. it's not always the easiest thing in the world to get a staright story from merideth . it certainly wasn't while we were married .
the current irony didn't escape me - revealing the chronology of a recent sequence of events should be the most natural thing in the world for a woman who makes a fine living producing stories for a national netwrk weekly newsmagazine . in her job merideth is responsible for directing a team that produces - conceptualizes , pitches , develops , researches , writes , and tapes - the long form pieces that arc between commercials during a prime time hour . her stories act as lense focusedon the issues - inane , mundane , and occasionally even profound - of our time . she's recieved enough broadcasting awards - including a couple of peabodys - to fill the insecure cavities in the souls of most people . as well as anyone in her field and bett er than ninety-plus percent of her peers , the woman can analyze news , tease out just the right narrative thread from nonlinear factual jumbles , cut through extraneous crap , cajole her recalcitrant talent to present things her way - which is usually the correct way - and end up telling her audience a hell of a story .
when i happened to watch a show that included a piece that merideth had produced , i could invariably guess which story was hers . her signature clarity , organization , and sense of drama were easy for me to spot . there was usually a price to be paid , however , in viewing merideth's work .
the current irony didn't escape me - revealing the chronology of a recent sequence of events should be the most natural thing in the world for a woman who makes a fine living producing stories for a national netwrk weekly newsmagazine . in her job merideth is responsible for directing a team that produces - conceptualizes , pitches , develops , researches , writes , and tapes - the long form pieces that arc between commercials during a prime time hour . her stories act as lense focusedon the issues - inane , mundane , and occasionally even profound - of our time . she's recieved enough broadcasting awards - including a couple of peabodys - to fill the insecure cavities in the souls of most people . as well as anyone in her field and bett er than ninety-plus percent of her peers , the woman can analyze news , tease out just the right narrative thread from nonlinear factual jumbles , cut through extraneous crap , cajole her recalcitrant talent to present things her way - which is usually the correct way - and end up telling her audience a hell of a story .
when i happened to watch a show that included a piece that merideth had produced , i could invariably guess which story was hers . her signature clarity , organization , and sense of drama were easy for me to spot . there was usually a price to be paid , however , in viewing merideth's work .
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