Comments on: Local News 11.19.08 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ebourne http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201111 ebourne Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:48:44 +0000 #comment-201111 <p><em>"This is a young girl who was not understanding concepts in a television newsroom," said Danielle Prenevost, 33, executive producer of the station's early evening newscasts. "I said, 'I don't think your level of college experience is enough for this job.' "</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Quite the understatement, as she didn't understand the concept of, "If I act like a crazy person in the newsroom, it might be on the NEWS."</p> “This is a young girl who was not understanding concepts in a television newsroom,” said Danielle Prenevost, 33, executive producer of the station’s early evening newscasts. “I said, ‘I don’t think your level of college experience is enough for this job.’ “

 

Quite the understatement, as she didn’t understand the concept of, “If I act like a crazy person in the newsroom, it might be on the NEWS.”

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201077 justpbob Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:24:34 +0000 #comment-201077 <p>Yes, I was, Josie. Some of the media types there was the Strib's <a href="http://www.startribune.com/bios/10644716.html">HJ Cummins</a>, <a href="http://wcco.com/bios/don.shelby.anchor.9.313263.html">Dandy Don</a>, and Mark Neuzil from MinnPost.</p> Yes, I was, Josie. Some of the media types there was the Strib’s HJ Cummins, Dandy Don, and Mark Neuzil from MinnPost.

]]> By: josie http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201070 josie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:04:16 +0000 #comment-201070 I don't work in the newsroom, so alls I knows is what yous knows. I'm not sure if I'm flattered or not by Secrets of MNspeak's perception of my fuss-handling skills... :) Were you at the thing at the RiverCentre on Tuesday, Bob? I don’t work in the newsroom, so alls I knows is what yous knows.

I’m not sure if I’m flattered or not by Secrets of MNspeak’s perception of my fuss-handling skills… :)

Were you at the thing at the RiverCentre on Tuesday, Bob?

]]> By: Max Sparber http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201059 Max Sparber Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:43:32 +0000 #comment-201059 Josie don't take no fuss. Josie don’t take no fuss.

]]> By: miller http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201050 miller Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:22:21 +0000 #comment-201050 The producer was named: Danielle Prenevost. I'm assuming Josie would have calmly asked Anato-Mensah if she would like to "take it outside", then proceeded to open a large can of whup ass. The producer was named: Danielle Prenevost. I’m assuming Josie would have calmly asked Anato-Mensah if she would like to “take it outside”, then proceeded to open a large can of whup ass.

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201048 justpbob Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:14:04 +0000 #comment-201048 <p>I was wondering if the unnamed female producer <em>was</em> Josie.</p> <p>I'll drop her a private line today. I saw her dad the other day at an energy conference.</p> I was wondering if the unnamed female producer was Josie.

I’ll drop her a private line today. I saw her dad the other day at an energy conference.

]]> By: DouglasG http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201046 DouglasG Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:56:04 +0000 #comment-201046 It is too bad there isn't a regular MNSpeaker at KSTP that could give us the inside scoop. AhemJosieCoughCough. Yes, too bad... It is too bad there isn’t a regular MNSpeaker at KSTP that could give us the inside scoop. AhemJosieCoughCough. Yes, too bad…

]]> By: Jason DeRusha http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201045 Jason DeRusha Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:36 +0000 #comment-201045 <p>As always, the<a href="http://www.topix.net/forum/source/twincities-pioneer-press/TM8D48O7UUM4VAH9C"> comments at the Pi Press are priceless</a>.  <em>First off, who would be dumb enough to hire someone with a name as long as hers, that alone should have been a tip off that things aren't right upstairs in her thinking department and it's obvious all her gears aren't working.</em></p> As always, the comments at the Pi Press are priceless.  First off, who would be dumb enough to hire someone with a name as long as hers, that alone should have been a tip off that things aren’t right upstairs in her thinking department and it’s obvious all her gears aren’t working.

]]> By: aliecat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201033 aliecat Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:51:15 +0000 #comment-201033 $100 says she's from Edina or Minnetonka. LOL $100 says she’s from Edina or Minnetonka.

LOL

]]> By: g rote http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/local-news-111908#comment-201032 g rote Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:49:44 +0000 #comment-201032 The last time I said, "You don't know where I'm from. I'll mess you up, bitch.", my mom got really upset with me. The last time I said, “You don’t know where I’m from. I’ll mess you up, bitch.”, my mom got really upset with me.

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