Behind the Scenes at the Democratic National Convention

A political event four years in the making has come and gone. As they are every four years, the Republican and Democratic Conventions are huge news stories.

This year we asked FOX 25 News anchor Blair Miller to share his photos and experience covering the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with us.

Blair Miller

Let me first say that I'm a political geek and I really enjoy being at a political party's convention. We've been on the road for the past two weeks covering both conventions in Cleveland and now Philadelphia. Four years ago, I covered them in Tampa and Charlotte, but this election cycle is so unique in so many ways. My photographer Adam Liberatore and I have been doing a lot of the morning reports for Fox 25 News and sometimes double duty. As I write this, it's the Friday after the DNC and we slept for two hours. We chose to because we wanted to see the acceptance speeches for the DNC and be part of it (as we did the same thing last week in Cleveland).

People see the big speeches and the thousands of balloons with their well choreographed fall from the ceiling. What they don't see is how important this truly is. Last night on the walk from our broadcast suite to the convention floor, we passed President Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel and just about every network broadcaster you can think of. It was one of those moments where you realize how unique this is and to have front row seat to it is pretty humbling.

We spent a lot of our mornings talking with delegates or lawmakers from Massachusetts. They all take this very seriously, as they should. We'd then usually run over to the convention floor to see who would show up. When we weren't stumbling upon the mic checks for artists like Lenny Kravitz or Demi Lovato, we would try to score interviews with national political figure heads to add to our coverage. All along the way, taking the viewer with us through social media. My colleague and political reporter Sharman Sacchetti was here to pick up our coverage at night.

As most fellow journalists know, chasing any story on the road comes with little sleep and little food (and it's junk when you do eat). But to be able to see it front and center carries a deep responsibility with it. It's been a joy to be in Philadelphia and Cleveland, as both cities have done a fantastic job of keeping people safe.

Now to the campaign trail!