Quick tip for all those leaders and PIOs out in the field.

Since we’re all doing more Zoom/Teams/Adobe type interviews, the same principles of framing the shot still apply. News stations still have to apply lettering and appropriate spelling of your name, title, and agency your are representing when you talk which means YOU have to plan and frame your own self in the shot.

If not, things could go askew and your name and title could be covering up your face.

So try your best and pull away from the camera a bit. Get a wider shot which might give your webcam a better focus length and maybe even take some of the glare off of your face.

Not only plan, but practice this technique with your leadership staff as they are gearing up for more virtual interviews as the weather gets worse.

Reporting live from virtual interview land…

@rusnivek

Good to see the COVID Coronavirus vaccine arrive in DuPage County Illinois.

Lots of moving parts in the logistics but glad to see the coordination for our Tier-1a peeps like frontline healthcare workers.

For those wondering, accountability is huge so double watchful eyes check and recheck all those vaccines!

Just a little snippet from DuPage County, Illinois

From your (still deployed) PIO…

@rusnivek

Look – it’s a COVID Coronavirus vaccine to go box!

Feeds 3!

Kidding. KIDDING!

But the pic is real. Just in case you were curious to see what it looks like.

*Wear your mask

*Keep 6ft apart.

*Get a flu shot.

*When available, get vaccinated.

#SleeveUp

Reporting live with your favorite PIO…

@rusnivek

Here we goooooooooooooo!

Well done to our partners in Connecticut on their vaccine rollout program.

Right behind NY’s administration, first set of front line medical workers (1a) will get their first Pfizer vaccines today.

Legit proud of their work!

@rusnivek

Santa Paws I presume?

Pfizer got the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to move ahead with their COVID vaccine distro. Now I got the Sunday jitters as we are rolling out the vaccine tomorrow AM.

Definitely too excited to sleep…so Santa Paws is here to help!

@rusnivek

C’mon now!!!!

Roses are red…

Violets are blue…

You kinda suck at parallel parking.

I know you can park while wearing a mask.

@rusnivek

Where do I request for this Flame thrower drone?

I have so many questions.

Does it come with it’s own T-card?

Is this a clandestine resource?

Hello? Hello?

Dear Santa…

@rusnivek

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Bonus commentary from my buddies at work

“Looks great, little full, lotta sap.”

“So extra.”

“Couldn’t you find any bigger ornaments?”

My colleagues are hilarious.

@rusnivek

<insert cool sunset quote here>

Despite not getting much time off, we still have to work on our photography skillz right?

#NoFilter

@rusnivek

Today a reporter asked me for one tip that I have been personally doing for COVID. Something that I haven’t told anyone or shared with another news outlet.

“Since the start, I have been dousing almost everything I eat with lots of Sriracha because one of the signs and symptoms of the Coronavirus is loss of smell or taste.” – PIO Kevin Sur

Perhaps this uniform will make it into my deployable bag (aka I am destined to become famous…or infamous).

Hahahhahahaha

@rusnivek