Broadcast Assignment #1 (comms211) 10-22-10

We were told to write an anchor lead, and a reader based off of a hard copy story we had on the discovery of Japanese beetles in Orem. An anchor lead is only supposed to be a bout 5 seconds long, or 20 words, and a reader 20 seconds long, or 70 words. Here is my attempt at Broadcast...

((LEAD))

Highly destructive Japanese beetles invade a neighborhood in Orem.

We now go to Nicole live in Orem for more information on these bugs.

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((READER))

                       

The Utah Department of Agriculture caught four hundred of these metallic green bugs…saving the city from possible disaster.

these beetles look beautiful and harmless on the outside…BUT their demeanor is just the opposite.

They feed on the roots of lawns…fruit trees…plants and crops causing all vegetation to turn a solemn brown and die.

Luckily THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE set traps for these beetles hoping to catch them before the infestation grows too large.

                                   

(78 WORDS)