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Local 4 reporter to hit the waves with the boats
July 10, 2006
| Paula Tutman of WDIV-TV, Local 4, trained on a sailboat to cover the annual Port Huron to Mackinac race. (WDIV-TV, Local 4) |
Starting today on WDIV-TV, Local 4, reporter Paula Tutman takes to Lake Huron for a series of reports that chronicle the history, preparation and lore surrounding the annual Port Huron to Mackinac sailboat race.
When the event starts Saturday, Tutman will be sending live reports from Lake Huron aboard the Highlander Sea, a 154-foot schooner.
"We think this is perhaps the most ambitious live coverage ever attempted by a local television station," said WDIV Operations Director Jeff Liebman.
Liebman put together a high-tech collection of satellite gear, specialized cameras and gyroscopic controls to coordinate the series of reports.
Tutman even spent the past month taking sailing lessons on the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair from the race sponsor, Detroit's Bayview Yacht Club
By Mike Wendland, Free Press convergence editor
Copyright © 2006 Detroit Free Press Inc.
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John Iras came up with W.D.I.V.Education 7-13-2006. Gotta LOVE the PURE CREATIVE moment!
Keep it flowing!
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