In 1988, Sarah Palin was Sarah Heath. Heath was a sportscaster at a TV station in Anchorage. Now the ex-sportscaster is John McCain’s VP-to-be. Chuckle, only if you are without embarrassing video of yourself from this particular time period: Can an ex-local TV goon make the leap to the vice presidency? The only other national [...]
Archive for August, 2008
29 Aug
Liveapartmentfire.com
Our silly blog is now available at the above address, supposedly. Sorry it took so long.
29 Aug
The low road
LAF gets awfully weary of its pious, know-it-all trips along the high road every single day. As a respite, we cheerfully gas up and head down the low road. What we’re about to show you has the whiff of baloney-with-cheese to it. But since we’re traveling the low road, we’re duty-bound to expel this. Authentic? [...]
28 Aug
Politics at six
The producer of WAGA’s 6pm news yesterday must have entered the control room uneasily. Instinct must have said: Lead with weather. But the luck of the draw gave Deidra Dukes a live window from Denver at the top of the broadcast. WAGA apparently had little choice– lead with the Democrats. (Dukes is likely among a [...]
27 Aug
Denver nuggets
The good news: WSB is staffing the Democratic convention in Denver. The station sent anchor Monica Pearson and political reporter Lori Geary. More good news: Pearson apparently team-covered a meeting of the Georgia delegation with Geary in what appeared to be a hotel ballroom. It’s always refreshing to see Atlanta’s premier anchor/diva in the trenches [...]
26 Aug
Sympathy
It’s a bad week to be Denis O’Hayer. WXIA’s political reporter is a smart guy. He’s a good reporter. He’s got good connections. He’s one of the best reasons to watch WXIA. O’Hayer ought to be in Denver, giving WXIA some local color from the Democratic convention. Instead, he’s home. And adding insult to injury, [...]
24 Aug
WSB’s film archive
It seems that the University of Georgia has uploaded much of WSB’s vintage news film library onto the web, and anybody can watch. Talk about a eureka moment. Some of it is spine tingling. All of it is raw, especially compared to the HD world of the 21st century. But if you’re a news buff, [...]
22 Aug
The one that got away
Reporters waste a lot of time. It drives them crazy. It’s also part of the job. You get a hot tip. You start asking questions. A story emerges. You start committing time and resources. This is especially true for investigative reporters. Their stories require more digging. Their sources probably have axes to grind, requiring extra [...]
21 Aug
He’s gay. Err, I mean, he’s blind.
Nobody’s perfect. Gawker.com reminds us of the human frailties of TV news folk with this fine compilation of on-air slips.
19 Aug
Dear Dick pt 2
This post is a continuation from the previous one entitled “Dear Dick.” It’s the second half of a resignation letter written but never sent by a former Atlanta TV reporter after leaving a station in another market. by Tom Corvin But we had our lighter moments, too, didn’t we? The student who deliberately vomited thirteen [...]
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