Bencredible

KSTP is starting a new show at 3:00pm CDT called ‘Twin Cities Live‘. They have a nifty splash page for the site up at http://www.twincitieslive.tv that tells you the show will be starting April 21st. Here, I’ll save you a click:

I have been contacted by KSTP to appear once in a while (or once if I suck, maybe more than once if I’m actually good) as a technology guru type person.

So who are those two people in the picture? According to their press release, “The show is hosted by Minnesota natives John Hanson and Rebekah Wood. John was discovered during an open casting call at Mall of America and Rebekah went through a series of auditions before joining the show. Both grew up in Minnesota and were eager to return to the area.”

Wow, that sounds a lot like Good Company, doesn’t it? Returning to my trusty press release, “TWIN CITIES LIVE will offer the same “spirit” of local programming as Good Company did but with an updated format and content. John and Rebekah bring a unique perspective, and the production staff is dedicated to providing engaging and timely content on a daily basis.”

So all in all it sounds like it will be a lot of fun. A live studio audience on Fridays (although I think it would be cooler if they had one every day of the week) and possibly yours truly showing you what cool technology will help you in your life. For those who know me I’m really big on the ‘why’ not just the ‘how’. No one cares about CPU speed, amount of RAM, etc., etc. Technology is used to solve a problem or streamline a workflow. What most forget is that the specs don’t actually matter that much, it is the function and design of the product that will make all the difference. How you use the technology is what really matters, not how it was made or who made it. Unless Apple made it, then it is required to be cool and you have to buy it, no questions asked. Now everyone go out and buy an iPhone!

I was supposed to go in for a screen test this last week, but one of the producers called me, told me that they were super busy starting the show up (as I can imagine having gone through that same process more than once in my life) and I would be taken just straight to air. Here’s hoping that I do my former employer Hubbard Broadcasting proud. I’m going to see if they will let Cariann join me on the set and stream a little behind-the-scenes stuff live on Qik.

WCCO are you listening? KSTP knows how cool I am, why aren’t you bringing me on board? KMSP, you’re about 2 miles away from me and I never get a phone call. Geesh, where’s the love? KARE? Well, they are HD and that just scares me. Would I look fatter in widescreen?

Tags: Bencredible, Hubbard Broadcasting, KARE, KMSP, KSTP, Qik, Twin Cities Live, WCCO

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