“I give them (the RFTV interviewers) a lot of credit,” she said. “The rejection factor is high.”
“It’s surprising how many people don’t want to be on television,” McMahon said, adding with a chuckle, “we’re used to it.”
Carson added that the interviewers had to work through their own hesitations and nerves when approaching complete strangers, which was a daunting task on their first shoot.
However, the combination of challenges seemed to make the interviewing experiences they did have all the more enjoyable.
“It’s really interesting to hear different people’s opinions,” Carson said. “It really makes you think about the topics in relation to your faith.”
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For each teen, Carson and McMahon focused on two of their prepared topics for an on-camera interview that lasted around five minutes each. This week, the crew was charged with asking questions on the topics of text messaging, hypocrisy, holding a job and using profane language.
Even those who agreed to go on camera were still battling apprehensions. “I was kind of nervous,” Mikaela Polchak, 16, said after her interview. “I don’t usually do stuff like that.”
“I learn a lot from other people’s opinions,” McMahon said. This was her third time interviewing for this portion of the program.