Chapter 24
“We’ll cut to a commercial here.” Joanna Downs froze the frame on a woman’s face. The woman had olive skin and black hair that indicated a Mediterranean heritage. Her large green eyes glistened with tears.
“It’s a good shot. A lot of emotion there.” Yoshi Blake sat back in her chair, biting on a pencil and waiting for her boss to make the next move.
The Joanna Downs Show was Channel 8’s offering in the nine A.M. time slot. Joanna Downs, former anchor of the Ten O’Clock News, had created the show two years ago, starting out with a half-hour, then progressing to an hour as the ratings took off. Joanna was disarmingly simple in her looks: wheat-colored hair, blunt cut at her shoulders, an upturned nose, and a slightly pudgy frame that made people trust her…and lower their guard.
