Here’s a Tucson viewer with an idea. I’ve already started seeing some stations do this type of thing. I rarely watch the local news any more unless I tape it so I can scan through commercials and news stories that have zero interest for me. Here is a tip to KVOA, KOLD, KGUN and KMSB News. Who wants to take over and stay at number #1? Take a page from ESPN’s SportsCenter...
It was quite interesting for me to move from anchoring the morning news in Tucson, Arizona to the evening news in Orlando, Florida. Perhaps one of the biggest changes I’ve noticed was the news itself. Some of the content in the scripts I proofread before newscasts is oftentimes hard to believe. But it’s real. An ‘anchor lede’ is the first sentence leading into an...
I don’t like to work out. But I have to do it. We all should. The hardest part is getting started – but if I can get started, I usually make it through the day’s workout. Today I’ll have finished the first month of P90X – the workout plan you’ve probably seen on TV infomercials. They’re always on. Basically, it’s an intense workout requiring only a...
Here is a pretty snappy email from a Lieutenant Colonel in Tucson, Arizona in response to a recent forecast: How about forecasting the actual weather and not this misinformation in the daily star of NO CHANCE OF RAIN. YOU IDIOTS OWE ME A CAR WASH AND IT IS AN $85,000 DOLLAR CAR. I can’t believe you people. I went through this with (omitted) some years ago. The hell with the airport, we got...
This place was jammed on Wednesday. WFTV hosted a debate for the Florida Senate race between Congressman Kendrick Meek (D), Governor Charlie Crist (I) and Marco Rubio (R). Each candidate held little back as they volleyed shots back and forth and teamed up on poll-leader Rubio. It’s bound to be a riveting race. ABC’s Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos was lead...
The newsroom is abuzz here at WFTV-TV as U.S. Senate candidates Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio prepare for a debate surrounding the issues facing Florida and the country. The debate will be broadcast live at 7:00PM (eastern) from Studio A here at WFTV-TV and hosted by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. This will be the candidates 2nd debate. It’s a hot race. Some supporters...
A new report says Apple Inc. is getting ready to manufacture a new iPhone that works on cellular networks based on CDMA technology, a move that would allow the phones to be used by more carriers, including Verizon Wireless.
I was with Sprint for about 10 years. Then AT&T. This day couldn’t come soon enough!
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I took a break from news this last weekend to fly out to Phoenix, Arizona to see my girlfriend. It was a much needed break as we don’t get to see each other very often. I had a flight out of Orlando at 7:30AM, only got in 2 hours of sleep the night before. I was in an out of consciousness as I was getting settled in 14F. Window seat. I was hoping to sleep the whole way to Memphis, then from...
Horror. I’ve had my iPhone 4 for less than a month. Now look. What an IDIOT. I was talking on the phone in the kitchen when I twitched and my beautiful, expensive brick of techno-gold slipped from my fingers. I flipped it over and saw the damage. I felt ill. Unbelievably, the phone still worked perfectly. So that was a relief. The reason why I tell this tale of woe is that I learned...
News helicopters are so cool. And they are such a valuable tool. I’ve never worked at a station that has a news helicopter until now. And boy, have I been missing out. Some of the pictures we get into our newsroom are unbelievable. At a moment’s notice, our chopper “Skywitness 9 HD” is in the air from Orlando Executive Airport en route to a breaking news story. Our...
