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by Gigi_Graciette from Los Angeles

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Behind the Scenes
Feb 5, 2008 | 10:33 PM
Category: News
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No doubt about it,  the young senator from Illinois has had quite a victorious night...just not here in LA or California.

That said, this is a victory party for Barack Obama. There is not a sad face in the crowd and their joy is genuine.

Now, let's talk behind-the scenes here...

I just went live a few minutes ago with former State Controller Steve Westly. He is the Co-Chair of Obama's California campaign.

The problem is he was still on stage addressing the crowd and the countdown to my live-shot was on.

So Meera Cheriyan, my producer here at Avalon, wasted no time and flew (literally) into action. 

She ran downstairs and grabbed (literally) the man off the stage and delivered him in front of the camera as I was ready to introduce him.

It was one of those adrenalin filled TV moments that you see in movies -- like the scene where the producer runs down the hall, tape in hand, and manages to pop into a machine seconds before it airs...only this time it was Meera running with the former Controller in hand.

Priceless...just priceless.

And Steve was a great sport about it all so a big thank you to him also for making live TV happen.

PS: In a few minutes, we are going to do it live all over again for MY 13 News...this time though, Meera is making sure Mr. Westly stays right here.
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michele_h
Feb 6, 2008 | 2:16 PM

Saw the interview last night. Good work!
Gigi_Graciette read my blog view my photos
Feb 6, 2008 | 8:24 PM

Hi Dasvics...here's the link to the interview with Steve Westly:

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.
jsp?contentId=5692535&version=1&locale=EN-US

Thanks for asking and for your interest!

Almost all of our stories are posted on myfoxla website moments after they air.
Gigi_Graciette read my blog view my photos
Feb 8, 2008 | 12:36 PM

Thanks Dasvics -- I appreciate your kind words and your mentioning of my co-workers. They are all a great and talented bunch of people.

But please, let's not allow every blog entry to be turned into a barrage of personal insults.

Like you said Dasvics, ignore the haters. I have noticed that there are certain posters who never have anything constructive, much less nice or positive to say.

And it isn't a matter of people being in agreement with a post -- some posts aren't meant to be a debate, like this one for example, where I just wanted to share a behind-the-scenes moment with viewers.

So why don't we simply ignore those comments? Off topic and/or out of line: ignore it. A personal and/or political insult: ignore it.

Let's stay positive!
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Gigi_Graciette

Gigi Graciette can be seen nightly on the Channel 13 and FOX 11 Newscasts. She is also the host of "Ella Es…Gigi Graciette", a nationally syndicated radio show – a three-hour program heard daily. Raised by her Portuguese mother and grandmother, Gigi loves to travel – she’s already visited 23 countries – and in addition to having lived in Mexico City, has spent a lot of time in Portugal, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti and England. Gigi Graciette is fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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