I stood in the small audience, trying to catch glimpses of the guest, Chef Fabio, through masses of perfectly blown-out blonde hair topped on the heads of excited tourists. Their hair was a fake as the show.$0 Don’t get me wrong, the show “Good Morning America” is probably not the only news program that is guilty of forcing a utopia-like atmosphere, but my experience there helped me understand how the producers and anchors create such a seamless production.$0$0 As the camera swept across the studio filming the audience, the audience director, Samantha, whispered to us, “You’re having the time of your lives.” And then on queue we roared and clapped and whistled as the tan and white-teethed robot anchors entered the spotlight, laughing at a joke that was never told. The applause died down and the producer signaled us to keep up our overly enthusiastic ovation. $0$0 My classmates, teachers and I were surrounded by pastel colors and as I mentioned, blonde straight hair. In our own city, we were out of place. $0$0 As we tried to tour the control room, we were ordered to stick to one side of the hallway to let workers pass through. She laughed and mentioned how funny it is to watch her co-workers smile at tour groups and tell them how happy they were that we were there, and later complain to her that tour groups are always in the way and inconvenient.$0$0 Were the anchors thinking the same things? Probably. Although they all greeted us as if we were old friends from high school, and seemed as enthusiastic about taking photos as much as the audience, I realized that fake smiles and giggles are part of their job. They are paid to make sure that families across America want to wake up to their faces. $0