Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Hunkering Down During Hurricane Ike
We're making podcasts of our experiences during Hurricane Ike.
Report 1 at 6pm. Click here to listen.
Report 2 at 8 pm. Click here to listen.
Report 3 at 11 pm. Click here to listen.
We're going to keep going until we lose electricity, or fall asleep. Which ever comes first.
Report 1 at 6pm. Click here to listen.
Report 2 at 8 pm. Click here to listen.
Report 3 at 11 pm. Click here to listen.
We're going to keep going until we lose electricity, or fall asleep. Which ever comes first.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Email Hoax about Obama
I just got an email one of my best friends forwarded to me called "Bubba on Obama." I'm not going to post it here, it's ALL OVER the Internet on a thousand stupid sites. If you want to read it, Google it.
It starts off, "MAYBE I'VE GOTT'N THIS ALL WRONG - ME JUST BE'N AN OLD FARM BOY WITHOUT MUCH EDUCATION...BUT NOW, Y'ALL CHECK THIS OUT:HIS FATHER WAS A KENYAN, A MUSLIM, AND A BLACK. WE SAW ALL THOSE PICTURES OF HIS NICE AFRICAN FAMILY."
Ok, at the very end it reads, "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-Christ is:The anti-Christ will be a man, in his 40's, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal....the prophecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything ."
Now, if anyone who reads this believes it, I've got about 200 letters from people who represent banks in Africa that have unclaimed money that you can claim. Also, I know of about 50 wealthy dying people who are looking for someone to take their millions because they don't want their evil relatives to get the money--in otherwords, you'll believe anything!
Oh, and cell phones will pop popcorn, too.
I don't have time nor the energy to point out step by step where this is just total foolishness, but if someone will show me in the Book of Revelations where it says the Anti-Christ will be a Muslim, much less a 40-something year old, I'll gladly buy you a bacon cheeseburger.
And as for experience, Obama was a practicing attorney and taught at law school for about 8 years, not someone just out of law school who was just an activist. He served in his state legislature.
Now, if you want to talk about lack of experience, what has Sarah Palin done? Govern a state that has less folks than Austin, TX? Govern a state that only has more people than Wyoming and North Dakota? Even her National Guard commander has admitted that she has never given any orders in the short two years as governor of a state that's mostly ice.
Palin's only claim to fame is the governor of a state that took federal money (that's OUR tax dollars, friend) and then didn't spend it as it was allocated, but used the money for other "pet" projects. That's responsibility?
She is also in favor of drilling and has just bought off Alaskan voters by giving them over $1,000 each of oil revenues. Nice, huh? Well, that oil drilling is paid for by taxpayers in the rest of the USA with tax incentives to those oil companies. Again, our tax dollars are being given to Alaskans to buy their support for Palin.
Now, look. There are plenty of reasons not to vote for Obama.
1) You're a Republican.
2) You want to vote for woman, no matter which ticket she's on.
3) You like McCain.
4) You don't want to vote for an African-American.
All those are legitimate reasons. Of course, if you're don't want to vote for Obama because you don't want to vote for an African-American, then just admit your a racist. It's that simple. The idiot who wrote all this claptrap about him being a Muslim, an Anti-white Christian, and the Anti-Christ needs to just come clean and admit he came up with this bull because he's racist. At least that would be honest.
But don't try to insult the intelligence of the rest of us.
Have a great day!
It starts off, "MAYBE I'VE GOTT'N THIS ALL WRONG - ME JUST BE'N AN OLD FARM BOY WITHOUT MUCH EDUCATION...BUT NOW, Y'ALL CHECK THIS OUT:HIS FATHER WAS A KENYAN, A MUSLIM, AND A BLACK. WE SAW ALL THOSE PICTURES OF HIS NICE AFRICAN FAMILY."
Ok, at the very end it reads, "According to The Book of Revelations the anti-Christ is:The anti-Christ will be a man, in his 40's, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal....the prophecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything ."
Now, if anyone who reads this believes it, I've got about 200 letters from people who represent banks in Africa that have unclaimed money that you can claim. Also, I know of about 50 wealthy dying people who are looking for someone to take their millions because they don't want their evil relatives to get the money--in otherwords, you'll believe anything!
Oh, and cell phones will pop popcorn, too.
I don't have time nor the energy to point out step by step where this is just total foolishness, but if someone will show me in the Book of Revelations where it says the Anti-Christ will be a Muslim, much less a 40-something year old, I'll gladly buy you a bacon cheeseburger.
And as for experience, Obama was a practicing attorney and taught at law school for about 8 years, not someone just out of law school who was just an activist. He served in his state legislature.
Now, if you want to talk about lack of experience, what has Sarah Palin done? Govern a state that has less folks than Austin, TX? Govern a state that only has more people than Wyoming and North Dakota? Even her National Guard commander has admitted that she has never given any orders in the short two years as governor of a state that's mostly ice.
