The Audience
“Talk Back Live” was taped in an open air studio in the middle of the CNN Center atrium in downtown Atlanta. Filling the 200 plus seats of the audience was no small task. The show had several staff members dedicated to recruiting audience members for the daily show. Many tourists taking the CNN Studio Tour were often persuaded to sit in the audience. The recruiters or “Audience Coordinators” as they were called often solicited people in popular downtown Atlanta spots with the promise of appearing on live television and a 15 minute MCI pre-paid calling card.
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