In Focus: Siskiyou Magazine Show #4

First aired on November 10, 1995: Host John Googins and cameraman Ray Berry trekked down to Redding, California, to take a behind-the-scenes look at KRCR-TV Channel 7, the Northstate's ABC affiliate, as well as visit colleague and segment producer Mike Summers while he was interning there. Mike gave the two a tour of the studios and newsroom of the station and gave explanations on how things operate. John would then interview the key players in the success of News Channel 7 at the time including then-sports director and Redding legend Mike Mangas (now lead male news anchor), then-news director Gary Gunter (who replaced Cal Hunter and was later replaced by female anchor Jennifer Scarborough, appearing briefly in the first video), anchors Sandra Geist and Warren Wright, weather anchor Katy Brown (now sports director at KATU Channel 2 in Portland, Oregon) and finally (in much of the program) the hilarious Rich Eisen, who went on to ESPN and later NFL Network. Summers credits Eisen for getting him his first big break!

In Focus: SM Show #4: "What Makes News Channel 7?" Pt. 1

In Focus: SM Show #4: "What Makes News Channel 7?" Part 2

In Focus: SM Show #4: "What Makes News Channel 7?" Part 3

Mike Summers has since acquired Action Video Entertainment from John Googins in the spring of 2005 and, upon graduating from College of the Siskiyous in May 2005, was hired as master control operator at Sainte Television Group in Chico, which owns KCVU-DT FOX 20 (formerly FOX 30), MyTV NorCal (KRVU My 21 of Chico, formerly UPN 21, and KEMY My 33 of Eureka) and three Spanish stations. He was named Employee of the Year by Sainte in December 2009. Plans are in the works for an In Focus revival as well as a special similar to this one, but looking at FOX 20.

Special thanks to KRCR-TV in Redding for allowing this special to be filmed at the facilities. Original News Channel 7 logo is courtesy of KRCR-TV.

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