This is the team who were with us this past Thursday night for the last day of shooting on 'THE DAILY: with mark & laura-lynn' the main talk-show I've been producing since January 2008.
At times our crew has been much bigger, but as we wound things down we kept compressing and simplifying things (for financial reasons) to the point that our last night was quite a simple and intimate affair.
We got through it, shot our last show (#325) and let the cameras roll as we uncorked a bottle of bubbly and shared some laughs, some hugs and some words of kindness.
It's been quite the journey producing this show. I've been stretched as a producer/writer by the sheer volume of it and gratified, as a director, by the end-result.
My editor, Russell-Izzo-Greene (and his team including L-Stat, Holly and Mark L.) has been a soldier. Without him and his team we wouldn't have been able to do what we did at the level we did it.
Also, Ms. Candace Newton our guesting coordinator and associate producer was invaluable. Without her contacts and tenacity--and that of her assistant Ms. Lynn Preston-- we'd have ended up with a talk show with no-one to talk to.
Greg Meeres, associate producer, was a real mensch, getting things done at all hours and going beyond the extra mile.
Our DP Lindsay George--and our regular crew of Andre, Lindsay, Greg, Devon, Aleesha, Romeo, Hameeda, Samir, and sundry others--were always very professional and 'on it' and painted some lovely light.
Naturally co-hosts Mark Washington and Laura-lynn Tyler-Thompson get the props here they deserve. They both came to play, every time we shot and poured themselves out in a worthy manner.
Tore Stautland, our Executive Producer, put the deal together and, together with Tamara Preston our office manager, stewarded the financial side of things which was a real tough prospect.
And so, a season of my life as a producer comes to an end.
"and whither then, I cannot say..."
Peace.
T
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