May 28th, 2009
Reporter Kevin Haas is known around our newsroom for his sense of humor. He’s written some pretty funny columns for our Gen Y magazine goNOW. And he’s done some videos that, well, not just any journalist would do. (Watch this one on county fair poop if you don’t believe me.)
Last night, we published this story/video on a Winnebago man who instead of having a garage sale is having a “man sale” this weekend. Um, what’s that? Well, Kevin dug deep and uncovered the story. Check it out. And definitely take the time to watch the video that’s attached. It’s worth all 123 minutes of your time.
August 6th, 2008
We sent Kevin Haas out to the Boone County Fair with a couple directives. Have fun and talk to lots of people. Here’s what he came up with on Day One. The best, though, is this video report (shot and edited by Billy Kulpa). I showed it to my kids last night, and they wanted to watch it over and over just to hear the pigs squeal.
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You can find all fair coverage, including last week at Ogle County, here. Oh, and, if you are out at the Boone County Fair, look for Kevin. You may find yourself in one of his reports.
Here’s a shot of Kevin back in 2005 when he followed his horoscope (and reported it) for one month. His horoscope told him to get a haircut. If you’re looking for Kevin at the fair, look for a guy who looks like Keanu Reeves (The “Bill and Ted” version, not “The Matrix” version.) And tell him to get a haircut.
Billy Kulpa (We don’t have any funny shots of Billy.)
