Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping (original) paper copy retained - Article on the Eagan Report - 12/9/1985
MIS xina of gtscusston," regional ana local collective for dropping items it the meeting shorter meetings, and well be
Coskran said. "I'ni going to bargaining. And Coskran said to runs late. doing that in the very near
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Eagan's `talent' get used to cable TV
by Bob Paulson
I'm considered 'talent,' but I
r u
think that's overstating it a
little," said Tom Hedges, city
administrator and host of the
cable TV show, "The Eagan
po „ u I
Hedges and Eagan resident
Pam Wold appear on the Group
W cable TV program, which is
designed "to provide the viewer
or resident an inside look at city
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government," Hedges said.
Hedges, Wold and everyone else',
working on the program are w z .
volunteers.
"We were a little nervous,"
Hedges said. "But I just try to be
r
myself." [AGAM
"I was very nervousWold EPORT
said. "It's very difficult to act t
yourself when you're so
nervous."
Ralph Campbell, ad- t
ministrator for the Burnsville- l
Eagan cable commission, said
he is impressed with the pro-
gram's quality. "The crew is
really doing a great job," Camp-
bell said. "The teamwork is very Submitted photo
high, even though they have only
been together three times." production)," Jensen said. hope to have a crack crew," he shown on channels 3, 10 and 12,
Associate producer Ron This month's "Eagan Report" said. but Campbell said the show will
Jensen said crew members took was the second produced. "Even Hedges said he and Cooper are eventually be seen only on chan-
classes through Group W to in the second show," Campbell trying to make the show in- nel 10, the municipal access
learn how to use the equipment. said, "we're starting to see Tom teresting by sending cameras to channel.
Jensen said he and producer Bob and Pam get a little friendly tape community events in- Campbell and Cooper said
Cooper write the introductions with the camera. One of the big- eluding the opening of Interstate they are looking for more
:and questions for Hedges and gest problems people have with 35E. "I don't want to pretend to volunteers to work on local cable
7vold, but that Hedges and Wold TV is that the cameras are just become a professional," Hedges programs. Interested persons
can change the script a tney black dots with rea ugms on wp. saia. tsut we piau tU 111ane i11i1c t-a11 % ail i-n111Nuc;; u1 u1vup VY,
wish. You have to convince yourself best show we can." Future pro- Campbell said.
"Each time, these so-called that (they) represent people." grams will include police and
scripts get shorter," Wold said. "It is pretty much an ad lib fire chiefs as guests as well as Editor's note: Bob Paulson is an
"We're more apt to wing it type of show," added producer other city officials. intern from the University of
man we would in a professional Cooper, `in four to six months I -the Eagan Report" has 1 ~x 1i Minnesota.