tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55068172024-03-07T03:25:52.678-05:00KUJH AlumniUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-72065115429650329252009-05-25T09:58:00.000-04:002009-05-25T09:59:36.839-04:00Mike Alzamora checks inHow's everybody doing? For those of you who didn't know, I have made a big switch from TV to Radio at least for the time being. I am still living in Tyler, TX but I am no longer at CBS 19. I am now a Producer/Sports Announcer at KTBB-FM/AM which is also here in Tyler. I am also doing Sports Play-by-Play for Chitwood Sports Media, an independent firm here in East Texas that broadcasts live High School, College, and other local sporting events on the internet and on radio.<br /><br />I am honestly very excited about this opportunity as I will be able to pursue opportunities I had not had a chance to pursue while on the TV side of things. I also have a much more flexible schedule, and in "These Troubled Economic Times," I will also have a chance to make a little bit more $$$.<br /><br />Hit me up anytime at <a href="mailto:kumike35@hotmail.com">kumike35@hotmail.com</a><br /><br />Mike Alzamora<br /><br />ps. Bieke, Donahoo Congrats on the show. It's definitely very informative and entertaining. Take Care everyone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-82632299326314091792009-04-15T11:46:00.002-04:002009-04-15T11:51:32.094-04:00New PodcastHey everybody,<br /><br />Doug Donahoo and I have started a podcast focusing on the business of local television. Our first episode deals with a variety of new media issues and includes an interview with consultant Steve Safran. Just go to <a href="http://www.localtvnow.com/">www.localtvnow.com</a> to download, or use the embedded player below.<br /><br /> <div><br /> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="320" height="250" id="videoplayer320_white" align="middle"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.podbean.com/videoplayer/player/videoplayer320_white.swf?playlist=http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-playlist2/blogs7/140249/playlist/playlist_video.xml" /><br /> <param name="quality" value="high" /><br /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><br /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><br /> <embed src="http://www.podbean.com/videoplayer/player/videoplayer320_white.swf?playlist=http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-playlist2/blogs7/140249/playlist/playlist_video.xml" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="320" height="250" name="videoplayer320_white" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /> </embed><br /> </object><br /> <br /><a style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 95px; color: #2DA274; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: none;" href="http://www.podbean.com">Powered by Podbean.com</a><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-33015712367601257932009-03-29T20:41:00.002-04:002009-03-29T20:41:42.491-04:00Live shotHere's a link to that live shot: http://tv.ku.edu/news/2009/03/27/sixteen/Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-62292639124867455132009-03-29T12:46:00.001-04:002009-03-29T12:47:51.844-04:00And one more thingHow many of your stations are using something other than satellite/microwave feeds for live shots or to backhaul packages to the newsroom, and if you are, what do you use?Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-28532429724930661312009-03-29T12:41:00.002-04:002009-03-29T12:45:39.377-04:00Another firstDamn I love the Web! KUJH did it's first out-of-town LIVE shot from Indianapolis Friday night. Video quality wasn't terrific, but acceptable, and while Channel 6 was doing pre-taped like-lives we were there "in real time" as they say. <br /><br />We've also been doing same-day packages from the tournament sites which look as good as a satellite feed to the average viewer. With that kind of quality they take a long time to upload/download, but it's still faster than FedEx.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-68706817053809338162009-03-11T21:27:00.002-04:002009-03-11T21:28:48.540-04:00Twitter UpdatesA few of us are already on Twitter, so I added my Twitter feed to the right column. Read it here, or follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/michaelbieke">@michaelbieke</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-58650812012958490812009-02-02T21:54:00.001-05:002009-02-02T21:56:59.669-05:00Why You Should Be Careful...And here's why station's should be careful what the graphic's department uses in their templates...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lnCnRuoYMxE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lnCnRuoYMxE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-357700150941422008-12-28T12:23:00.002-05:002008-12-28T12:27:12.830-05:00"These Troubled Economic Times"My new favorite drinking game...taking a swig every time someone says, "in these troubled economic times."