She had never before realized how many other people besides actors were needed to put on a TV show. The sound man, the lighting engineer, the director and his assistants in the control room—each had his own part to play.
“You people out there are part of the show, too,” Irene continued. “When the hands of the studio clock point to seven we will go on the air. In the meantime, I’d like to present four of my best friends to the studio audience.”
“She means us. How sweet of her!” exclaimed Judy.
“Me, too?” asked Clarissa, holding back a little as the others left their seats. “She can’t mean me. I only met her today.”
Judy laughed. “It doesn’t take Irene long to decide who her friends are. Come on!”
CHAPTER VII
A Hidden Danger
The area between the first row of seats and the Golden Girl set was filled with a complicated maze of technical equipment. Judy nearly tripped over a trailing cable on the way to join Irene on the studio floor.
“Come on,” Judy urged Clarissa a second time.
Irene was waiting for them. She seemed completely at home on the studio floor, moving through and around the pieces of equipment as easily as she moved about in her kitchen at home. The girls were introduced. It was all very informal and nice. Afterwards the floor manager suggested a quick tour behind the scenes.