AND THE ONE THAT ISN'T ALREADY HELD A DRILL.
EIGHT-EIGHT HOSPITALS ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING. THE DEPARTMENT'S STEVE HARRISON SAYS WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS DRILLS IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE FLU, BECAUSE THAT MAKES THINGS GO SMOOTHER. THEY HAVE ALSO MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR PAYROLL PRACTICES TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR STATE JOBS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.====================================================================
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 216 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:29.6 OutCue: STD
Description: WED -- WRAP.
 
210 STEVE HARRISON
Length: 00:00:14.1 OutCue: "ABSENTEEISM"
Description: WED --- SAYS THEY WILL TRY TO IMPROVE ON PREVIOUS DRILLS.


GOOD AFTERNOON STATIONS. HERE IS YOUR PM FEED FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19:
FIRST STORY: DANVILLE IMPLOSION
SOUND WITH: NAT SOUND/VOICERS
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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THE BIG BOOM IN DANVILLE DIDN'T GO EXACTLY HAS PLANNED. LESLIE TAYLOR REPORTS
IT DIDN'T ALL GO AS PLANNED WHEN THE DAN RIVER DYE WORKS COMPLEX WAS IMPLODED IN DANVILLE. THE FIRST COUNTDOWN FOR THE 10AM (WEDNESDAY) BLAST WAS HALTED DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC STILL IN THE AREA. THE IMPLOSION WENT OFF ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. WHEN THE CONTROLLED BLAST DID HAPPEN, IT TOPPLED ONE OF THE COMPLEX'S TWIN SMOKESTACKS IN AN UNPLANNED DIRECTION AND LEFT A COUPLE OF ELEVATOR SHAFTS STANDING.
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 >00:00:25.9</Length><OutCue>SOQ</OutCue><Description></Description></Media2><PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 156 TAYLORVNNWRAP
Length: 00:00:25.9 OutCue: SOQ.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
<><Length>00:00:18.9</Length><OutCue>SOQ</OutCue><Description></Description></Media2><PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 157 TAYLORVNNWRAP
Length: 00:00:18.9 OutCue: SOQ.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
 
