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I know some of you are wondering what the heck was up @NPRWeekend today. It was a day unlike any I've experienced. Simple answer: multiple system failures, including audio routing and playback, scripts, email. Things started melting down in the 30 minutes leading up to the show.
Slowly, we lost our computer capabilities. We had no ability to access the stories the show had been working on all week. Five minutes before the show, our producer said, "What do we do?" I said, "Start calling our reporters and get them to talk about what they're covering."
I applaud Lulu for picking the perfect Sunday to be off. I almost didn't work today- it was my son's high school graduation day. NPR had offered me the day off, but I decided I'd go in and do the show, then head off to graduation. Little did I know what was to come...
