Sky interned for the summer at WCVB NewsCenter 5 Boston. She worked on the EyeOpener morning show and helps write for the newscast, alongside the producers. Here are a few VOs, readers and VOSOTs she wrote that appeared in the newscast. She also helped choose and write stories for the "What's Trending" segment.
"What's Trending" Segment
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Now an Eyeopener look at the stories TRENDING online today.
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"The Sarah Palin Channel" is now LIVE.
The online T-V network launched yesterday billing itself as a "direct connection" between Palin and her supporters.
The former Alaska governor says the subscription network will address the issues of mainstream media and that she will oversee all of the content herself.
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Vincenzo Nibali takes the Tour de France title as the first Italian winner in 16 years.
Tejay {TEH-JAY} van Garderen {GARD-A-REN} was the top American rider, finishing fifth overall.
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Next to Ted Williams...David Ortiz is the "best hitter in Boston Red Sox history"... according to Carl Yastrzemski.
The Hall of Famer recently told the Boston Globe he thought Big Papi was a better hitter than he was.
Ortiz passed Yastrzemski on the MLB's all-time home run list this past week.
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Now, an EyeOpener look at the stories TRENDING ONLINE.
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The trendy cupcake shop CRUMBS has suddenly shut its doors.
The New York-based bakery chain broke the news yesterday with a phone call to its employees.
All of its 48 stores were closed by the end of the day.
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A New York man is filing a 10-million dollar lawsuit against E-S-P-N for falling asleep at a baseball game!
Andrew Rector says he was "mocked" by two sports announcers when he took a nap at Yankee stadium during a game against the Red Sox in April.
Rector is also suing the team AND the two sports announcers, along with the network.
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The Queen of Pop serves jury duty!
Madonna showed up at a Manhattan courthouse yesterday to serve her time as a juror.
Officials say she was dismissed after two hours because they didn't want her to create a distraction.
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The online dating website "OkCupid" is admitting to using human experimentation on its users and LYING to them.
Founder Christian Rudder posted to the site's blog , detailing recent experiments in which OkCupid told users they were highly compatible... when they actually were NOT.
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"Once Upon a Time" has cast its latest FROZEN character.
"Shameless" star Tyler Jacob Moore is set to play Prince Hans in A-B-C's fantasy hit series.
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An unlucky night for one Red Sox fan.
Toronto Blue Jays player Melky Cabrera destroyed the windshield of a white SUV when he hit a homerun over the Green Monster last night.
The car was parked across the street from Fenway.
Giant Tortoise Kicker
A RUNAWAY TORTOISE is reunited with his owners.
The giant tortoise was found wandering the streets of Alhambra, California before it was caught by the town police.
It took two officers to transport the 150-pound reptile into a patrol car to turn over to animal control authorities.
He is back with his owners this morning but they still don't know how he escaped the house!
Skateboard Cop Kicker
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A Wisconsin police officer is choosing a new way to patrol.
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It doesn't involve a cruiser, but Officer Joel Zwicky can still be seen "cruising" around the Green Bay community... on his skateboard!
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Known as "Skateboard Cop," Zwicky says he wants to break down the "punk-like" stereotype of skateboarders and earn respect from the teen crowd.
He even uses the skateboard to make a traffic stops.
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"Skateboard Cop" has lights on his board but says he has to make the siren noise himself!
MySpace RDR
If you've ever used MySpace... you may be in for a trip down memory lane.
The social network is emailing users old pictures of themselves to try and get them to return to MySpace.
The email also has a link that takes users to their old profiles.
It's unclear whether the strategy is working for MySpace... but it could remind you to clean out your digital world.
Tattoo Artist RDR
40 years later - a Swedish tattoo artist finds a long lost needle... in his BODY.
He was giving himself a tattoo when the needle entered his arm.
Now 63... He recently had severe pains in his foot and found the nearly one-inch needle in his big toe.
The artist says he "completely forgot about it."
SkyDiving Pilot VOSOT
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A pilot saves his own life by jumping out of his plane.
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Skydiving pilot Shawn Kinmartin was 11-thousand feet in the air when he lost control of his plane over Illinois.
Two skydivers had already jumped out, when one of them accidentally struck a part of the plane that controls its climb and descent.
Kinmartin realized he wouldn't be able to land the plane so he jumped out with his parachute on.
The plane crashed, but Kinmartin landed safely in a field.
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{***SOT FULL***}"Plane is completely destroyed and thinking if I was inside that plane and it crashed the way it did, I wouldn't be standing here."
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This was the 21-year-old pilot's first day on the job at the skydiving company.
"Thomas Land" RDR
Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to Edaville USA!
"Thomas Land" is expected to open for business by next summer at the amusement park in Carver.
The Thomas-themed park will be the third in the world... along with "Thomas Lands" in the U-K and Japan.
Backers hope the new park will quadruple Edaville's attendance ...Making it a NATIONAL attraction.
Groundbreaking for Thomas Land is scheduled for next month.