<br /><br />Well, the economy has gotten to my station too. We, like so many others, had layoffs right before Christmas, and the future is now for one-man-bands. We offered buyouts to our four senior photogs. We already have a VJ who shoots her own stories, and we're about to hire another. Plus, I hear automation for the control room is on its way and more of my production brethren will be on their way out.<br /><br />Get used to it folks...these times, they are a changin'<br /><br />BiekeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-41213303085519956292008-12-08T11:38:00.001-05:002008-12-08T11:39:53.882-05:00Hemenway steps downKU chancellor Bob Hemenway announces today that he's stepping down effective June 30.<br /><br /><a href="http://tv.ku.edu/news/2008/12/08/chancellor-stepping-down/"></a><br /><br />More later.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-1457626279548359132008-11-30T22:57:00.001-05:002008-11-30T22:59:19.954-05:00Where are they nowLaine Baker moves from KSNT, Topeka, to weekend anchor, KNWA (NBC/FOX) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her husband is a sports reporter there.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-43553593413325174332008-10-13T13:30:00.003-04:002008-10-13T13:36:19.517-04:00I thought I'd pass along this article to everyone. Way to go Laubhan!<br /><br /><blockquote>LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A television anchor in Lubbock, Texas, says she had no clue her boyfriend from a rival TV station planned to propose to her on-air during her show.<br /><br />KAMC-TV anchor Emily Leonard appeared stunned when she saw boyfriend, Matt Laubhan, a meteorologist for KLBK-TV, Lubbock, sitting at the sports desk. Laubhan then asked viewers to "sit back and watch me make a young woman cry, hopefully in a good way." <a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/10/11/TV_anchor_receives_on-air_proposal/UPI-85011223745407/">more</a></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3174710/Weatherman-proposes-to-girlfriend-live-on-air.html">The story even made it to the UK.</a><br /><br />Jason Matisoff<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Editor's Note: My newscast ran this story as a kicker on Sunday! Video from GMA below.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQRR8gXlpgg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQRR8gXlpgg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-27743299555767801542008-09-30T21:43:00.004-04:002008-10-01T21:40:38.347-04:00BREAKING NEWS!In my last post I said live remotes were coming this fall. In fact, they are here. Tonight at 5:30 we did a live shot on the story of the EPA fining KU $80,000 for environmental violations. The live shot was exactly the type that I rail against -- a totally gratuitous standup in an empty chemistry lab which hadn't seen any activity for hours! But we did it in the name of valuable experience for our students. After all, they'll be doing lots of those gratuitous live shots once they're out there in "the real world." <br /><a href="http://tv.ku.edu/news/2008/09/30/ku-violates-environment-regulations/">See for yourself.</a>Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-8017910949606253022008-09-29T22:19:00.002-04:002008-09-29T22:21:08.645-04:00Live at Five (thirty)At long last KUJH-TV newscasts are now live at 5:30. Actually, we generally tape the second and third segments and do just the first one live, though we have done the whole newscast live. We've been doing this for a week now and it's all gone well. <br /><br />Next step is to do remote live shots, which should be coming this semester.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-15951944141310268552008-09-29T22:18:00.001-04:002008-09-29T22:19:32.052-04:00Job openingFrom Kathy Vitale at KUSA in Denver: I wanted to pass along a job opening at KUSA/9News- Denver. We are currently looking for a morning news producer. The position is M-F hours could be 11:30am-8:00am/12:30am-9:00am. It's for our four hour morning show. Producer will be responsible for two hours of content, will write news, edit video, make own graphics. <br /><br />Contact: Jack Maher/EP KUSA Morning News (I'll give out more details if someone is interested)<br /><br />This was my position; however, I've been promoted to the 4pm news-- so I can sleep like a normal person- finally!<br /><br />If you have further questions, info-- let me know.<br /><br />Kathy<br />kfvitale@yahoo.comDick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-61511018540337921622008-09-26T12:46:00.001-04:002008-09-26T12:49:09.806-04:00Where Are They Now FixedOK, the <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~mbieke/wherearetheynow.html">Where Are They Now?</a> section is back up and running and updated. I think I went back and got all the updates people have sent me, but if I didn't, just <a href="mailto:michael@bieke.us">drop me a line</a>.