Ever wonder what the day before air is like for a Dateline NBC Producer?
Follow Producer Izhar Harpaz's journey from the night before through tonight's Dateline report, 'The Unusual Suspect'.
Delish lentil soup & rice pudding getting me through the last edit night 4 THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT. @DatelineNBC Fri 10p pic.twitter.com/V2qC7kqLm3
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 2015The life of a @DatelineNBC prod. Late nights, wife long asleep, but always Lola...happy to see him no matter when. pic.twitter.com/xgktIb9Viq
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20156:00 am. That first cup of coffee better be a good one. Big, busy day ahead. pic.twitter.com/b6kDsi48gh
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20156:15 am. Should I weigh myself to see the damage of all the late-night snacks & on-the-road fast food? Naaah! pic.twitter.com/g3uMWxFOBw
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20156:45 am. Out the door. Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/jDGxLAFOt2
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20157:05 am. On the subway. Reading the script for the thousandth time. Anything else left to fact check? @DatelineNBC pic.twitter.com/WvIX4Mt16G
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20158:15 am. My editor is posting Act 5. Taking one more pass to make sure we got all the visuals right. pic.twitter.com/zc7rkhD3Lj
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20159:45 am. Talking to our awesome Social Media Editor Rachael about our tweet strategy for tonight. #Dateline pic.twitter.com/x9mArrLNdz
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 201510:15am. This is what Act 6 timeline, its DNA so-to-say, looks like. 6 levels of video. 8 levels of audio. #Dateline pic.twitter.com/kVByGCHllx
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 201511:05a. Oh, & @DatelineNBC is moving today. I seem 2 be the only prod who hasn't packed anything up. Help! #Dateline pic.twitter.com/KPdnl6MUQv
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 201511:17am. And in the middle of all this chaos u realize that you've been here for a looong time & u're OLD! #Dateline pic.twitter.com/F7QTjrNsaX
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 201512:55p. Not the best time, but have a meeting. Different story. A #Dateline prod research/prods up to 3 at a time. pic.twitter.com/briFZgSYgN
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20151:30p. Special Lunch! On day when my show airs I reward myself w/Fast Food Chinese. Holler if you love General Tso! pic.twitter.com/apePbJlegX
— Iz Just Is (@zizha13) January 23, 20153:04pm. "..the mystery only deepened when the autopsy results came back." A final check of the entire hour. #Dateline pic.twitter.com/7oZ4krecOW
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 2015Ok. They are building the show in Edit 10. We are into the final stretch here. pic.twitter.com/T5K1N6ddPX
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 20153:54pm. It's all coming together. Just watched OPEN of show. U will not want to turn the channel. Promise. #Dateline pic.twitter.com/hKbNlqdjhq
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 2015Worked w/ great editors on this hour. Don't know where I would be w/o their talent & effort. This 1 - Chad. #Dateline pic.twitter.com/dxuztJxrFm
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 2015While we're at it. Here is the rest of my team. AP Robin and Senior Prod Paul. #dateline @nbcrobin @pfryan @zizha13 pic.twitter.com/kIo3dW6qYc
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 2015And here is our EP Liz. She just told me how great my hour is. "Truly fantastic & riveting" (I think she said) Haha. pic.twitter.com/nftqpuQCPj
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 20155:43pm. Done. Show posted. Sitting in the edit room. The screen dark. Enjoying the silence. pic.twitter.com/XZtBURJ5ZP
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 20156:22p. My job is done. all u have 2 do is watch. I will join you, tweeting interesting stuff in bw acts. http://t.co/Xy6DxguYEZ #Dateline
— Dateline Producer (@DatelineNBCProd) January 23, 2015Don't forget to follow @DatelineNBCProd during tonight's Dateline for more behind the scenes info!
