Sh*t Crazy Newsroom Callers Say
The week of Christmas always seems to bring out the random, weird and/or crazy callers in droves. This year was no exception. I'm goi...
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Monday, December 29, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
(Not So) Basic Journalism Skills: Time Management
Time management. It's a skill you'd think anyone working in a deadline-driven career would have. But in the world of journalism, t...
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Pregnancy So Far
Three months down. Six more to go. I am officially at the end of my first trimester. I've been wanting to write this post ever since...
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Baby on Board
For the past month or so, I've been keeping a pretty big secret. But now that I've seen my little bundle of joy and heard its...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
The Art of Cultivation
Several months ago, one of my friend's mothers passed away. I didn't even know she had been sick. It doesn't matter that the ...
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Monday, September 1, 2014
Cover to Cover
I love to read. I guess you could call me a bookworm. Sometimes I'd rather live in literature than in reality. Maybe a more apt descr...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Lessons from Robin Williams
I've lived through many celebrity deaths - Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Elizabeth Taylor just to name a few. But none have really hit...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Sh*t Crazy Newsroom Callers Say
I've taken just about every type of phone call you can take at a TV station ... or so I thought. There's a first time for everythi...
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Monday, July 14, 2014
On Location
Every week this July, we're taking my noon show on the road. We've got two shows under our belt. The first was at Fort Rucker...
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Flipping the Switch
Cold. Detached. Emotionless. All words I've heard used to describe people who work in this business. It's usually based off of the...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Too (Much) Social (Media)
I grew up without social media, and I'm glad I did. Middle school was tough enough without having to worry about it spilling over to t...
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Branching Out
As the title of this post suggests, I'm branching out. Starting today, I will be blogging for my station. The blog will be called ...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Sh*t Crazy Newsroom Callers Say
Answering the phone at the station is always a gamble. You never know who's going to be on the other end, but sometimes you get lucky ...
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Monday, May 5, 2014
(Not So) Basic Journalism Skills: Handling Critics
Viewers. One day they're your biggest fan; the next, they're your most vocal naysayer. In a word, they're fickle . And it'...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Journalism Generation Gap
In my short tenure in this business, I have worked with a lot of people. And the longer I stay in one place (which is seeming more and mor...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Why News?
cre·a·tiv·i·ty (noun): The process by which one utilizes creative ability. synonyms: cleverness, genius, imagination, ingenuity, in...
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Winner, Winner
My station brought home the bacon from this weekend's ABBY awards ceremony. In addition to my 6:00 show winning Best Regularly Schedul...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
I know it's been awhile. I haven't forgotten about this blog. In fact, I have several posts in the works -- just no time to really d...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Behind the Scenes: Minion Madness
You never know who's going to stop by our noon show...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
(Not So) Basic Journalism Skills: Budgeting
Few people go into journalism for fame and fortune. Those who do quickly realize that while fame comes relatively easily, the fortune part...
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