 
NAT SOUND
<_MID_OBJECT>Media : 150 DANVILLE1 NAT1
Length: 00:00:26.6 OutCue: DOWN THERE
Description: RADIO CALLING OFF FIRST COUNTDOWN.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
<PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 151 DANVILLE NAT 2
Length: 00:00:20.0 OutCue: BLAST OUT
Description: SECOND COUNTDOWN AND BLAST.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
<_MID_OBJECT>Media : 152 DANVILLE BLAST
Length: 00:00:13.8 OutCue: BLAST SFX
Description: SFX OUT.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
SECOND STORY: PLANE SEARCH
SOUND WITH: RICK ROOF--SPOKESMAN FOR DYNAMIC AVIATION IN BRIDGEWATER, VIRGINIA.
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA HAS SUSPENDED THE SEARCH FOR A VIRGINIA BASED PLANE THAT WENT DOWN IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE EARLIER THIS MONTH WITH THREE PEOPLE ABAORD. BUT, RICK ROOF, A SPOKESMAN FOR DYNAMIC AVIATION IN BRIDGEWATER SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP ON THE SEARCH. THE PLANE IS HOUSED AT DYNAMIC AVIATION. ROOF SAYS THEY'VE SEEN SOME PROMISING SIGNS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR PILOTS CHRIS PARIS AND WES BARKER--WHO ARE FROM HARRISONBURG. ROOF SAYS THEY SAW TRACES OF AN EMERGENCY BEACON THAT HAS KIND OF NARROWED DOWN WHERE THE PLANE MAY BE. BUT, IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE TO SEARCH.
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<MID_OBJECT>Media : 138 RICK ROOF
Length: 00:00:07.7 OutCue: "DO THAT"
Description: WED--WHAT DYNAMIC AVIATION IS DOING..<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
<_OBJECT>Media : 139 RICK ROOF
Length: 00:00:09.8 OutCue: "AT ALL"
Description: WED--THE GUYANAN GOVERNMENT HAS CEASED THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING VA. PLANE. WHAT ABOUT BRIDGEWATER BASED DYNAMIC AVIATION?.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
<_OBJECT>Media : 140 RICK ROOF
Length: 00:00:08.7 OutCue: "AREA SOMEWHAT"
Description: WED--ANY SIGNS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE THE SEARCH WAS GOING ON?.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
<PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 141 RICK ROOF
Length: 00:00:07.8 OutCue: "STILL CONTINUING"
Description: WED--IT'S A TOUGH AREA TO SEARCH..<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
<><PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 142 RICK ROOF
Length: 00:00:05.7 OutCue: "FIND 'EM"
Description: WED--HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL..<PSI_END_OBJECT>
THIRD STORY: SNOW PREPAREDNESS
SOUND WITH: LAURA SOUTHARD --- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: THE SNOW FLURRIES THAT FELL OVER PORTIONS OF THE STATE TUESDAY HOPEFULLY TRIP-STARTED MANY OF US INTO THINKING ABOUT PREPARING FOR WINTER WEATHER. VDEM SPOKESWOMAN LAURA SOUTHARD SAYS METEOROLOGISTS ARE TELLING THEM WE ARE PROBABLY OVERDUE FOR A MAJOR SNOW OR ICE STORM. IT HAS BEEN 8 YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD A MAJOR WINTER STORM. SOUTHARD SAYS IT MAKES SENSE TO PREPAPRE IN ANY CASE BY HAVING SUPPLIES (3 DAYS WORTH, AS IS THE CASE FOR A HURRICANE). SHE ALSO SAYS IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE YOUR HOME AND CAR ARE READY TO WITHSTAND WINTER WEATHER.
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<_MID_OBJECT>Media : 200 LAURA SOUTHARD
Length: 00:00:10.1 OutCue: "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT"
Description: WED -- SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD DO.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
<_MID_OBJECT>Media : 201 LAURA SOUTHARD
Length: 00:00:16.1 OutCue: "PERIOD OF TIME"
Description: WED -- ANOTHER THING PEOPLE SHOULD DO.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
<_MID_OBJECT>Media : 202 LAURA SOUTHARD
Length: 00:00:11.8 OutCue: "STANDARDS"
Description: WED -- ARE WE DUE FOR A STORM???.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
<_OBJECT>Media : 203 LAURA SOUTHARD
Length: 00:00:10.1 OutCue: "SEVERE STORMS"
Description: WED -- METEOROLOGISTS BELIEVE WE'RE DUE FOR A STORM..<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
 
<PSI_MID_OBJECT>Media : 208 LAURA SOUTHARD
Length: 00:00:13.8 OutCue: "HOLIDAY LIST"
Description: WED --- MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THREE DAYS OF SUPPLIES.<PSI_END_OBJECT>
 
 
 


11/19 am drive feed
 
 
HERE'S YOUR A-M DRIVE FEED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19:
STORY: BAILOUT AND BANKRUPT
REPORTER: DEMLEIN
SOUND WITH: KENNETH DANIELS -- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FINANCE PROFESSOR
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNVIERSITY PROFESSOR SAYS WE SHOULD GIVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY SOME MONEY --- AND THEN HAVE THEM GO BANKRUPT. MATT DEMLEIN EXPLAINS....
FINANCE PROFESSOR KEN DANIELS SAYS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL GET THE COMPANIES THROUGH FOR A WHILE, AND BY GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY, THE CAR COMPANIES WILL GET TO REORGANIZE. THEY'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF OUTDATED CONTRACTS. DANIELS SAYS A BAILOUT JUST LETS MANAGEMENT OF THESE COMPANIES OFF THE HOOK WITHOUT HAVING TO IMPROVE. AS FOR WHETHER PEOPLE WILL BUY FROM A BANKRUPT CAR COMPANY, HE SAYS PEOPLE FLY ON BANKRUPT AIRLINES.
 
TAG: ANOTHER V-C-U EXPERT, GEORGE HOEFFER, ARGUES THE EXACT OPPOSITE, SAYING BANKRUPTCY WOULD CRIPPLE THE U-S ECONOMY. HE'LL BE ON RICHMOND'S MORNING NEWS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
 
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VNN:
348 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:19.6 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP.
 
