http://www.wvec.com/blogs/profiles/borba.js: February 2008 Archives
3:56 PM Thu, Feb 28, 2008 | Permalink
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Did you notice anything different about my live shot last night (Wednesday) from the Virginia Beach Jail? Well, if you were looking closely, you noticed I was shorter and sitting down.
13News producer Pearl Fyderek has accused me of using this blog to list my various injuries -- so in keeping with that tradition....
I'll spare you the gory (and painful) details, but I broke my big toe on Sunday. Not pleasant. The injury and le...
3:45 PM Thu, Feb 28, 2008 | Permalink
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This is a blog I've been meaning to write for a while...
As a television reporter, I've developed somewhat of a thick skin. I'm used to doors being slammed in my face, having hideous names thrown in my direction and generally being the last person anyone wants to see.
So, when someone is kind to me out on assignment, to say the least, I'm a bit taken aback.
I've been blessed by the kindness of strangers a few times in...
10:12 PM Sat, Feb 09, 2008 | Permalink
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Saturday evening, 13News photographer Beth Brown and I found ourselves headed from Norfolk to Hampton to cover a brush fire. We'd seen the live pictures shot by Roger Crawley and Sky13 on 13News at 6 -- they looked impressive. When we arrived to the corner of Harris Creek Road and Edinburgh, I was shocked to find out we couldn't go any farther. We were what seemed like miles away from the burning brush. The only action near our live van was th...
9:14 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | Permalink
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Everyone has something they get geeky about. Some people have baseball statistics backed up in their head like some Bob Uecker clone. Others, can remember every specific detail of a fashion designer's collection -- from inspiration to trim. My inner geek gets unleashed over politics -- and primary season is like my World Cup -- it arrives every 4 years and I'm totally consumed.
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