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It’s the principal of the thing

For more than twenty years now, I’ve been an education reporter.  Most of the time, I’ve loved it. I go into more schools than the milk delivery guy.  I regularly… Read more »

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“I don’t remember what day it was….”

Update, July 28, 2016: Pat Upton, lead singer of Spiral Starecase, has died at the age of 75.  He was a native of Geraldine, Alabama, and was living in nearby… Read more »

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Adoption update from Ukraine: Good News!

(Photo: Kelly and Andrew) I’m happy to report that Ezra and Kelly Reynolds are the proud new parents of two special-needs children from Ukraine:  Andrew and Katerina. As you may… Read more »

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“Why don’t y’all ever show any good news?”

I hear it all the time.  It’s on Facebook, it’s in my email, it’s at the store or at the ball game.  “Hey, you’re on the news, yeah I watch… Read more »

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Let’s go to the drive-thru

Here’s a little YouTube gem that will start your weekend with a laugh.  During my KZ-106 morning radio days in the ’80s, this was my most requested comedy bit.  A… Read more »

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Remembering Mel: MaryEllen Locher 1959-2005

I never got to know WTVC anchor MaryEllen Locher as well as I would have liked.  In the world of local TV news, those of us who work as Channel… Read more »

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And it all started with a McDonald’s commercial

A long career in the TV business is still a total surprise to me.  If you had asked the teenage me, “What will you be doing in the year 2015?”… Read more »

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Making Eye Contact with the Class of 2013

  My friends at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy asked me to speak at their high school graduation program, which is an offer I could not refuse. You see, I’ve been… Read more »

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Finally, it’s Fun Time for Miss Marcia

  Marcia Kling retired from WTVC on May 30, 2013. I am honored to share my love for “Miss Marcia” with you. Our relationship began, unbeknownst to her, when I… Read more »

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The “Bully” Pulpit

Not a day goes by. Sometimes it’s a man in line at Burger King. The next time it’s a woman in the mall. Most often it’s an e-mail. “I saw… Read more »

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