From Laura Gregory
"It’s only Day 2 of working and I’ve already overslept. Not to worry. I made it to work with a few minutes to spare! This morning I arrived early to give myself plenty of time to type up the comp report. This report gives Bill O’Reilly a summary of show which aired the previous night. The shows include Anderson Cooper, The Late Show, The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Rachel Maddow, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. It is important that I send in the report by a specific time so that the head producers can discuss it with Mr. O’Reilly. Later is the “morning meeting,” which is when all the producers gather to discuss the segments for that night’s show. The rest of the day is spent working on the segments.
Around 2 p.m., the guests have been confirmed and I take the list with the names and arrival times down to the Green Room for the hair and makeup people. On Tuesday and Thursdays, we have pitch meetings, which is when Mr. O’Reilly comes to the pod and producers pitch ideas to him. He either rejects or approves the ideas. Since today is a Thursday, I got to attend one! The meeting seems stressful and intimidating for the producers as they face potential rejection. I was glad that all I had to do was standby and listen.
Around 4:30 each day the guests start arriving. Today’s guests were all from FOX, so I just had to meet them in the Green Room. From the Green Room, I am able to communicate with the producers upstairs about who is there and what’s going on.
At 5 p.m., they begin taping the show. During the “commercial breaks,” I am responsible for bringing the upcoming segment’s packet of notes to Mr. O’Reilly while he is on the set. It’s all very exciting, and I really enjoy what I’m doing. I was nervous at first, but I’m definitely having a great time now, and I don’t mind the long hours at all!"
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