November 10th, 2008
On Friday, WREX-13 had to report on the loss of one of its beloved “family members,” Heather Pick, who died Friday at age 38 of breast cancer.
While she left Rockford for Ohio six years ago, the community still felt strongly connected to her.
We at rrstar.com posted reaction and photos. WREX led the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. broadcasts with moving tributes to Heather. I couldn’t embed them, so click on “5″ or “10.”
In case you missed the coverage, here’s your chance to catch up.
FYI, her Columbus station aired WREX’s tribute, too.
October 23rd, 2008
This week, a former editor of The Washington Post said this:
“I think there’s just as good a chance of local television news disappearing as newspapers disappearing — and probably more of a chance actually.”Â
Len Downie Jr. makes a fair point. While newspaper resources are dwindling as we struggle with rising newsprint costs, advertising challenges, new techonologies and fewer “feet on the street,” TV stations have even fewer of those “feet,” plus challenges of their own.
July 16th, 2008
JibJab is one of those sites I love to visit every so often. I was surfing our blogs today and saw a link to a new Obama-McCain campaign video. That’s funny, but this isn’t a political blog.
So, instead, I’ll share the video, “What We Call The News.” It focuses mostly on TV news. A classic, for sure. Warning: Some risque material.
