http://www.wvec.com/blogs/profiles/carter.js: February 2008 Archives
5:21 PM Tue, Feb 26, 2008 | Permalink
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They always say it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. I never thought I'd see the day when I became that old dog. I started in this business 14 years ago at the young age of 16. I was a teen news reporter in my hometown of New Orleans. Every station I've worked for, I've walked in, not just being the new reporter but the young one wanting to do liveshots all the time, and embracing all the newest trends in our business.
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5:17 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 | Permalink
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As an investigative reporter, I'm charged with uncovering exclusive stories for 13 News each day. I also live in and am assigned to cover Virginia Beach. I often start my day at the Virginia Beach Muncipal Center, going from various offices to check with sources, to visiting the courthouse to look at police documents.
Many times my day is a waiting game of waiting for the material I've uncovered to be confirmed and able t...
4:54 PM Fri, Feb 22, 2008 | Permalink
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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?
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4:40 PM Thu, Feb 21, 2008 | Permalink
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Life on the job as a 13 News reporter often involves driving around in the big news van. I live and cover Virginia Beach for 13 News. I'm often working out of the news van -- it's my office on wheels.
Today, as we do many times I was working on multiple potential stories, driving around from place to place, trying to find the most informative and interesting story to tell you by 5pm. As is often the case, there is no time for th...
3:59 PM Wed, Feb 20, 2008 | Permalink
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Tonight on 13 News I'm breaking a story regarding a man who's been peeping into windows and exposing himself to women in one neighborhood.
A few hours ago, my photographer and I were talking to people in the neighborhood, getting their thoughts on the fact that this was happening. It's also an opportunity to inform the people who live in the immediate area of what is happening in their neighborhood.
Most people we met thanked f...
