Misty Montano

I have too much to say to cram it all into one blog. 

Here I collide into all that is me.

The latest from: On the News Desk

Anyone know how to de-program a producer? 

I was quite surprised yesterday when a producer cancelled a live shot without even talking to me about a way to make it happen. "You’ve got me so programmed, you dream killer, I didn’t even think to ask," said the producer in surprise when I told him I had already put a back-up plan to save the live shot in place.

I'm not sure I'll ever believe in UFOs now

“I’m in Longmont. Have you received any calls on lights in the sky?  My wife and I and two or three others saw this light that looked like a shooting start until it split into two and then crisscrossed each other until the lights faded out!” 

The latest from: Journalism in a Social Media World 

If you're willing collaborative journalism is easy and rewarding

Collaboration is a term being used more these days to describe a wide variety of media partnerships and ways to share information. Almost every article I’ve read regarding the future of journalism involves collaboration. I too believe collaborative efforts will shape the future of news. I believe this because I’m already collaborating with people outside of the newsroom to cover the news where the end result is truly fulfilling.

New TV faces because of unexpected bridge between viewer and news

Face it.  There are a lot of new faces on TV News in Denver.  Last week I was one of those new faces as I did a live question and answer session with the anchors during the 6pm newscast. The following day I was live in two newscasts talking social media and the station’s Emergency Toy Drive.

A Social Media Conversation for Journalists