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Wednesday November 05, 2008 at 1:28 am

Election Day '08

Sorry for the lack of updates. Between the loss of Anne and being so busy, the blog has been on the back burner in the past few weeks, but all should be back to normal now.

Tuesday was a great day. For me, the day started at the State Capitol Building doing live shots for the 5 and 6 news with Michelle Rupp and Amanda Manatt. They were reporting on the Foster and Lottery Amendments. We did have a lot of fun and at one point, we got the camera out and snapped a few pictures. I have posted a few below.

Friday, we are in Lonoke for our KFC Tailgate party. I will post some pictures sometime Friday night.

B-)

We have way too much fun!

Amanda doing her makeup in the front seat of Baby Pard.

From left to right..... Rich Newman, Myself, and Ray Hamilton

Rich Newman, Michelle Rupp, Amanda Manatt, Ray Hamilton

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Sunday October 12, 2008 at 8:42 pm

2008 Race for the Cure

Saturday, we were at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. We did Saturday Daybreak at the corner of 4th and Broadway in Downtown and it was a sight to behold. Being in the middle of 50,000+ women was fun to say the least! I was in Baby Pard parked in front of the Port-a-potties, and Stephen was in Newstar behind the main stage. Once again, our channel 7 staff showed their true talents in putting a show together in the field. Actually, two shows, one for Saturday Daybreak, and the other for the jumbotron behind the main stage. We had 10+ cameras shooting the event at 3 different locations and Chopper 7 flying over with live pictures as well. This proves again, that we at KATV have the some of the smartest and most talented people in television. Below are a few pictures from Saturday.

Enjoy!

B-)

Pink as far as the eye can see

The many talents of Engineer Mike Moravec.

Engineer Fred Anderson taking a break during the show (our official rest time)

The Main Stage as they present awards

Camera Operator Doyle Crabb during the show

The picture below is for my friends in the uplink business or anyone who plays in the satellite world. This is our truck, Baby Pard and I was looking at AMC5. It took about 30 minutes to get the right angle to hit it due to these buildings in the way. We are shooting through that narrow crack between the Federal Building (right) and Region's Bank building (left). My elevation was at 48°, so that puts it just about at the top of the building on the right.

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Friday October 10, 2008 at 8:10 pm

The Fun Continues!!!

As I type this, I am witnessing one of the prettiest sunsets I have seen in a long time. I am at the Batesville High School Football Stadium awaiting the start of the game. Dana Mosely, Ned Perme, and I are here for our weekly KFC Tailgate Party and the crowd was great. The football field here is absolutely gorgeous and the people are very kind. Today actually started out at the Fair for Daybreak and Good Morning Arkansas. We continued the tradition of doing all of Good Morning Arkansas from the fair. I did get the chance to try many food items, but my favorite by far was the Wisconsin Fried Cheese. VERY GOOD!!!

Yesterday, we went to Helena for 5 and 6 to cover the Blues and Heritage Festival (Formerly the King Biscuit Blues Festival). The weather could not have been better with crystal blue skies and a great crowd, and not to mention, great music!

Below are just a few pictures I took while on these trips. Tomorrow (Saturday) I am at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Downtown. If you are there, and see us, please stop by. Both Newstar and Baby Pard will be there at the corner of 4th and Broadway. I will try to post pictures later in the weekend of the race.

B-)