Theresa Update

I always forget to check in on this. Nice to see everyone here.
A little update...Chris and I are living in Fresno now. I work at the NBC affiliate as the court reporter and fill-in anchor.
I've really enjoyed it. Everyone is very nice and helpful. I've been here since October. Hope everyone is well. Keep in touch.
Theresa Freed

DVD Emergency

i know how to transfer video from beta to dvd...but what i want is to make a dvd menu--like how bieke did with our kujh video...can i just get software to do that?  does anyone know?  bieke?  help?

Michelle

Bieke says:  You do need software.  I use my Mac and iDVD, but I don't have the slightest idea what works well on the PC.  Anybody else with suggestions????

New KUJH Alumni Features

OK, so Blogger updated their features, so we have some new features here at KUJH Alumni.com.

The first is the really exciting one! It's the ability for you to post a message directly from the front page. As you can see, all you have to do is type in the box to your right, and you can post a message. Well...almost. I still have to go through and approve all messages before they appear on the site, so it's not a perfect system, but it should be easier than clicking the old link.

The rest of the new features are a little more underwhelming. You can search the site from a new bar on the top (although I'm not entirely sure why you'd want to). Also, the archive system on the right is a little different. It now has little drop-downs to find older posts. And the comments have improved a little. If you have a Google account, you can now use your Google log-in to add comments, but for those of you who don't have a Google account, or wish to remain anonymous, that feature is still there too.

Enjoy!

"Not Terrible News"

"Terrible news" may be a little over dramatic. No, it's not fun to be laid off, but those of you who know me, know it's not the first time I've gone through this. I've had a great opportunity to build my resume, to spend a year in market 6.. and now I have the opportunity to reevaluate what I want. I've already started interviewing for jobs, and technically my last day of employment is December 31st.. so I still have an income, and I still have plenty of time to find a job that will make me happy. I'm not negative.. so stop being so pessimistic!!

Andrea

Bieke's Note: OK, so I'm dramatic. I work at a station that does gloom and doom everyday! In any case, I'm glad that Andrea's so upbeat, but NBC 2.0 (as they're calling it) is biting one of our own in the ass, so I'm going to go on record saying it sucks!!!

Terrible News

Newsblues: Dallas insiders say NBC O&O KXAS-5 cut two staffers yesterday....veteran reporter Ramona Logan, who has been with the station nearly 21 years, and Andrea Burnett, a weekday morning reporter who was hired just 10 months ago.

michelle

Emmy Addition

And you forgot to mention Megahn Snyder, for her help in the best newscast for a morning/noon show. It was for her work during a tornado outbreak.

Michelle

Emmy Winners

Julie Kellogg, producer at KCTV in Kansas City, won first place for best newscast in the regional Emmy competition. And Michelle Sherwood also won a regional Emmy, too!
Hooray for them!

Jessica Checks In

This has been a really crappy summer. My grandpa was diagnosed with colon cancer in April and he passed away in August. It was really hard to have to watch him got through everything that he did, but now he is in a better place. Meaghan came to visit Josh and I this summer and she saw our new house. I also got a great new job. I am working for Children's Mercy Hospital as the Manager of Media Relations. I work under the PIO and handle all media requests. I hope everyone has a good holiday season.

Jessica Salazar-Collins

Joy to New Zealand

Good day, mates! ;)

It's official! I'm traveling to New Zealand for ten days next month to conduct interviews for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Yay!

I've known for the past few weeks that there was the "possibility" that I might go. I found out last Friday that it's for sure!

As you all know, I started free-lancing in Kansas City last fall. In July, I took on a full-time position with two film directors here in downtown KC. Our projects include IMAX films, documentaries, visitor center films and video tributes. The Woodrow Wilson Center contacted us over the summer to do video tributes for Mayor Bill White of Houston, Dan Duncan, Harley Hotchkiss of the Calgary Flames and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (I traveled to Calgary in August to conduct interviews there.)

And now they're sending us to New Zealand!!! I'll be conducting interviews for Paul Holmes and Dr. Peter Watson. Paul Holmes is the "Larry King" of New Zealand, he's the face of New Zealand's most popular talk show. Dr. Peter Watson is a liason between NZ and the U.S. He specializes in improving international business relations.

I'm (obviously) very excited to go...and very excited at where my journalism background has taken me. A year ago, I never saw myself doing this, but I'm thrilled with the opportunity.

Hope all is well with you,
Joy Maxwell

New Fox 4 Website Beta

It looks like Fox 4 in KC has joined the other Fox O&O's in launching their new MyFox website. MyFoxKC.com has launched in Beta. And if you look in the uper right corner, you'll see what their new logo will look like soon. At least, if they follow the other O&O's like the one here in Boston in changing their logo and graphics soon after they launch their website.

Personally, I like the chyrons, but I don't like the logo. It looks like a cheap version of the Fox News logo. Not that I have a problem with the Fox News logo, just the cheap knockoff the affiliates are using. Ick!

Oh well.
Bieke