Monday Memo – August 17, 2015

MONDAY MEMO
TO:   ALL STAFF
FROM:   KATHLEEN
DATE:  17 AUGUST 2015

ALL GONE!

The old edit bays in the news room have gone the way of……well…..old edit bays.   Work is progressing quickly and we look forward to getting our new folks in the newsroom into their own desks and work areas.  Brent has done an excellent job of keeping the chaos to a minimum and I thank all of the news people who have done a good job of being patient as we experience this temporary inconvenience for a more spacious working area in the very near future.  In other updates, we have received all of the flooring quotes for the downstairs and they have been forwarded to the Lanes for a decision.  I hope to have a timeline for you for the installation of the new telephone system yet this week.  

MEET OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEE

Shawn Tedder joined our Engineering Team in Master Control last week as a full time Operator.  Having nearly ten years’ experience as a Master Control Operator, he is ready to step into the full time position.  He comes to us by way of Missoula, MT, and his family will soon be joining him here on the beautiful Eastern Shore.  He has experience as a webmaster/ production assistant, producer/director and promotions producer.  He is proficient with Adobe Premier, Harris NXOS commercial server system, EAS encoder, satellite IRD controls, Scopus Satellite receiver and FCC transmitter Regulations.  He also has a solid working knowledge of Audio Arts Digital Audio Console, Pinnacle DEKO 3000, non-linear computer editing systems, camera operations, running audio and graphics and directing.  He attended the University of Montana, Radio-TV Broadcast Journalism.  Please join me in welcoming him to our Team.

IF YOU GET ASKED…

what that vertical green line on the left side of Me-TV video was this past weekend, the answer is that we had a keyer that required re-setting.  Special thanks to the viewers who wrote in and asked about it, Will who started researching it and Drew who came in to fix it.  Nice Team work, guys!

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

• This Friday is Third Friday in Downtown Salisbury.  The theme is “Dog Days”, so bring your pooches and come on down!  There will be the annual Blessing of the Animals in St. Peter’s Courtyard at 5:30 and again at 6:15 that night.  Although the primary animals are dogs and cats, over the years I have seen everything from horses to hamsters being blessed!  In addition to the Blessings, there are all the fun features you normally associate with Third Friday.
• Lenita Wesson is participating in the annual Chefs for Habitat fundraiser.  We all know the good work that Habitat for Humanity does to increase affordable housing in our community.  If you are able to support Lenita’s efforts, here is the link:   https://fundly.com/chefs-for-habitat-lanita-wesson#comments.  Thank you for considering.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ABC THIS WEEK INCLUDES

• Thursday at 8 is the finale of “The Astronaut Wives Club”
• Friday at 8 is “We-Day”
• Saturday at 3PM is Little League World Series
• Saturday at 7 is a one-hour First Anniversary DSI special
• Sunday at 2:30 is an ABC half hour program featuring the Fall Line Up
• Sunday at 3 is the Little League World Series
• Sunday at 10 is the Robin Roberts special on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina

CONTINUING EDUCATON: 

Catalogs for Continuing Education and Workforce Development for Fall 2015 are available and on the receptionist’s desk in the Lobby.  Please help yourself if you would like one.

BIG DEALS:

• Today = Horse Bridge Golf in Salisbury ($20 voucher for $10)
• Tomorrow = Chesapeake Crabhouse in Crisfield ($30 voucher for $15)
• Wednesday = Serendipity in Long Neck ($20 voucher for $10)
• Thursday = Party Pack from Rommels Ace Hardware in Salisbury ($193 value for $80)
• Friday = OC Steamers in OC ($20 voucher for $10)

DESIGNATED DAYS FOR THIS WEEK INCLUDE

• Wednesday is National Aviation Day
• Friday is “Poets Day”

WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

• Account Executive Trainee (full time):  see Teri Monahan
• Accounting position (full time):  see Lindsy Adkins
• Master Control Operator (part time/fill in):  see Ken Evans
• Assignment Editor/Associate Producer (Full Time):  see Sarah Truitt
• Studio Technician (part time):  see Josh Lynch
• Multi Media Journalist (full time):  See Sarah Truitt

In-house applicants should make their interests known at their earliest convenience.  47ABC, Delmarva’s CW3 and Me-TV:  An Equal Opportunity Employer.
That’s it for this Monday Memo.  Make it a great week!