Palin's only claim to fame is the governor of a state that took federal money (that's OUR tax dollars, friend) and then didn't spend it as it was allocated, but used the money for other "pet" projects. That's responsibility?
She is also in favor of drilling and has just bought off Alaskan voters by giving them over $1,000 each of oil revenues. Nice, huh? Well, that oil drilling is paid for by taxpayers in the rest of the USA with tax incentives to those oil companies. Again, our tax dollars are being given to Alaskans to buy their support for Palin.
Now, look. There are plenty of reasons not to vote for Obama.
1) You're a Republican.
2) You want to vote for woman, no matter which ticket she's on.
3) You like McCain.
4) You don't want to vote for an African-American.
All those are legitimate reasons. Of course, if you're don't want to vote for Obama because you don't want to vote for an African-American, then just admit your a racist. It's that simple. The idiot who wrote all this claptrap about him being a Muslim, an Anti-white Christian, and the Anti-Christ needs to just come clean and admit he came up with this bull because he's racist. At least that would be honest.
But don't try to insult the intelligence of the rest of us.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
The Reply!
Dear At Home,
Thank you for your e-mail. KPRC Local 2 reporters are using a much more demonstrative reporting style, and they are using it at my direction.
Demonstrative, active reporting is a much more engaging storytelling style. Most viewers respond positively to these techniques. This is also the way the majority of reporters and anchors around the country communicate information to viewers. For that matter it is the preferred style by most public speakers and storytellers.
I'm sorry you don't enjoy our demonstrative reporting, but I am glad you plan to give our news an extended look. You may come to enjoy our lively reporting. By the way, I think our competitors like what we are up to as they are adopting our live and lively storytelling techniques in their reports. Many viewers are pleased with our product as well. After many years of frankly not being competitive for Houston viewers’ attention, more and more people are now turning to KPRC for their news and information.
Thanks for watching KPRC Local 2 and for taking the time to e-mail me your concerns.
Sincerely,
Skip Valet
VP/News Director
KPRC Local 2
TV News Anger!
An Open Letter to My Local News Station:
I'm writing as a long-time KPRC viewer. I have long been a NBC news fan. Most of the shows I watch are NBC shows, and when I lived in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Austin, and Lubbock, I watched the local NBC affiliate.
I have become increasingly concerned over KPRC's reporters increasing use of "props" to facilitate their stories. At first, among my friends we had a game to try to figure when Ryan Korsgard would use a prop, as he was notorious. Almost every story he covered included him using some prop to propel the story. Recently, however, Elizabeth Scarborough began using props in more of her stories. This morning, Daniella Guzman waved $15 dollars at the camera when she discussed a local man's slaying.
The occasional "prop" might be effective, but these three reporters, especially Mr. Korsgard, have reduced the effectiveness of the prop to the ridiculous. I worked in radio broadcasting 10 years in the 1980s and 1990s, and although did not use props, the general understanding was that in both print and broadcasting these affectations could help a story, but used sparingly lest it become a crutch for a weak story. It seems it has become some sort of inside joke or contest at KPRC at best, or a crutch for weak reporting at worst.
It borders on the sensational, and skirts propriety in some cases. While the reporters should know better, it is really the responsibility of the news editor to curb this sort of behavior.
I will continue to watch KPRC, as I think it's the best station for news, but this trend toward reporters using props increasingly in their news stories has made me question the news department's effectiveness.
I'm writing as a long-time KPRC viewer. I have long been a NBC news fan. Most of the shows I watch are NBC shows, and when I lived in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Austin, and Lubbock, I watched the local NBC affiliate.
I have become increasingly concerned over KPRC's reporters increasing use of "props" to facilitate their stories. At first, among my friends we had a game to try to figure when Ryan Korsgard would use a prop, as he was notorious. Almost every story he covered included him using some prop to propel the story. Recently, however, Elizabeth Scarborough began using props in more of her stories. This morning, Daniella Guzman waved $15 dollars at the camera when she discussed a local man's slaying.
The occasional "prop" might be effective, but these three reporters, especially Mr. Korsgard, have reduced the effectiveness of the prop to the ridiculous. I worked in radio broadcasting 10 years in the 1980s and 1990s, and although did not use props, the general understanding was that in both print and broadcasting these affectations could help a story, but used sparingly lest it become a crutch for a weak story. It seems it has become some sort of inside joke or contest at KPRC at best, or a crutch for weak reporting at worst.
It borders on the sensational, and skirts propriety in some cases. While the reporters should know better, it is really the responsibility of the news editor to curb this sort of behavior.
I will continue to watch KPRC, as I think it's the best station for news, but this trend toward reporters using props increasingly in their news stories has made me question the news department's effectiveness.
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