When I produced a sometimes-amusing feature segment in the late 90s, it was frequently derailed by inconvenient breaking news. When a madman decides to commit mass murder in Buckhead, nobody wants to hear about the guy who made jewelry out of Viagra. When tornadoes ravage nearby communities, no producer wants to include a segment in [...]
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1 Mar
An awkward moment
My illustrious career as a TV reporter has been chock-full of awkward moments. Here’s one you may appreciate. It centers on a question posed to me by a state trooper in McRae, Georgia some years ago. McRae is a town best known for its delightful reproduction of the Statue of Liberty. A conscientious trooper with [...]
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