http://blogs.btcalgary.ca Behind the scenes of Breakfast Television: Calgary's best-loved morning show on Citytv Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A shout-out to our great Floor Director - Glenn Stevenson. Glenn is the guy who greets all of our guests on BT, makes them feel comfortable and calm before they go on TV. Glenn has also recently taken on the responsibility of taking behind the scene pictures for us to ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/say-cheez Talk about an impressive bunch of kids! The Grade 4 students from Wildwood School, represented by John, Mathew, Dumakali and teacher Karen Beck were on BT this morning. They have been making an environmental documentary called "Tiny Footprints Making a Big Difference." [caption id="attachment_3676" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="With Wildwood Elementary's Documentarians: ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/wildwood-elementary-and-peppy-kids [caption id="attachment_3663" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="With Jeremy Gutsche"][/caption] Jeremy Gutsche from trendhunter.comwas on BT this morning with some of the hottest trends of 2010 and beyond.  A graduate of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, Jeremy is being honored with the "Graduate of the Last Decade" award tonight. ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/trend-hunter-graduate-of-the-decade Pierre Lamielle (author of Kitchen Scraps) answered the BT Challenge to jazz up our french fries. No more ketchup, Pierre taught us how to make mayonaise, and then add some kick. [caption id="attachment_3646" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Making Mayo with Pierre Lamielle. (Look at how fast my whisk is moving!)"][/caption] For the dipping -- ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/bts-fry-dipping-challenge To mark World No Tobacco Day we had a stark visual reminder of why smoking kills. As part of The Body Worlds Exhibit, Kristin Wright from the Alberta Lung Association brought in 2 real sets of lungs. One, from a 30 year smoker. Have a look at the difference. http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/smokers-lungs Busy show on BT this Friday morning. As always, our studio "paparazzi" Glenn Stevenson was busy snapping photos behind the scenes: [caption id="attachment_3579" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="The Dyck Family getting ready for Sunday's Walk to Fight Arthritis at Fish Creek Park."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_3580" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Janet and Greta Podleski of Looneyspoons and Crazy ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/happy-friday The first annual Calgary Ukrainian Festival is coming up this weekend at the Triwood Community Centre. We had The Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensembleon BT this morning for a preview of the festival. These dancers are in amazing shape and their performance can't help but put a smile on your face. We ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/a-ukrainian-dance-off Mike McCourt "pinned" Hugh Hefner and his plans to take Playboy 3-D this morning. I got to experience it first hand... [caption id="attachment_3514" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Mike McCourt and I experiencing Playboy in 3-D"][/caption] http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/pinhead-goes-3-d Great stuff this morning on BT... Stylist Karen Judge brought by some beautiful spring/summer shoes from stores across Calgary - and all different price ranges. [caption id="attachment_3499" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Shoe Shopping with Karen Judge"][/caption] The boots I'm holding up in the above picture are from Check Mate Shoes. Open toed boots - great ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/shoe-shopping-garden-gurus-and-divorce-advice Ted Reader doesn't mess around when it comes to meat on the barbie. The famed BBQ Guru stopped by BT this morning to grill up some deliciousness. Have a look at this... [caption id="attachment_3443" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Ted Reader works his magic on the BBQ"][/caption] Here's a quick list of what he whipped up ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/susanne/bbq-heaven