Convertibles highlighted in TV shoot

-- Eron Ben-Yehuda

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A television crew shot a feature titled “Hot

Convertibles of Summer” at Pier Plaza Wednesday morning.

The five-minute feature, highlighting some of the latest cars, was

broadcast to 21 news stations around the country, production manager

Diane Wyluda said.

Her company, High Impact TV of Newport Beach, paid the city $650 for the

right to set up from 12:30 to 10 a.m. at the plaza by Main Street and

Pacific Coast Highway, city officials said.

Many stations -- including ones in Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma --

picked up the feed largely because Surf City served as the backdrop,

Wyluda said.

“That was a real good pitch,” she said.

This isn’t the first time the city has capitalized on its image. There

were seven film crews in the city last weekend, said Barbara Schultz, an

administrator at the community services department.

“They’re always filming,” she said.