Title: Jerome Stern Reading Series Feature

By: Giana Nardelli

https://youtu.be/yeuoPuJHinQ

Anchor Intro: The Jerome Stern Reading Series celebrates those in the Tallahassee community
and beyond who create excellent writing. Seminole Showcase reporter Giana Nardelli has the
story.

Reporter Track – VOSOT (0:00-0:15) MANY ORGANIZATIONS

THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA STATE
B-Roll COMMUNITY HOST EVENTS THAT
CELEBRATE THE SCHOOL’S
Footage of FSU ceremonies and the Williams ATHLETICS, ARTS, AND ACADEMICS.
Building. AND THE FSU ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SPECIFICALLY CELEBRATES ITS
WRITERS AT THE JEROME STERN
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Reporter Track – VOSOT (0:15-0:23) THE SERIES ITSELF IS

NAMED AFTER PROFESSOR JERRY
B-Roll STERN, WHO’S TIME AT FLORIDA
STATE WAS SPENT SUPPORTING AND
Image of Jerome “Jerry” Stern
UPLIFTING THE UNIVERSITY’S
HIT TIME: 0:15-0:23 WRITING COMMUNITY.

B-Roll (0:23-0:28) STERN DIED IN 1996, BUT HIS

LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGHOUT THE
Jerome Stern Reading Series Facebook
SERIES…
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Reporter Track – VOSOT (0:28-0:30) ... IN WHICH READERS GET

ON STAGE WEEKLY EACH SEMESTER.
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Shots from the Jerome Stern Reading Series

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Reporter Track – VOSOT (0:31-0:37) OLIVIA SOKOLOWSKI, A

B-Roll GRADUATE STUDENT FOR THE
CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM, IS ONE
Olivia Sokolowski OF THIS YEAR’S CO-HOSTS FOR THE
SERIES.
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CU (0:37- 0:59) “An important part of the

students and for the community, because it is
SOT a public event anyone is welcome to come and
see the weekly readings at the Bark. I think
Olivia Sokolowski anything we can do to contribute to the
cultural events that are happening in
HIT TIME: 0:37- 0:59 Tallahassee is really important umm to have
them come down and just hear some great
work every week.”

Reporter Track – VOSOT (0:59-1:06) THE SERIES IS HOSTED ON

TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE BARK, A
B-Roll SMALL BUSINESS ACROSS THE STREET
FROM RAILROAD SQUARE IN THE
Shots of the outside of the Bark
TALLAHASSEE ARTS DISTRICT.
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Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:07-1:14) THE EVENT IS FREE AND

WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM ANY
B-Roll MAJOR OR DISCIPLINE TO HEAR THE
WORKS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Shots of Readers presenting inside the Bark
AND VISITING AUTHORS.
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Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:15-1:30) THIS LOCATION HAS NOT

ALWAYS BEEN THE HOME OF THE
B-Roll JEROME STERN READING SERIES, BUT
THE BARK’S CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE
Shots of the art on the walls of the Bark
IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THIS
SERIES STANDS OUT. WHILE
HIT TIME: 1:15-1:30 LISTENING TO THE READERS,
AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAN ENJOY THE
ART THAT SURROUNDS THE BARK, AS
WELL AS ORDER FOOD AND
REFRESHMENTS FROM THE MENU.

Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:31-1:32) MANY STUDENTS ATTEND

 THIS EVENT…
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Shots of the Crowd at the Reading Series

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Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:33-1:35) … SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGY

STUDENT MAYA HARRELL
CU

Close up of Maya Harrell

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CU (1:35-1:41) “I really enjoy coming here to

support local writers in Tallahassee and I
SOT think it's really cool to support local talent.”

Maya Harrell

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Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:41-1:47) IT'S AN IMPORTANT

CELEBRATION FOR FSU, AND LARGE
B-Roll with NAT SOUND CROWDS ARE REGULAR FOR THIS
EVENT.
Shots of the crowd applauding

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Stand Up (1:48-1:58) “The Jerome Stern Reading Series

celebrates writers, whether they are published
Giana Nardelli authors or FSU students. The series is hosted
here, on this stage, at the Bark, Tuesdays at
HIT TIME: 1:48-1:58 8PM.”

Reporter Track – VOSOT (1:59-2:01) FOR SEMINOLE SHOWCASE, I

AM GIANA NARDELLI
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Shot of a sign at the Bark

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Anchor Tag:
For more information on the Jerome Stern Reading Series and its event schedule, visit
https://sternreadingseries.english.fsu.edu/.

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