Behind the Scenes at CBN

My friend Ryan, who is in my cinematography class, runs the audio over at CBN. For those of you who don't know, CBN (Christian Broadcast Network) is on Regent's campus. So he invited Rachel and I to come and show us around and watch the 700 Club from the control room! I really enjoyed seeing the other side of television. Live TV is a stressful world! If you watch the 700 Club, they will have short shots of the control room and that's where we were. Ryan taught us a lot about audio stuff as he controlled everything from the board and mixed the mics and music.

There was even an interview with a guy who was on Survivor Samoa today. After the show, Ryan took us around and introduced us to tons of people. The director, the producer, the editors, the co-anchor of 700 Club, and even Pat Robertson! He's such a nice man and he asked us about our majors. When Ryan took us to the audio and editing suites, one of the editors even invited me back to watch him edit! Ahhh! And we also got to go where few people are invited...Pat's office! A lady asked if we wanted to see it and it was so fancy! Even Ryan, who has been working there for 7 years, had never been inside. I felt like VIP. Everyone was so great and welcoming. I think I'll see if I can do my internship over there in the fall. God is so good to give me connections in the industry already.

Me, Rachel, and Pat Robertson himself!