TV Studio: What it’s like to be interviewed on the morning news

Recently I was asked to be part of a segment on a local morning news show (WUSA9 in Washington, DC).  The segment was set up by the folks at Washington FAMILY Magazine who chose me to be one of their local featured bloggers as well.

Be prepared to be on TV….or not!

Here’s the thing…it was all arranged over email…over the weekend…so I never had a clear idea of what the topic was (blogging? MOM bloggers? social media?).

Turns out a small detail like What is going to be covered isn’t actually worked out until minutes before the segment!

Here’s is what I saw and experienced behind the scenes at WUSA9:

Part 1: the studio, that cool green screen for the weather, and me embarrassing the guy tasked with sticking the mic up my shirt.

Part 2: Some of the interview (you’ll hear it and mostly see my swollen ankles) AND the part where I take video during the segment.

Janine is a mother of twins by day and a Mamarazzi by night. She writes about raising her twins, her neuroses, and reviews on TwoferMom.com.