By Amy Troy

Candid talk and original music.

That's what you'll find during the New Year's Day special on KGW-TV, called Behind The Lens.

Sure, you can catch a newscast almost any time you turn on your television.
But few really know what photojournalists go through, to capture those images for a newscast.
At 6pm on January first - you'll find out. In candid language.

Every year one of our KGW Photojournalists takes over this massive project.
During the one hour special, he or she literally takes you behind the scenes, gives you the view through the camera lens.

It's a lot of work. This one hour special takes more than one hundred hours to shoot, write and edit. Just ask Alex Lynch. He's the Photojournalist who took on the annual project in 2007. In fact, he was here until 3:30 Saturday morning, fine-tuning, editing.

One cool feature Alex added -- original music. From someone you may recognize. Since 1984 Joe Becker has been reporting and anchoring KGW Sports - now you'll hear his music. Yes, my friend JB shares some original tunes on his bass and acoustic guitar. Alex thought it'd make a great addition - and it does.

I took a peek at Alex's work before it was done. In fact, he asked me to be a small part of it. Honestly, I think he asked me because everyone else was on vacation, but I'm honored nonetheless. It's a cool project.

I hope you'll set your DVR, VCR or make a note to turn on your television at 6pm on January first.

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