I guess the title of today's log should be: KUJH, Improvise-Adapt-Overcome.
Day 2: January 2, 2008
6:15 a.m. Our alarm goes off to wake us for the second day and I shut it off hoping to snooze for a few more minutes before having to get to work.
6:46 a.m. After a few more minutes of rest I decide to get the day started. Kyle and Brad remain in bed as I start the shower rotation.
7:45 a.m. Everyone is awake and alert; ready for the final press conference before the Orange Bowl. The media relations folks have provided a continental breakfast that we eat while setting up for the 8:15 meeting.
8:29 a.m. Frank Beamer kicks off the press conference a whole 14 minutes later than scheduled. It's amazing that the coach can be provided a police escort and still not make it on time.
10:02 a.m. Mark Mangino's press conference ends. Brad begins working on his blog for the day, Kyle begins to edit the video, and I edit our photos from the event as wel as make the lower third graphics for today' video.
10:52 a.m. Our edit time is cut short as we find out that the luncheon is about a 45 minute drive away. We depart the hotel headed for Miami Beach.
11:20 a.m. We are stuck in traffic... Even the GPS navigator unit I brought down cant help us get through the maze of streets in Miami. Miami traffic is hands-down the worst traffic I've ever driven in. I would rather fight rush-hour in Chicago again like last year's NCAA tournament trip.
11:50 a.m. We arrive at the hotel to find that not only are we late but there's no parking in the garage available to us and the rest of the media scrambling to make it across town. Fortunately, Jim Marchiony, Kansas' Associate Athletics Director, is also late. We aren't quite sure how he fixed the situation for us but they let us turn around and park.
1:11 p.m. We finish shooting the luncheon. Media access turned out to be very limited and we could only get a little bit of b-roll for the event.
2:00 p.m. We decide to stop for lunch before heading to Fan Fest. We find a cafe and order some sandwiches. It was ran by a nice lady with an Italian accent. If you're ever in Miami you should look up the 18th Street Café, it was pretty tasty food for a decent price.
2:34 p.m. Brad, Kyle and I arrive at the WaMu Fan Fest. The attendance was pretty sparse and was primarily an older crowd with children. It had a state fair feel.
4:45 p.m. We arrive back at the hotel and notice a spot on our lens from our previous round of stand ups. So we set up on the porch of our hotel and re-shoot. Technology slide for the day begins now.
9:13 p.m. We are still working on finishing our material for the day. Our pizza arrives and we work through dinner. It's really not that bad trying to get this material for the day finished but the internet is a total joke at the hotel for some reason tonight. Video doesn't want to upload and we only have a few power outlets to work with in the room so we have to share the DV deck.
10:35 p.m. Steve and Alex from KUJH arrive at our hotel. They are in town as fans and invite everyone out to the bars for the evening. I decide to hang around and finish posting but after awhile it becomes obvious that I'm going to need some help if I'm to finish by morning.
11:20 p.m. Kyle returns to the hotel and we continue to work on the stories for the day. Still the internet is not cooperating, we have no idea how Brad was able to post his blog, must've been lucky.
1:01 a.m. (Thursday) Kyle and I give up on the hotel's internet. We're headed for Kinkos per the advise of the lady working the counter of the hotel. Hopefully we can upload there so we can get some sleep tonight.
1:58 a.m. Kyle and I have uploaded the majority of the material onto tv.ku.edu at a local Kinkos. Finally the day's work is over! Luckily, we all will have some time in the morning to sleep in.
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