So, i know you've all been wondering...what's Myra been up to??? :) Well, ive finally got some time here, so I'll share. Garrett and i just got back from shooting his package about the reconstruction of the Superdome. Being in the dome was UNREAL. its gigantic. did you know that the astrodome would fit INSIDE the superdome? yeah, its that big. its roof is 9.8 acres. and $185 million was put into it to make the repairs. it was pretty humbling to be standing out on the football field. But its all ready to go for the big SMU v. Tulane game saturday! Im pumped!!
Right now we're waiting to switch gear with the Ashleigh/Gabe crew. This morning Garrett and I got great stuff from the architects who took on the dome project...as well the dome spokesman. We've got some time, so we're heading out to the 9th ward to see what we can see. Its misleading to be right here in the French Quarter. It looks like everything's back to normal. Im willing to be that the 9th ward will tell us otherwise.
To back track just a bit...wednesday i interviewed 2 Tulane football players about where they've come in the past 13 months and what they're looking to forward to about being back in the Dome again. The stuff they said was unbelievable. I honestly couldnt use it all...they told amazing and heartfelt stories about what they saw when they visited the city just a few weeks after Katrina. Pretty compelling stuff. Im thinking about compiling it all into a sit down interview just so people can hear their story.
Before leaving dallas i sat down with a few smu players to talk to them about this upcoming game and what they think about being the second event to be back in the dome. Yesterday, i took all of my interviews, broll, etc, and edited it together into package form. Garrett helped me shoot a standup in front of the dome. it looks pretty cool, if i do say so myself! Then we took it to WWL here in NOLA to be fed back to WFAA in dallas via satellite. Yes, it felt like real on-location coverage. My piece was aired on the Daily Update today. (SMU TV, channel 7) I couldnt have done it without the help of Ashleigh, Nick, Gabe and Garrett!
Well, we're heading out to the 9th ward. We'll let you know what we see out there.
Until next time...
<3 Myra