<br /><br />BiekeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-37519816093091726062008-09-15T16:51:00.001-04:002008-09-15T16:53:06.579-04:00Site ProblemOK, <br /><br />There have been quite a few requests over the past few weeks to update the "Where Are They Now?" section, but I am currently having technical difficulties with getting an update posted (it's a long story).<br /><br />Please bear with me.<br /><br />BiekeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-21917749733083854032008-08-24T23:23:00.002-04:002008-08-24T23:24:59.069-04:00Good stories, or even not-so-goodIf you have good stories posted on your station's Web site, let me know. I'd like to link to them from our staff Web site so that our students can be inspired by the quality of work being done by their predecessors. I've already posted one from Gina Ford at WEEK-TV in Peoria.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-1887383694021778642008-08-03T03:41:00.005-04:002008-08-07T14:07:09.193-04:00Cream of the Crap Part IIIt's an adventure. For those of you who don't know, the ABC station in Providence, which is the #3 station but seemed to be on the way up when our old friend Regent Ducas was their interim news director, has now taken a not-good-at-all turn for the worse. Regent is gone, and the new permanent ND has adopted this style even more egregious than Regents where they call arrested but NOT CONVICTED suspects "thugs" and in a prostitution story the other day, the reporter stopped mid-intro and said, "Bow-chick-a-bow-wow!" Ugh!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Video was here, but ABC 6 has removed it from their website)</span><br /><br />They also mis-reported a police shooting the other day. They were reporting a Providence policeman had been shot. Then, about 10 minutes later when were were reporting that no officer had been shot, they updated their report to say that TWO police officers had been shot and were being transported to RI Hospital. Um....no. They had to come back after their noon newscast at about 12:45 and say..."Oops, no officers shot. Sorry!"<br /><br />So every day's an adventure.<br />BiekeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-82226029745479359452008-08-03T00:06:00.000-04:002008-08-03T00:07:34.828-04:00Cream of the crapHey, Bieke, what's it like competing with lowlife thugs?Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-19791722192517520212008-07-22T21:55:00.001-04:002008-07-22T21:56:48.342-04:00Another job placementElyse Calderon (May '07) moves from 6 and 10 p.m. producer at KSNT in Topeka to producer/writer at KWGN-TV in Denver.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-51811691981211687582008-07-20T23:33:00.001-04:002008-07-20T23:34:54.699-04:00Emmy winnerAdam Sechrist has won a regional Emmy for the 4 p.m. newscast he produces on KAKE-TV in Wichita. More details as they become available.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-85929731467614315292008-06-27T17:19:00.001-04:002008-06-27T17:21:20.795-04:00Another job placementLexy Kohake, May 2008, lands a job as morning producer, with some reporting, at <strong>KXRM Fox 21 in Colorado Springs. </strong>Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-85772111908148476712008-06-25T11:51:00.001-04:002008-06-25T11:52:40.321-04:00Moving on - Pt. 2The station they're moving to is WMBF. And Shannon leaves WREX in Rockford.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-59587708479012437922008-06-25T11:38:00.001-04:002008-06-25T11:39:48.140-04:00Moving onTwo KUJH-TV alums will be principals in a new start-up TV news operation in Myrtle Beach, SC. Danner Evans, who moves from WSET in Lynchburg, Virginia, will be one of the main anchors, and Shannon Mortimer, who moves from Rockford, Illinois, will be a producer.Dick Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987846559566667273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506817.post-37002742702414784812008-06-05T04:16:00.001-04:002008-06-05T04:17:45.346-04:00Questions For Those Who Got OutSince those good old days of KUJH, many of us have left the TV world and moved on. I'm thinking it may be time for me to do the same.<br /><br />Below are some questions, and if any of you would be kind enough to answer them and e-mail me back (or just post them-- I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking of leaving,) I would greatly appreciate it!<br /><br />What are you doing now?<br /><br />How did you tailor your resume to your new job, since your new place of employment is different from broadcast journalism?<br /><br />TVjobs.com is not an option anymore, so where did you look for a new job?<br /><br />Is the pay better? (Not looking for an exact figure of course, but any ballpark numbers on improvement would be great!)<br /><br />Do you miss TV? Would you go back? Is leaving worth it?<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />Derek Kenyon<br /><a href="mailto:derekkenyon@hotmail.com">derekkenyon@hotmail.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1