Odds are, you haven’t been to Plains, GA on a Sunday morning when Jimmy Carter is teaching Sunday school. Maybe you’ve considered it but have always had something better to do on a Saturday night / Sunday morning. The trek has gnawed at me for much of the last twenty years. I’d see the [...]
Archive for November, 2011
22 Nov
The Thanksgiving Trifecta
When young people enter the TV news business, they often do so for two reasons: They desire a career that spontaneously puts them in strange situations on tight deadlines. And, they want to see their pretty faces on TV and make lots of money as a big-time TV personality or whatever. The spontaneity aspect of [...]
14 Nov
The 60s coat
This month, I started packing my winter overcoat to work. I’ve been wearing the same coat to work for 23 years. 45 seconds into the above video, you’ll see the coat on a much-younger version of yours truly in 1991. Jeff Hullinger, Brenda Wood and Bill Hartman are also in it. I’m pretty sure they’ve [...]
7 Nov
My magnetic TV personality
Tuesday, I’ll deliver election results in-studio in front of a green screen on WXIA and WATL. Though I’ve pre-recorded material in front of a green screen before, this will be my first live performance wherein I reference graphics chromakeyed behind me. This is weatherman territory, a place I’ve ventured exactly one other time in my [...]
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