Ayoub- First View

Here is a sneak peek for our bloggers. Thanks for doing this Katie!

Ayoub-Katie

I just officially wrapped up my First View video of our day in Springfield, IL with Dr. Ayoub, the part-time radiologist and part-time autism/vaccine researcher. (You can see the video above) It was so hard to decide which clips of the interview would work best in the video - Dr. Ayoub had so much to say! I loved how he was direct with his responses and it was easy to tell how invested he is in his research and this cause.

Despite our "detour" in St. Louis and getting to Springfield later than expected, Dr. Ayoub still welcomed us to the hospital and allowed us to get a feel for his work environment outside of his autism and vaccine studies.

My favorite part of the interview was when he explained how each parent should do his or her own research to make informed decisions about vaccines. I really appreciated how he shared his opinion, but also recognized that each family needs to make up its own mind regarding the health of its children.


I'm thrilled for everyone to see the interview as part of the series - you won't want to miss it!

Ayoub Pictures

Dr. Ayoub

Whew! We had an interesting trip. We picked up our photog Andrew in St. Louis. In the process we got turned around in St. Louis, which made us late for Dr. Ayoub. I felt horrible. We have been pretty good about staying on time so far with all this traveling. This was the first time we got lost. It happens and Dr. Ayoub was so kind and still let us interview him.

The interview went well. I tried to focus as best as I could but I was worried about us being late. I got through all my questions. It was fine in the end.

We interviewed Ayoub at the hospital. We have had wireless mic issues in hospitals. I think it has to do with radio waves and machines. So we used the lav cable mic. It is frustrating at times. I love t.v. and visually showing something to the viewer, but in order to do that well....means a lot of work.

Dr. Ayoub gave us great insight on money issues. He will be used for the investigative part of the series. To top it all off, Dr. Ayoub also had a cold at time. However, we all pulled it together and had a great interview session.

I think the best part of the interview was when he responds to his critics and tells me why he fights for what he believes and what his research says.

I can't wait to show you the rest.

Dr. Ayoub shoot

We went to Springfield, IL to interview Dr. Ayoub. Here are some pics. First View video, blogs, and more pictures will be up in a few days.