 350 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:21.3 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP
 
 352 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:22.8 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP
 
 354 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:19.2 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP.
 
CUTS:
 
 340 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:09.1 OutCue: "LEGACY COSTS DOWN"
Description: TUES -- STATEMENT OF FACT.
 
 341 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:19.2 OutCue: "THAT'S BEST"
Description: TUES -- THIS MAKES SENSE.
 
 342 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:11.8 OutCue: "GO ON"
Description: TUES --- BANKRUPTCY WORKS IN THIS CASE.
 
 343 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:08.0 OutCue: "OF THEIIR MIND"
Description: TUES --- SAYS PEOPLE WILL BUY FROM BANKRUPT AUTO COMPANIES.
 
 344 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:14.2 OutCue: "FLY ANYMORE"
Description: TUES -- THE BIG THREE NEED TO REORGANIZE AND CHANGE.
 
 345 KEN DANIELS
Length: 00:00:10.7 OutCue: "CAN'T SUCCEED"
Description: TUES --- STRAIGHT BAILOUT DON'T WORK.
 
STORY: 044 AB-INBEV
REPORTER: JAY HART
SOUND WITH: JAY HART, WRVA/VNN; CARLOS BRITO, AB-INBEV C-E-O
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER GETTING REGULATORY APPROVAL, ANHEUSER BUSCH AND BELGIAN BREWER INBEV ARE NOW ONE. JAY HART HAS MORE...
COMPANY C-E-O CARLOS BRITO, WHO WAS HEAD OF INBEV AND IS NOW HEAD OF THE MERGED ENTITY, SAYS TODAY'S THE FIRST DAY OR "OUR DREAM TO REALLY BE THE 'BEST BEER COMPANY IN A BETTER WORLD'". HE SAYS WITH A MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT HAS DONE THREE INTEGRATIONS OVER EIGHT YEARS, HE ANTICIPATES A FAIRLY EASY MERGER... ALTHOUGH HE SAYS "THERE WILL BE BUMPS ON THE ROAD". THE NEW COMPANY IS CALLED "ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV", AND STARTING THURSDAY WILL TRADE UNDER THE NEW TICKER SYMBOL "ABI". THE HEADQUARTERS WILL REMAIN OPEN IN ST. LOUIS AND THE WILLIAMSBURG BREWERY WILL REMAIN OPEN AS WELL. UP IN THE AIR ARE THE ANHEUSER-BUSCH PROPERTIES IN WILLIAMSBURG OF BUSCH GARDENS, WATER COUNTRY, AND KINGSMILL RESORT. BRITO SAYS THEY'LL HAVE TO DIVEST OF 7-BILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS, AND THEY HAVE FIVE "PRIZE ASSETS". HE SAYS TO REACH THE 7-BILLION, THEY'LL HAVE TO SELL 2 OR 3.
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VNN:
< 093 JAY HART VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:28.8 OutCue: SOQ
Description: TUE.
 
 098 JAY HART VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:29.8 OutCue: SOQ
Description: TUE.
 
< 103 JAY HART VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:27.0 OutCue: SOQ
Description: TUE.
 
 121 JAY HART VNN WRAP
Length: 00:00:26.8 OutCue: SOQ
Description: TUE.
 
CUTS:
 
083 CARLOS BRITO
Length: 00:00:11.2 OutCue: A BETTER WORLD
Description: TUE -- THE TUESDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
 
084 CARLOS BRITO
Length: 00:00:12.7 OutCue: OF BOTH COMPANIES
Description: TUE --- GOOD TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONSUMER GOODS COMPANIES.
 
088 CARLOS BRITO
Length: 00:00:10.4 OutCue: GET TO 7-BILLION
Description: TUE -- THEY'LL NEED TO SHED SOME ASSETS.
 
089 CARLOS BRITO
Length: 00:00:14.3 OutCue: FOR OUR BUSINESS
Description: TUE -- ST. LOUIS WILL BE ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV'S NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS.
 
