‘”What I had to get used to on the set was asking questions instead of answering them,” Spikes said. “I think the experience of having to come up with questions really made me realize what it is like to be a T.V. reporter. I have a great respect for the people on T.V. stations now, because I know what they have to go through. At times, they may be taping and at other times they may have to go live. You don’t have a lot of room for error in a lot of those situations.”‘