Alyssa D’Orazio W/R #4 TA#2 Comm231 0101, April 13, 2015 Radio News Script

SLUG: CHURCH EMBEZZLER :19 WRITER: ALYSSA D’ORAZIO 9 LINES AIR DATE: APRIL 13, 2015 NEWSCAST: 6 PM A FORMER COLLEGE PARK CHURCH EMPLOYEE IS BEHIND BARS

TONIGHT AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO STEALING AROUND 70-THOUSAND

DOLLARS FROM HIS CHURCH’S COLLECTION PLATE.

26-YEAR-OLD RON POTEET (POH-TEET) HAD BEEN IN CHARGE OF

COUNTING DAILY DONATIONS AT THE PRESBYTERIAN (PREZ-BI-TEER-E-

UHN) FELLOWSHIP CHURCH FOR 12 YEARS BEFORE ANYONE REALIZED

MONEY HAD BEEN MISSING.

POTEET (POH-TEET) WAS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN JAIL AND

WILL PAY A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.

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COPY/CUES LOCAL LAW ENFOREMENT AGENCIES IN

CENTRAL MARYLAND HAVE REPORTED A

SIGNIFICANT HIKE IN ARRESTS FOR THE

SALE AND USE OF METHAMPHETAMINES

(METH-AM-FETT-A-MEENS). THE DRUG,

STREET-NAMED “CRANK,” HAS POLICE IN

THE REGION ON THE LOOKOUT TO

ARREST MANUFACTURERS, SELLERS, AND

USERS OF THE DRUG.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DRUG

ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, OTTO

PRIVETTE (PRE-VET-TE) GIVES HIS

INSIGHT ON THE CRANK PROBLEM:

______________________________ SOT/BITE (:12) IN: “IT’S A GOOD BET WE’LL …” OUT: “HEADWAY ON THE PROBLEM.” PRIVETTE (PRE-VET-TE) HAS PREDICTED

10 MORE CRANK RELATED ARRESTS FOR

THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, AND

HOPES TO IDENTIFY A LOCAL

MANUFACTURER OF THE DRUG.

A/V DIRECTIONS/ TALENT ON-CAM STUDIO: ANCHOR, ALYSSA D’ORAZIO B-ROLL: VIDEO OF PRIVETTE SHOWING EVIDENCE BAGS CONTAINING METHAMPHETAMINE, SHOT AT DEA HEADQUARTERS. ROLL INTERVIEW SOT FULL: INTEVIEW WITH OTTO PRIVETTE INTERVIEW SUPER: REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, OTTO PRIVETTE FADE-OUT/ STUDIO ON CAMERA: STUDIO, ANCHOR AD

                    Alyssa D’Orazio W/R #4 TA#2

Comm231 0101, April 13, 2015 TV News Script

SLUG: METH ARRESTS WRITER: ALYSSA D’ORAZIO CAST: 6 PM RUN TIME (inc. SOT): 1:30

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A/V DIRECTIONS/ TALENT B-ROLL: VIDEO OF HARRIS’ GROUP COUNSELING SESSION. ZOOM ONLY ON HARRIS, DO NOT SHOW FACES OF THE CHILDREN. STUDIO ON-CAMERA ANCHOR AD ROLL INTERVIEW SOT FULL: INTERVIEW WITH LYNNE HARRIS SUPER: YOUTH DRUG COUNSELOR LYNNE HARRIS FADE-OUT/STUDIO ON CAMERA: STUDIO, ANCHOR AD

COPY/CUES LYNNE HARRIS, WHO WORKS FOR THE

STATE OF MARYLAND AS A YOUTH DRUG

COUNSELOR, RUNS A GROUP COUNSELING

SESSION FOR RECOVERING TEEN DRUG

USERS.

HARRIS SAYS THAT CRANK IS SO

POPULAR WITH TEENS BECAUSE IT IS

INEXPENSIVE, AND PROVIDES A LONG

LASTING, EURPHORIC (YOU-FOR-IC) HIGH.

HARRIS EXPLAINED THE DANGERS OF THE

MAKE-UP OF METHAMPHETAMINES

(METH-AM-FETT-A-MEENS):

____________________________ SOT/BITE (:15): IN: “A LOT OF THE…” OUT: “…IT’S DOUBLY DANGEROUS.” ____________________________

WHILE HARRIS DEALS WITH MANY DRUG

RELATED ISSUES, SHE HAS INFORMED US

THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF

METHAMPHETAMINES (METH-AM-FETT-A-

MEENS) FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF

GRADE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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