Weekly Feature: Hidden Gems
Today's Hidden Gem: The Fabulous Food ShowI am a huge fan of The Food Network and the bevy of shows they air on a daily basis. It seems I can not g

Jumped into action
That he did!Producer "Don" sprang into action when he realized Coach Ted Ginn Sr. was in the newsroom.Ginn Sr. had just done an interview with wkyc sports director and radio voice of the Browns Jim Donovan.You always have to be on your toes and thinking in the news business.It seemed at the same moment Producer "Don" and I thought it would be GREAT to get Coach Ginn to do our Facebook Tease.And, poof!One minute a pipe dream and the next minute a masterpiece airing on Facebook teasing what will be coming up later on the wkyc 11pm news.

Friendly advice
I've been given some friendly advice about the 'insight' shared about some of the inner workings of a news assignment desk and the daily life of an assignment editor.Message heard.I love my job at wkyc too much and especially what I do (which is TONS-- from the news desk to setting up stories, enterprising story ideas, answering phones, dealing with our viewers answering their questions, answering email, pre-planning, involved in the 7pm Live Web Chats, gathering information on heavy hitting stories, writing stories, pushing for the facts before the competition and then getting them out to our staff so they have them first, much computer work with a

A little tension in the air during November sweeps
We are in the midst of November sweeps.For me, the concept of 'sweeps' always exasperates me for a number of reasons.First and foremost, my belief and philosophy is that I should be giving my best EVERY day of the year--and so should my co-workers.We all should pull out all the stops 365 days out of the year, not just during February, May, July, and October-November.We all should be giving our customers the best, most informative and exciting stories year round to grab them and make them come back to wkyc for more. We should all be helping our fellow co-workers in anyway we can. We all should strive for perfection every single day leaving no

I had to visit the Imperial Murders scene
Come on, I'm in the news business.Over the weekend I had to visit the scene of the Imperial Murders.I must admit, there were so many people who had the same idea, I could not even exit my vehicle but I drove by the house and got a glimpse....I glanced at the memorial wall and the missing person wall....and saw all of the areas blocked off with yellow crime scene tape.It is hard to fathom that I was just able to drive by the scene where Anthony Sowell allegedly murdered 11 women, at last count.Mind boggling.What is even more mind boggling is how close it is to where I live yet not really. Hard to explain. A hop, skip, and a jump y