Many of the stories we cover are quite serious, especially as an investigative reporter, just my mere presence makes some people shifty and nervous.

This week a woman came home to find me walking down her driveway -- my photographer taking pictures in her block. The woman's husband was robbed at gunpoint earlier in the week. She flipped out, was a little nervous, why were the news people bothering her?

Well, she gave me a chance to explain why we wanted to talk to her and before long I had her laughing and joking. For a brief second in a very stressful week, she had her first smile and eventually her first laugh.

Many things we do are so very serious, especially in this business, and never would I take lightly someone's pain and hurt. But sometimes a laugh does you all the good in the world.

Today, I'm working a story regarding a prostitution ring in a quiet neighborhood in kempsville. While interviewing people today we were chased by a huge goose which lives in the area. He feels like the block is his home and well he didn't like us there. I wasn't sure I'd win him over. We dodged goose poop, and avoided him most of the day. So when we sat down in the newsvan to put together our story it hit me, this goose is part of the neighborhood, he belongs in the story.
My photographer looked at me funny, I mean after all this is an investigative story, I worked hard on all day, arguing with sources, trying to uncover search warrants, being the big bad investigative reporter --- why would you throw a goose in the middle of that?
Well, why not? I think we often forget to step back from the hard work we put in, take a deep breath, and well, look at things from an outsiders perspective.
In about 15 minutes on 13 News at 5:30pm I'll reveal the information we uncovered, and tell you about the organized crime police believe was taking place in this quiet calm neighborhood where a goose named Gossler also lives.

I hope you'll enjoy the humor he adds, and appreciate the hard work we put in to uncover the story of the crime police suspect is happening here.

WC

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