VIDEO SCRIPT
Unit 8 - While the city sleeps

People who work at night talk about their jobs and their rather unusual routines.

Reporter:
Most people work during the day. They go to work in the morning and come home in the evening. But some people work at night. Tonight, we're going to meet some of them and find out what they do.

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Reporter:
People get sick or hurt at any time of the day. The hospital is always a busy place. Excuse me. Can I ask you a few questions?

Dr. West:
Yes.

Reporter:
Are you a nurse or a doctor?

Dr. West:
I'm a doctor. My name is Dr. Miguel West.

Reporter:
Dr. West, when do you start work?

Dr. West:
I start work at, uh, six pm in the evening, and we work through till eight am in the morning.

Reporter:
Do you like working at night?

Dr. West:
I like it, but it can be tiring sometimes.

Reporter:
Is it busy at night?

Dr. West:
It's pretty busy.

Reporter:
What do you do, exactly?

Dr. West:
I'm the doctor in the emergency department.

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Reporter:
We're here at the Star Tribune newspaper. It's midnight, but everyone is working hard. Excuse me.

Joe:
Uh, yes?

Reporter:
Can I ask you a few questions?

Joe:
Yes, you can.

Reporter:
What's your name?

Joe:
Uh, my name is, uh, Joe Arrington.

Reporter:
Can you tell me about your job?

Joe:
I'm a security guard here at the Star Tribune.

Reporter:
What time do you start work?

Joe:
Oh, normally, uh, I start work about three pm.

Reporter:
And when do you finish?

Joe:
About, uh, eleven pm.

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Reporter:
What's your name?

Hylaria:
My name is Hylaria Perez.

Reporter:
What is your job here at the newspaper?

Hylaria:
I'm an editor.

Reporter:
An editor? What does an editor do?

Hylaria:
Well, I write articles for our newspaper, and I also correct other people's, um, articles.

Reporter:
What time do you start work?

Hylaria:
I start work at about four pm.

Reporter:
What time do you go home?

Hylaria:
I go home, you know, when the paper's done, and that usually happens about one-thirty in the morning.

Reporter:
Do you like working nights?

Hylaria:
Yes, I love working at nights. I don't have to wake up early in the morning.

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Reporter:
This police station is open twenty-four hours a day. Many police officers work the night shift. Excuse me.

Officer Kuyper:
Hi.

Reporter:
What's your name?

Officer Kuyper:
I'm Officer Scott Kuyper.

Reporter:
Can you tell me what you do?

Officer Kuyper:
I'm a police officer.

Reporter:
Is your job dangerous?

Officer Kuyper:
Uh, sometimes, but most of the time it's pretty safe.

Reporter:
Do you always work in your car?

Officer Kuyper:
Yes, most of the time.

Reporter:
And what time do you start work?

Officer Kuyper:
I start at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Reporter:
And what time do you finish?

Officer Kuyper:
I usually finish at eleven pm at night.

Reporter:
Do you like working at night?

Officer Kuyper:
I love working at night.

Reporter:
Why?

Officer Kuyper:
Oh, I'm not really a morning person, and I like the activity level on the three-to-eleven shift. I love this time of day.

Reporter:
Well, thank you!

Officer Kuyper:
You're welcome.

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Reporter:
It's about six am. This donut shop is full of people. Let's go in and talk with some of them. Excuse me.

Eric:
Hi there.

Reporter:
What's your name?

Eric:
Eric.

Reporter:
Eric, do you work during the day?

Eric:
No, I work at night.

Reporter:
And what do you do?

Eric:
I make donuts.

Reporter:
What kind of donuts do you make?

Eric:
White donuts, sprinkled donuts, chocolate donuts, vanilla donuts...

Reporter:
What's your favorite kind of donut?

Eric:
Uh, chocolate.

Reporter:
What time do you start work?

Eric:
Midnight.

Reporter:
Midnight? And when do you finish?

Eric:
About seven in the morning.

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Steve:
Can I have a chocolate donut and a cup of coffee, please?

Reporter:
Good morning.

Steve:
Good morning.

Reporter:
Can I ask you a few questions?

Steve:
Yeah, sure.

Reporter:
Are you going to work?

Steve:
No, I just finished.

Reporter:
Oh. What do you do?

Steve:
I'm a janitor. I clean offices downtown.

Reporter:
When do you work?

Steve:
Well, I start at about ten pm, and I finish at six in the morning. I work about eight hours.

Reporter:
So, what do you do during the day?

Steve:
I'm a student. I have classes at the university.

Reporter:
Do you like working at night?

Steve:
Uh, yeah, it's OK.

Reporter:
Why?

Steve:
I can do my homework during the day.

Reporter:
Well, good luck in school! And my job? Sometimes it's a night job, too. This is Lori Aoki reporting. Good night and good morning.