KHOU Staff: May 2008 Archives
9:31 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 | Permalink
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Chris Desmond
News Photographer
My day started off at a gas leak in Pearland. It involved a lot of walking and standing out in the heat with sweat and sunscreen dripping in my eyes. Now I love being a news photographer, but usually it is not very glamorous. My second assignment ended up being one of the best I have been on.
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3:59 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 | Permalink
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Frank McBride
News Photographer
Did I mention this job can be fun sometimes? This was one of those times. That's me putting the camera in the guy's face. A few miles outside of Seymour, TX is a ranch with an archeological dig site that is very rich in bone fossils. So rich that we watched as a new piece of dirt was being cleared out and sure enough there was what used to...
2:39 PM Mon, May 19, 2008 | Permalink
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Posted at 2:15 p.m. by Wendell Edwards at the Quintero trial
HOUSTON --- The stress of a capital murder trial is easily measured.
You can see it on each face, in each tear, no matter where you stand.
Like similar trials, there are two sides: the prosecution and the defense
There are two families: Rodney Johnson's and Juan Quintero's.
But there is only one verdict.
And now all sides must wait...together.
Sort of.
As of this writing, Quintero's family is sitting near the windows in the hallway of the 20th floor. His mother's expression is stoic, distant, almost ...
11:54 AM Fri, May 16, 2008 | Permalink
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Frank McBride
News Photographer
What's the deal with llamas? My daughter Sarah is about to turn 12 and has been into them for years. She's not alone. She has friends that are llama crazy. She would LOVE it if there were a llama or two at her birthday party (not going to happen!) They seem to turn up all over the place. Napolean Dynamite had one. (Tina, eat your FOOD!) A Disney emperor was turned into one. Jimmy Neutron's friend Carl adores them. It seems llamas are instant comedy gold.
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5:27 PM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink
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Posted by Wendell Edwards at 5:31 p.m.
HOUSTON --- There is more to Marche Taylor than just her now renowned prom dress.
"I just want my voice to be heard," the 17-year-old told me Wednesday afternoon, as we stood in a convenient store parking lot across from Madison High School.
"This is not about my dress," she added. "I just want my money back."
And that's really how this story began.
Taylor called me out of the blue the Wednesday after her incident at the prom. I remember it clearly. I had just walked out of our morning editorial meeting when my cell phone rang.
"M...
11:23 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink
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Frank McBride
News Photographer
What can I say about Ron Stone? When I arrived in Houston in 1978, he was such a part of the city and had such a captivating delivery that even this high school freshman took notice. He helped cultivate my interest in television news and that familiar voice was truly a source of comfort.
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5:53 PM Tue, May 13, 2008 | Permalink
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Frank McBride
News Photographer
My news unit is my office. On any work day, I drive no less than 50 miles and spend at least an hour on the road. The average would be something like 100 miles and 2 or 3 hours. For this reason, my thoughts are often about driving, parking, gasoline, traffic or anything having to do with 11News Unit 24.
On a normal week, Unit 24 is a 2007 Ford Explorer with a V8 engine. This is not a normal week. Unit 24 is getting body work for reasons I won't get into except for these three words: Not My Fault! The sad reality this week is that my office is now a rent...
3:30 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | Permalink
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Nick DiFonzo
KHOU News ENG tech
One of the things I do at KHOU is setting up the live shots at sporting events. Our media credentials come with obvious perks: we can get into the games early, meet and talk with the players, see the players warming up, see the cheerleaders warming up, etc. But the best perk at the sports events is less obvious: the media dining.
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