DVR Alert: Tennent Students on Fox 29 Tuesday Morning

Warminster viewers of Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia might see some familiar faces Tuesday morning when students from William Tennent's digital production class give a shout out during the show.

Set to air several times between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday, the promo will feature the students saying "Good day!" to the folks watching at home.

The opportunity to appear on the daily news program arose when the class took a field trip to the Fox 29 studios in Center City a few weeks ago.

"I wanted to give them some real world experience of a news room," said digital production teacher Dina McCaffery. "They were very impressed with the students' professionalism and the thoughtful questions they asked."

During the tour, the class met news reporter Bruce Gordon, a 1977 Tennent grad, and Good Day reporter Jennaphr Frederick.

"Bruce caught wind that we were visiting, so he had his Tennent yearbook ready to show the students," said McCaffery. "Jennaphr talked to the kids while waiting for the federal ruling on Sarah Murnaghan getting placed on the adult donor list for a lung transplant. She talked to the students on the impact of social media on news stories."

McCaffery had been in the news business for 20 years before changing careers to teaching. After spending time in the Cheltenham School District and establishing a media production course at Lower Moreland High School, she came to Tennent last September to teach the digital production class.

She helps the student put together the morning announcements program at the school's TV studio and teaches both level I and II courses. In each class, McCaffery stresses the importance of knowing how to use each technology to become more well-rounded.

"I try to grab each new technology as it comes out and get it right in their hands," said McCaffery. "People think the news business is dying, but there are opportunities if you can adapt quickly to the changes."