When there are no reporters to go out with at a news station, it makes things a little difficult for an intern. Last night at News 10 Now (now officially YNN - Your News Now), neither my Executive Producer or my reporter, Kat, were there. I thought I'd be stuck shadowing the producers all night, but luckily Jim, the photog, took me out on a few stories. Initially we were to go to Syracuse's Hancock International Airport, where the Syracuse Chamber of Congress set up welcome tables to greet fan flying in for the NCAA Basketball Tournament games to be held this weekend at the Carrier Dome.
We did go to the airport, but not before covering some breaking news. Jim and I headed over to a J.P. Morgan parking lot in Cicero, where a man lost control and crashed into a parked car. We spoke to Sheriff Snell, who said the man was in critical condition, and at the time they thought he might have passed out and hit the accelerator, causing him to crash. The man died later, and it was determined to be a suicide.
After leaving the scene, we headed to the airport, but there wasn't much going on. So our next stop was the Sheraton Hotel near the S.U. campus, where Cornell University's Big Red basketball team, cheerleaders, and marching band were staying. With their game at the Carrier Dome tonight, they prepared by having a huge celebratory dinner, during which the team was honored.
Finally, we had one last piece of breaking news. Our assignment editor called us after hearing that a boy shot his mother and threatened to shoot police when they came to his house. But once we arrived at the scene, we learned that it was most likely a prank call. The boy's mother wasn't even home, a third party allegedly made the call, and the son was cooperating with police.
It was a crazy day. None of our stories turned out to be anything super major but driving all over the Syracuse outskirts to cover multiple stories was eventful and exciting nonetheless.
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