Election Night in a Newsroom

Several new faces will be joining the Greeley City Council after the Nov. 3 elections.

Election night in a newsroom is a buzz worthy venue. The Tribune in Greeley, Colo., is an interesting place to witness the results come in from the county clerk and recorder's office. Some of the electoral races had clear victors, while the other races were too close to call. The night started off with a staff meeting in which Tribune Editor Randy Bangert, and Managing Editor, Kelly Tracer assigned stories and deadlines to the reporters and editors.

Between having to constantly update the public on the results of the races, and coming up with different headlines and leads for candidates who may or may win, this makes people working there have to operate on a different level.

In Ward II, Donna Sapienza has the edge of Randy Sleight with 57.95% of the vote. Ward III has been captured by John Gates with 77.21% of the vote. Mike Finn and Bill Sterling are battling it out in Ward IV and Sandi Elder has the lead in the at-large election with 48.32%.

Spending election night in a newsroom is a highly educational experience. Watching people layout pages, and turn in and edit ever changing results. After witnessing this, I now realize the importance of having faith in your co-workers to know that they will get their stories turned in on time, which in turn results in a well oiled machine.