Wednesday, January 23, 2008

TRADING HOSTS

Here's a new one for local tv.
The main man at CNMG, Julian Rogers sitting on the set of Gayelle's Cock a Doodle Doo interviewing that station's main man, Errol Fabien.
It's all in keeping with Errol's 20th anniversary of being drug free. He will hold a "Freedom Walk" next month to commemmorate.
A few things though Julian.

How come you didn't take Errol to your set, or interview him at his home since it was such a personal issue?
We admire the fact that you said the local media is joining forces to commemmorate this event, but it seems that the cause has been taken up alone by CNMG. You went live to the event at President's House before noon, but we did not see a thing in the news at midday or later in the day on CNC 3, TV6 or IETV.

Then at 8pm we saw your recorded interview on CNMG, yet Gayelle at that time was showing some pre-packaged local comedy (with very poor canned laughter), but which more importantly was not what you were going on about.
Errol is so important to Gayelle that they couldn't preempt that show to do a simulcast?
Steups!

Then Julian you said you were struck by the fact that Errol was driven to give up drugs because of his love for his children, yet you didn't see the merit in interviewing him at home surrounded by his kids or even having them on the set?

And isn't it public knowledge that several other media personalities have successfully battled drugs, like Andy Johnson, so why not bring some of them in to share their experiences as well?

This project, while it certainly has merit, just needed some more thought and pre-planning.
The "Freedom Walk" is at the end of February, so you can easily produce several pre-packaged pieces and build a grand show around the midnight walk.

PS Julian, you've abandoned "Portfolio 41" without any warning or explanation?