STORY: $1.50 GAS
REPORTER: ANDY DOERNEN
SOUND WITH: JOHN ZEHLER (ZAY-ler) - PRESIDENT OF VA FUELS - A GAS WHOLESALER BASED IN THE RICHMOND AREA
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A GAS EXPERT PREDICTS $1.50 GAS IN TWO WEEKS...
JOHN ZEHLER OF VA FUELS SAYS IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE STOCK MARKET. HE SAYS IF THE MARKET DOESN'T FALL MUCH MORE - WE'LL SEE $1.50 SOON - BUT IF THE MARKETS START TO REBOUND - WE COULD SEE GAS IN THE $1.65 TO $1.75 RANGE. IF THE MARKETS CONTINUE TO TUMBLE - WE COULD SEE GAS FALL BELOW $1.50. WITH LOW GAS PRICES - WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE DEMAND INCREASE - BUT ZEHLER SAYS DEMAND REMAINS OFF - BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMY.
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 885A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:07.0 OutCue: NEXT TWO WEEKS
Description: ANDY - HOW LOW DOES HE SEE PRICES GOING?
 
 886A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:10.5 OutCue: EQUITY MARKETS
Description: ANDY - IF THE STOCK MARKET STARTS TO BOUNCE BACK...
 
887A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:07.7 OutCue: ON THE STREET
Description: ANDY - WITH CRUDE PRICES AS THEY ARE - HE THINKS WE'LL $1.50 GAS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS..
 
889A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:10.6 OutCue: ON THE STREET
Description: ANDY - HIS PREDICTION...
 
STORY: BULB SURVEY
REPORTER: JDS
SOUND WITH: TODD BURNS APPALACHIAN POWER SPOKESMAN
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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223 TODD BURNS
Length: 00:00:18.4 OutCue: "62 PERCENT"
Description: TUE--STATEMENT OF FACT..
 
 224 TODD BURNS
Length: 00:00:14.7 OutCue: "AS WELL"
Description: TUE--62 PERCENT OF APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS USE THE NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT BULBS..
 
225 TODD BURNS
Length: 00:00:10.2 OutCue: "EFFICIENT LIGHTING"
Description: TUE--NOT ONLY DID 62 PERCENT OF THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE THESE NEW BULBS...
 
 


11/19 earlybird feed
 
 
HERE'S YOUR EARLYBIRD FEED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19:
STORY: BAILOUT AND BANKRUPT
REPORTER: DEMLEIN
SOUND WITH: KENNETH DANIELS -- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FINANCE PROFESSOR
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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STORY DETAILS: A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNVIERSITY PROFESSOR SAYS WE SHOULD GIVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY SOME MONEY --- AND THEN HAVE THEM GO BANKRUPT. MATT DEMLEIN EXPLAINS....
FINANCE PROFESSOR KEN DANIELS SAYS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL GET THE COMPANIES THROUGH FOR A WHILE, AND BY GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY, THE CAR COMPANIES WILL GET TO REORGANIZE. THEY'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF OUTDATED CONTRACTS. DANIELS SAYS A BAILOUT JUST LETS MANAGEMENT OF THESE COMPANIES OFF THE HOOK WITHOUT HAVING TO IMPROVE. AS FOR WHETHER PEOPLE WILL BUY FROM A BANKRUPT CAR COMPANY, HE SAYS PEOPLE FLY ON BANKRUPT AIRLINES.
 
TAG: ANOTHER V-C-U EXPERT, GEORGE HOEFFER, ARGUES THE EXACT OPPOSITE, SAYING BANKRUPTCY WOULD CRIPPLE THE U-S ECONOMY. HE'LL BE ON RICHMOND'S MORNING NEWS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
 
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VNN:
 348 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:19.6 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP.
 
