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New WPTV Newsroom exhibit designer with The
Exhibit: Children Children’s Museum of the
Treasure Coast said, “It’s
Bringing You Breaking News been wonderful working
on this partnership with
And Weather WPTV, including News
Anchor Ashleigh Walters.
On Sunday, Sept. 4, The Children’s Museum of the After taking a tour of the
Treasure Coast opened its newest exhibit; the WPTV real WPTV station, I saw
Newsroom. News anchors, reporters, WPTV production the importance of teaching
staff and museum staff all joined together with their all the behind-the-scenes
families for a delicious breakfast and ribbon cutting action along with the stars
ceremony. The lights were on, the camera was ready, on screen. My hopes are that
and the children were excited to be the first to report the one day in the future we see
breaking news. one of our visitors at the
The new News Room exhibit is proudly sponsored WPTV anchor desk.”
by WPTV News Station. With their support, The Tammy Calabria, James Griffel, Ashleigh Walters, Bill Siegel, Katie Makemson, Timothy
Children’s Museum was able to build a new creative Kids Corner on page 7 Walker, Chris “Washer” Kearns
space for children to learn about reporting breaking news
and weather. The new exhibit features a green screen,
production area, and headline wall. Visitors are able to
select different backgrounds in the production area and
learn how producers are able to cut in with breaking news.
Then those who are not camera shy can report on stories
or give the weather report in front of the green screen.
Finally, the news continues as visitors write today’s
headlines in a “Mad Libs” style magnet wall.
The purpose of this exhibit is to teach all the roles of
producing the local news; on and off camera, and hopefully
spark an interest in a future career. Katie Makemson,
Michelle and Mike Quesada with Mickey on TV with Tanner
and Piper Amerson on controls
Tanner, Slade and Piper Anerson with Katie Makemson in red
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