A Roadside Attraction ... Right On Time
John Blackstone is a CBS News correspondent.
“You should have been here yesterday.”
As a TV news reporter, I have heard that too many times.
It goes like this: We learn of something interesting happening and head off with a camera crew ready to record it all on video. But when we get to the location we hear the dreaded phrase: “You should have been here yesterday.”
So often, whatever it is that we want to take pictures of seems to take a break just as we arrive.
I was a little concerned when we headed down the California coast to do a story on elephant seals behaving badly. Elephant seals can weigh up to 5,000 pounds, so when they behave badly it can be a big story … particularly if what they’re doing is wandering onto a busy state highway.
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“You should have been here yesterday.”
As a TV news reporter, I have heard that too many times.
It goes like this: We learn of something interesting happening and head off with a camera crew ready to record it all on video. But when we get to the location we hear the dreaded phrase: “You should have been here yesterday.”
So often, whatever it is that we want to take pictures of seems to take a break just as we arrive.
I was a little concerned when we headed down the California coast to do a story on elephant seals behaving badly. Elephant seals can weigh up to 5,000 pounds, so when they behave badly it can be a big story … particularly if what they’re doing is wandering onto a busy state highway.
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