Producers, assignment managers, directors–viewers don’t see what they do but TV news couldn’t exist without them. San Francisco station KRON has decided to share The Backstory in a six-part series, taking viewers behind the scenes.

“There is something naturally compelling about a newsroom and what it takes to gather news every day,” says general manager Ashley Gold Messina.

Whether it’s fascinating or not to the general public, it’s certainly of interest to news junkies and anyone who wants to be a TV journalist. It’s not quite reality–I heard none of the foul language typical of many newsrooms I’ve worked in–but it’s not sugar-coated either.

The series airs on Sunday evenings at 9:30.

Thanks to TVSpy for pointing it out.