March 2007 Archives
6:31 PM Sat, Mar 31, 2007 | Permalink
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I often tell people TV reporters are like cops, in a way. We work strange hours, weekends and holidays. We drive around in different parts of town in marked cars. And our supervisors dispatch us to assignments. Some are personally compelling to us; others turn out to be the journalistic equivalent of a car prowl.
(On a few select occasions, I've likened what we do to working at a sewage treatment plant, but that's for another posting :...
6:30 PM Tue, Mar 13, 2007 | Permalink
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My step-mom,Suzan Porter, recently passed away in Libby, Montana.
She has left a gaping hole in our family,especially in my Dad's heart.
She left us,though, with the inspiration to live life with "joie de vie", french for joy of life.
Suzan flew aerobatic planes with my Dad in the Budweiser airshow in the 1980's and early 90's. Also a scuba diver, horseback rider, tennis player, and expert bridge player, she lived life wit...
11:49 PM Mon, Mar 05, 2007 | Permalink
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This blog is a twist on that old favorite phrase from a "Seinfeld" episode..."No Soup For You!"
Many of us from KGW joined employees from U-S Bank and Northwest Natural during a volunteer day recently at the Oregon Food Bank.
We wanted to help make sure there is soup for all who need it.
Our job... to label and pack donated boxes of soup. So, there will be soup for the thousands who are hungry in Oregon and Southwest W...
7:34 PM Fri, Mar 02, 2007 | Permalink
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I thought you'd like to know the documentary film, "Where's Molly?" is scheduled to open for an unlimited run at Portland's Living Room Theaters, starting March 9th.
(Located at Sw 10th and Stark)
This is the first time the movie has hit theaters.
Up until now, it has only screened at the Port...
3:14 PM Fri, Mar 02, 2007 | Permalink
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People often ask me what I like best about my job.
There are many things. But way up on the list is the people we get to work with.
A newsroom is a mixture of intense personalities. You generally don't get this far by blending in. These are people who care deeply about their work. About life in general. About who has the best coffee for heaven's sake! We often debate and disagree...loudly. We also laugh just as loud and comfo...
