March 22, 2015 ETSU & cutting someone some slack Wednesday afternoon, ETSU officially announced the location of its soon-to-be-built football stadium. We streamed it live on the internet. That was a pretty big coup for WCYB. Unfortunately, instead of writing East for the E, I wrote Eastern.
March 16, 2015 Getting settled in Bristol I’ve been in Bristol for about ten days and work for a week, so it’s time for an update. This blog wasn’t intended to…
March 15, 2015 Getting settled at work Following up on yesterday’s post, my computer is not hooked up. I thought it would be, but the movers kept bringing in more and…
March 14, 2015 Getting settled at home Finally! That describes what Garry and I were thinking as we saw the movers, about seven hours ago, on my day off. They just…
March 8, 2015 Being new in Bristol & the Tri-Cities It’s my 4th day in Bristol. I start work tomorrow. Very exciting times! It’s making up for the drive up, which was very unpleasant….
March 2, 2015 I remember Bill O’Reilly admitting he lied on-air A week ago (February 23rd), I sent this message to a friend who has a lot more connections than I do. Maybe you have…
February 25, 2015 I got a job – and I’m moving! Yes! You read right! It finally happened! I’m going to be the next digital manager at WCYB-Channel 5 in the Tri-Cities, TN/VA (one letter off from WCVB-Channel…
February 25, 2015 Speaking without thinking It may take three to make a series of events, but I’m sure the third of this will come sooner rather than later. I’m…
February 16, 2015 Using African migrants as an excuse to bash Israel I rarely get involved in discussions I see on Facebook, other than liking a post or signing a petition. Unfortunately, what I saw today had…
February 10, 2015 The news about Brian Williams, according to me Breaking news! Literally! Sound the alarm! Roll the animation! Shine the blue lights! Right now, as I’m writing this planned blog post, NBC News…
February 9, 2015 The Grammys are wasted on me I’m not a big fan of awards shows. When they’re on, I realize I don’t get out enough. Of course, that’s no surprise to…
February 4, 2015 Why teaching isn’t for me anymore I wasn’t an education major when I stepped into the classroom. I’d spent the past 12 years helping put on the news at TV stations.
February 3, 2015 Why I’m happy not teaching Other people seemed to love me being a teacher. They thought things like, “Oh how nice,” “The kids are so lucky,” “You’re a miracle worker,” etc., etc. But for the last few years, I couldn’t stand going into a classroom.
January 31, 2015 Who cares what Bruce Jenner is doing? I’m so glad I haven’t had to cover this story. Apparently, Bruce Jenner has been looking more and more like a woman, with longer…
January 23, 2015 Deflate-Gate or Battle over the Balls? Yes, I’m going to venture into sports, but not exactly the play-by-play. I really didn’t care much about this year’s Super Bowl and I…
January 11, 2015 Putting demands on Israel on France Here it goes, my 1st blog post. Seems the shoe is on the other foot after this week’s terror attacks in France. The world…