 350 DEMLEIN VNN WRAP_1
Length: 00:00:21.3 OutCue: STD
Description: TUES -- WRAP.
 
STORY: $1.50 GAS
REPORTER: ANDY DOERNEN
SOUND WITH: JOHN ZEHLER (ZAY-ler) - PRESIDENT OF VA FUELS - A GAS WHOLESALER BASED IN THE RICHMOND AREA
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A GAS EXPERT PREDICTS $1.50 GAS IN TWO WEEKS...
JOHN ZEHLER OF VA FUELS SAYS IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE STOCK MARKET. HE SAYS IF THE MARKET DOESN'T FALL MUCH MORE - WE'LL SEE $1.50 SOON - BUT IF THE MARKETS START TO REBOUND - WE COULD SEE GAS IN THE $1.65 TO $1.75 RANGE. IF THE MARKETS CONTINUE TO TUMBLE - WE COULD SEE GAS FALL BELOW $1.50. WITH LOW GAS PRICES - WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE DEMAND INCREASE - BUT ZEHLER SAYS DEMAND REMAINS OFF - BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMY.
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 885A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:07.0 OutCue: NEXT TWO WEEKS
Description: ANDY - HOW LOW DOES HE SEE PRICES GOING?.
 
886A JOHN ZEHLER
Length: 00:00:10.5 OutCue: EQUITY MARKETS
Description: ANDY - IF THE STOCK MARKET STARTS TO BOUNCE BACK..


11/18 pm drive feed
 
HERE'S YOUR PM DRIVE FEED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
 
STORY: DANVILLE IMPLOSION
REPORTER: LT
SOUND WITH: LT. MIKE MONDUL, DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)434-799-6519
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IN DANVILLE, CITY OFFICIALS WANT RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME AND WATCH THE IMPLOSION OF THE DAN RIVER DYE HOUSE, WITH ITS TWIN SMOKESTACKS, ON TV OR THE INTERNET. WEDNESDAY, THE SITE WILL COME DOWN IN A PLANNED IMPLOSION THAT IS THE FIRST EVER IN DANVILLE. LT. MIKE MONDUL, OF THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAYS TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED FOR THE 10 A.M. IMPLOSION AND NO ONE ALLOWED NEAR THE AREA. THE CONTROLLED BLAST WILL BE CARRIED ON THE CITY TV CHANNEL AND STREAMED ONLINE. NO PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE SITE. IN MAY, A FIRE RACED THROUGH THE EMPTY MILL BUILDINGS.
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285 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:13.9 OutCue: OF DANVILLE
Description: TUES STATEMENT OF FACT(SAYS TOMORROW
 
286 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:06.6 OutCue: FOR EVERYONE
Description: TUES FIRST DANVILLE IMPLOSION
 
287 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:04.8 OutCue: DYE HOUSE
Description: TUES SOME RESIDENTS WILL BE TEMPORARILY EVACUATED
 
288 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:10.7 OutCue: OF TRAFFIC
Description: TUES LOTS OF PLANNING
 
289 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:21.2 OutCue: ARE AFFECTED
Description: TUES PLANS IN PLACE FOR SAFE EVENT
 
290 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:09.4 OutCue: DOT COM
Description: TUES WAYS PEOPLE CAN SEE THE BLAST WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING THERE
 
291 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:07.6 OutCue: TOP OF THAT
Description: TUES A GOOD PERCH FOR VIEWING, IF YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS
 
292 LT MIKE MONDUL
Length: 00:00:22.2 OutCue: GOES SMOOTHLY
Description: TUES ANTICIPATING THE IMPLOSION GOING OFF WITHOUT A HITCH
 
 
STORY: MCDONNELL FIGHTS GANGS
REPORTER: RMN/JDS
SOUND WITH: ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB MCDONNELL (R)
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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A NEW HARD HITTING, REALISTIC VIDEO IS BEING RELEASED TODAY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB MCDONNELL. IT'S A VIDEO THAT WILL SHOW PARENTS, TEACHERS AND OTHER ADULTS THAT THE GANG PROBLEM IN VIRGINIA IS REAL...AND IT'S VIOLENT. THE VIDEO FEATURES REAL GANG ACTIVITY, SCENES FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND GANG MEMBER INTERVIEWS. MCDONNELL SAYS THE VIDEO HAS TWO PURPOSES. THE FIRST IS TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF GANGS. AND IT ALSO SERVES A PURPOSE TO YOUNG PEOPLE THAT BEING IN A GANG IS NOT GLAMOROUS.
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197 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:18.9 OutCue: "THE STATE"
Description: TUE--ABOUT THE GANG VIDEO
 
198 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:13.5 OutCue: "IS GRIPPING"
Description: TUE--THIS IS A REALISTIC VIDEO
 
199 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:10.8 OutCue: "A DIFFERENCE"
Description: TUE--THIS VIDEO IS NECESSARY.
 
