Behind the scenes: RNN
Broadcast students work on daily broadcast to provide announcements and fun features
Senior Christina Franklin reviews the script while they prepare to film.
January 9, 2015
“Good morning Raiders. Today is January 9th, and it’s an A day.”
Every day during Advocate, students watch Raider Nation News to learn what is going on around school. RNN is the school’s newscast and for the past three years, has been keeping students updated on announcements, telling them about club meetings and upcoming events, and about sports teams and student accomplishments.
“I saw RNN and was like, ‘I’ve got to be on that,’” senior Bennett Sheppard said. “I’ve never had a problem with public speaking or being the center of attention, so RNN has been very fun for me.”
John West, Dillon Garza and Brendon Bosenbark help edit videos in the broadcast room.
Some students like to be on screen as anchor, and others prefer behind the scenes work like directing, creating JPGs to go with the announcements, and editing segments.
“I think my favorite thing to do is making credits because making credits involves a lot of creativity and imagination,” Sheppard said. “I’ve made Guardians of the Galaxy credits, I’ve made Lego Movie credits and more. It’s a fun way to express my love for TV shows, movies and music.”
Everybody on staff is assigned a role every day based on what they showed interest in at the beginning of the year. Some staffers do specific segments, like ‘Hey Watch It’ or Highlight of the Week.
“I get the video from the football game and find a good part for the highlight,” sophomore Canyon McDonald said. “It’s very fun, I enjoy it.”
Junior Zac Franklin is the senior editor and head producer. He’s responsible for big, long-term projects like Shine On, the senior slide show and the Halloween credits.
“Editing the American Horror Story credits has to be my favorite part,” Franklin said. “Even though we only run them once that’s my thing.”
Nick Hickam and John West prepare to anchor the daily broadcast. RNN films every day for the next day’s show.
One of the more iconic parts of RNN is being anchor. They write out their own scripts and record themselves at the end of class on a green screen.
“It’s fun, it’s exhilarating. I definitely enjoy the publicity,” senior Chase Massey said. “I like being on top of things and knowing what’s going on around Rouse. It’s very beneficial.”
