Behind the scenes look at Channel One News in 1995 shot by Johnny B Allen during his 2 week all expenses paid internship in Los Angeles, CA. This video was edited on a VHS tape-to-tape editing system using a simple switcher and character generator at Yellow Jacket Productions at the Greenville Senior High School in Greenville, MI.

On January 9, 1995 Johnny B Allen was 1 of 19 selected from nearly 2,000 applicants to produce the third annual Channel One News " Student Produced Week" for the National In-Classroom TV Network. All students who view Channel One News were eligible and each interested student submitted a letter, teachers' recommendations and a one-minute video presentation. Reviewing and judging was done by Channel One's editorial and production staff.

ON-CAMERA TALENT WORKING AT CHANNEL ONE IN 1995

Anderson Cooper - Lauded broadcast journalist and anchor of “CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360.”
Serena Altschul - Gained popularity with the MTV audience as an on-air personality at MTV News and later worked as a CNN correspondent. She is currently a CBS News contributing correspondent.
Tracy Smith - “CBS Early Show” national correspondent and anchor of “The Saturday Early Show.”
Lisa Ling - host of "This is Life with Lisa Ling" on CNN.

During this episode/broadcast some of Johnny B Allen's computer graphics were utilized to promote the 1995 3rd Annual "Number One News Cast Competition" for Channel One News in Los Angeles, CA. Johnny was a winner of the 1995 Student Produce Week Internship and was provided a fully all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, CA and was hotel roommates with student reporter Brandon Chavez.

Highlights From The 1995 Los Angeles, CA Trip

3D-animated work was broadcast on TV
Met other talented students from across the country.
Had a lot of fun with Behind-the-Scenes Staff.
Visited Los Angeles, California.
Visited Digital Magic, a digital visual effects house created to design VFX for episodes of Star Trek.
Spoke with upcoming news celebrities.
Saw the Hollywood Sign twice.
Visited Hollywood.
Saw Micheal Keaton (Batman, Beetlejuice, Mr. Mom, and Birdman) at the Paramount Lot Dining Services.
Visited Disneyland.
Walked by Universal Studios & CityWalk
Visited Executive Producer Home for Dinner.

Business Model of Channel One
The original model for Channel One News (https://www.channelone.com/) had it providing schools and school districts with televisions, head-end units, and satellite receivers. Schools would record the broadcast and transmit it into classrooms. Ads were displayed during the broadcast to cover the costs of the equipment.

For 28 years, Peabody-award winning Channel One News had been delivering news content created just for young people to millions of students in classrooms nationwide every day. The 2017-2018 school year marked the final season for Channel One News. Their last broadcast aired in May 2018. Channel One News reporters traveled the globe, bringing the most important stories to the classroom. Many of the foremost broadcast journalists got their starts at the Channel One newsroom.

Learn more about the history of Channel One - https://tedium.co/2019/07/25/channel-one-news-history/

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