Thursday
Finished dubbing videotapes and begin dubbing audio tapes for transcription. Went to the AIVF for a meet and greet of PBS. It proves to be insightful. A good representation of the full spectrum of PBS. Jody Sheff, Exec. Producer, Thirteen/WNET, Gustavo Sagastume, VP, Programming, PBS and Cara Mertes, Exec. Director, POV. My second time seeing Cara on a panel. She seems to be a great person. Super smart and unpretentious. Can’t wait to get something together and attempt to approach POV with our project. After the panel, Luci and I book the Seattle trip to interview Marilyn Shellrude and Ralph Shellrude, the father of Bev and Marilyn. After our time with Bev, Luci and I know how important hotel amenities are. We decide to splurge a little and get a hotel just above economy. This trip will probably be the most expensive. We’ll be there for a week and hope to see a little of that part of the country while we’re there. Neither of us have been to Seattle before, so we’re excited on many different levels.