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

Call for Help

OK. Things are changing so fast in this business that those of us who've been out of it more than about 20 minutes don't know how things are done any more. We're having numerous discussions about scripting format and such things.

So, I'm hereby requesting copies of your scripts, so we can see how the big boys are doing it. Computerization has made a big difference in all this. For instance, even little ol' KUJH no longer uses tape (except for shooting, and not always then). That's prompted me to remove "VTR" from the scripts, a vestige of the old days when things were actually on tape.

If you can send the scripts electonically, that would be best. If not, you can mail hard copies to me at 2051 Dole Center, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, KS, 66045.

Thanks in advance.

Dick

Switcher Meltdown

So the #1 station in Boston learned an important lesson the other day...it sucks when your switcher locks up and no one knows how to reboot it. Watch the pain...and hope it never happens to you.

Sherwood Blogs!

Hey,

I se up my own blog. Come visit. The world wide web is fun! And sketchy! But I hope that no one thinks I'm sketchy because I started my own blog. Whatever.

http://michellesherwood.blogspot.com

Michelle

Help a friend!

Hey guys! How is everyone doing? I'm in need of Molly Dallen's e-mail address. Does anyone have it? Thanks!

Julie Kellogg

Matisoff Moves On

After many cutbacks over the last couple years, it looks like Texas Cable News (headquarted in Dallas and owned by Belo) will be all but gone by the end of the year. So when an offer was made to buy out my contract, I gladly accepted. Not to worry though, I have landed on my feet at Gray Communications owned KWTX-TV in Waco, TX as Weekend Director/Weekday TD. I only wish I saw your message about being in Dallas now earlier, Andrea. Sorry :(

Jason Matisoff

Another KUJH Annoucement

Have you seen Dale's baby?

As some of you know, Dale Ziegler and his wife Janet had a new baby boy a few days ago. It was premature, but is doing great. Mark Robert was born at 18 1/4 inches, 5 lbs 13 oz.

Isn't he cute???