J'OUVERT '08

J'ouvert began at 4am Monday, but we would never have known that because CNMG was showing pan and we can't remember what TV6 was showing.
Then around 4:35 TV6 began with the parade of the Kings and Queens of J'Ouvert in progress, with Charlene Stuart hosting and Deborah John of the Express as her co-host/guest.
Miss Stuart seemed a bit nervous and confused in the beginning, but she soon settled down (where was Andy Johnson?).

Well Dr Morgan Job was in studio with someone he described as "some cultural activist" sitting next to him. The gentleman looked taken aback and proceeded to introduce himself and say what organization he was from. Then Dr Job asked him "So what are you here to tell the people?". Well the man literally jumped back in his seat with an expression on his face that said "I did not invite myself here!".
Poor, poor, poor. TV6 please give that man some training.

Miss John was very knowledgeable about J'Ouvert, but what was she staring at? Miss Stuart tried to interact with her, but Miss John probably made eye contact with her once during the four-hour broadcast.

And TV6, when you want to introduce us to a new reporter, it's best not to do so during a live show. The young lady Achsah Gulston who was interviewing the King and Queen contestants. At one point she said to one of the male contestants "Thank you very much and I hope you win." Oh gosh man! So no one told her what to ask and what to say when she was finished? And she had this weird habit of holding on to whichever hand was holding the microphone as if the mic was too heavy and she needed to prop it up.

Then at another point we heard Miss Stuart saying very clearly while she was not on camera, "I am not hearing Deborah." So no one thought it fit to tell Miss Stuart that her mic was live?

At some points it seemed that TV6 was going through a dry run for the real thing, but alas the show was live on the air.