200 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:12.6 OutCue: "EIGHT YEARS"
Description: TUE--A LOT OF PEOPLE MISUNDSTAND THE SEVERITY OF GANGS
 
201 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:13.6 OutCue: "IN GANGS"
Description: TUE--GANGS USE PRESSURE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN MEMBERS.
 
202 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:12.1 OutCue: "THE CEMETERY"
Description: TUE--THE VIDEO SHOWS PARENTS THAT THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING KIDS OUT OF GANGS.
 
203 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:07.8 OutCue: "IT AROUND"
Description: TUE--BELIEVES THAT THE GANG PROBLEM CAN BE SLOWED WITH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
 
STORY: GAS PRICES SAVINGS
REPORTER: DEMLEIN
SOUND WITH: TRIPLE-A SPOKESWOMAN MARTHA MEADE
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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CONSIDER IT A ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN ---- TRIPLE-A SAYS VIRGINIANS ARE SAVING ROUGHLY 200 A MONTH WITH LOWER GAS PRICES. TRIPLE-A IS RELYING ON FEDERAL STATISTICS, WHICH SHOW EVERY DOLLAR DROP IN GAS PRICES BRINGS $100 DOLLARS IN SAVINGS. THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW IS $1.95 (RICHMOND=$1.89). SPOKESWOMAN MARTHA MEADE SAYS FOR THE TIME BEING, THEY DON'T SEE AND UPWARD TREND. THEY DON'T KNOW YET IF HOLIDAY DEMAND WILL STEM THE TIDE TO LOWER PRICES OR REVERSE IT. AAA RELEASES ITS THANKSGIVING TRAVEL ESTIMATES THIURSDAY.
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320 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:07.3 OutCue: "IN JULY"
Description: TUES --- STATEMENT OF FACT
 
321 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:14.8 OutCue: "DEMANDS"
Description: TUES --- ANY CHANCE PRICES WILL TICK UP???
 
322 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:12.3 OutCue: "HOLIDAYS"
Description: TUES -- COULD HOLIDAY DEMAND STEM TIDE?
 
324 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:14.2 OutCue: "$1.89"
Description: TUES --- AVERAGE GAS PRCES....
 
325 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:12.4 OutCue: "DROPS"
Description: TUES --- GAS HAS DROPPED EVERY DAY FOR LAST TWO MONTHS
 
323 MARTHA MEADE
Length: 00:00:13.6 OutCue: "IN GAS PRICES"
Description: TUES --- HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE FIGURES 
 


11/18 midday feed
 
 
STORY: MCDONNELL FIGHTS GANGS
REPORTER: RMN/JDS
DATE: 11/18/08
TIME: 10:20 A-M
SOUND WITH: ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB MCDONNELL (R)
CONTACT NUMBER: (If available)
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A NEW HARD HITTING, REALISTIC VIDEO IS BEING RELEASED TODAY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB MCDONNELL. IT'S A VIDEO THAT WILL SHOW PARENTS, TEACHERS AND OTHER ADULTS THAT THE GANG PROBLEM IN VIRGINIA IS REAL...AND IT'S VIOLENT. THE VIDEO FEATURES REAL GANG ACTIVITY, SCENES FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND GANG MEMBER INTERVIEWS. MCDONNELL SAYS THE VIDEO HAS TWO PURPOSES. THE FIRST IS TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF GANGS. AND IT ALSO SERVES A PURPOSE TO YOUNG PEOPLE THAT BEING IN A GANG IS NOT GLAMOROUS.
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 197 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:18.9 OutCue: "THE STATE"
Description: TUE--ABOUT THE GANG VIDEO.
 
 198 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:13.5 OutCue: "IS GRIPPING"
Description: TUE--THIS IS A REALISTIC VIDEO..
 
199 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:10.8 OutCue: "A DIFFERENCE"
Description: TUE--THIS VIDEO IS NECESSARY..
 200 BOB MCDONNELL
Length: 00:00:12.6