From Print to Broadcast

A summary lead found in the Baltimore Sun on March 6 said:
Maryland horse racing interests pondered an uncertain future yesterday as horsemen, breeders, regulators, employees and fans absorbed the news that the biggest player in the state's thoroughbred industry, Magna Entertainment, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-law protection.

If this were to be broadcast on television, a better lead would be:
The future is uncertain for Maryland horse racing enthusiasts because the biggest player in the horse industry, Magna Entertainment, has filed for bankruptcy.

In the Baltimore Sun on March 7 an article about the Towson University provost started with the lead:
The provost of Towson University, James P. Clements, was named the president of West Virginia University yesterday.

For broadcast TV the same story could be stated:
James P. Clements, the provost of Towson University is now the president of West Virgina University as well.

Another article in the Baltimore Sun on Saturday said:
A 25-year-old woman was fatally wounded and two other women were injured early today in a shooting attack outside of a lesbian nightclub in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, city police said.

For broadcast television the lead would have to be in present tense and shorter and could be said as:
Three women are still recovering from the shooting attack that occurred outside of a lesbian nightclub in a Baltimore neighborhood last night.