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Wednesday, July 2nd 2008
Denver Public Relations
 

News from the DNC
It's amazing to see many of the 15,000 members of the news media who have descended on Denver, including some of your favorite TV news anchors schlepping their cameras, tripods and gear for blocks in the 90 degree heat only to wait in a long line with the rest of us to get through security at the Pepsi Center.

In addition to the media, Denver is packed with delegates, protesters, police and swat teams, Secret Service, and other fun seekers hoping to get a glimpse of the movie stars, political celebrities and beautiful people that we never get to see here. We are not exactly Aspen, you know. My most exciting encounters so far have been Al Franken and Biff Henderson from the Letterman Show.

Studio 08, the place where I am working, is a flurry of activity from 3am to 11pm each day. Dozens of PR volunteers are booking satellite TV and radio interviews with media around the country for Senators, Representatives, Governors, Mayors, DNC and Obama spokespeople and "real people" who are speaking at the convention. At any one time there could be three TV interviews, five radio interviews and a You Tube interview going on at the same time. It is noisy, hectic and sometimes wildly insane. But it is exciting to be on the scene at the biggest thing to hit Denver maybe ever.

I stand in awe of the the people who organized this. They have somehow managed to construct an entire city of tents and pavilions on the grounds of the Pepsi Center with an extremely high tech communications and entertainment system inside. They are coordinating thousands of volunteers and everyone is managing to communicate effectively. The security is mind boggling and the sheer scope of this event is unbelievable. Then they are moving it all to Invesco Field at Mile High tomorrow. Amazing.

Two more days and the city will start getting back to normal. Me too.


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