If you live in Los Angeles then you must have seen Huell Howser carrying a microphone and interviewing people around California on TV and having them tell a story to us. He goes everywhere and talks to everyone. He has a simple but very effective style.
“The wonder and awe that make up Huell Howser”
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/26/entertainment/ca-huell26
Here’s a random video from YouTube: Huell Howser, Avocados and a Dog that Eats Avocados
Now that I’m doing video interviews, I want to learn from the Master !
Huell Howser is my hero !
BTW, don’t know anyone else with the name: Huell 🙂
Also, bit of a Hollywood ring to his name with double H’s.
Those of you who remember the Superman comic books can recall his girlfriends:
LL – Lois Lane, Lana Lang
Ok, I know HH is definitely “old school”.
Today, on TV guys like Anthony Bourdain ( Writer, Author, Chef ) and Andrew Zimmer travel the globe and tell a great story centered on food / cuisine for the Travel Channel.
Watching these shows, I now look at the “production aspect” of the videos.
Anthony Bourdain
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain
No Reservations Show
Andrew Zimmer
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods
Bizarre Foods – Live Soup In South Korea
Of course, these are pretty good quality productions with excellent lighting and sound !
But HH does it with a simple low tech style and we keep watching !
We all want to see and learn new things in an entertaining way.
Thanks for reading, LA Guy ( Paul )
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