Archive for the ‘Off the Air’Category

Monday is Funday!

The white one is the right one!

AND I get a 3-day weekend every week?!?!  Yes!!!  Click here for post at ChicagoNow.

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05

06 2010

Time in “The Pen”

Welcome to The Pen!

It was a hectic Day 2 on the air at WGN-TV with the start of the Blagojevich trial.  Click here for my ChicagoNow post on where much of the media hangs out while at Federal Court.

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03

06 2010

Yes, I’m joining WGN-TV!

Skilling Snuggie wrapped the deal.I’ll be back on the air soon after getting a Snuggie contract perk.  Click here to link to my post at ChicagoNow.

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28

05 2010

A Big Tiny Announcement

Vacation is almost over!

I’m heading back to work!  More details on when there’ll be more details at my Chicago Now blog.

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26

05 2010

A Flood of Unpaid Work

Old tapes may be goners.

Basement flooding and endless cleanup are no fun at all! Click here to link to my Chicago Now post on what’s lost and found.

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18

05 2010

But, Wait! There’s More!

Passing on the passes.

Selling my Fox Chicago parka on eBay may be just the beginning.  Click here to link to my Chicago Now blog on what’s next on the auction block!

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12

05 2010

I Sold it on eBay for $452.95!

Buh-bye!!!

Buh-bye!!!

Who knew?  My Fox Chicago parka raised some serious cash for charity!  Click here for more details at my Chicago Now blog.

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04

05 2010

Goodbye, Hairspray, for Earth Day

Sprayed down!

Sprayed down

Whenever you see a news anchor on television, odds are high there’s a can of hairspray within a radius of five feet. From experience, I can tell you there’s a lot more spraying these days since broadcasts are in HD and the camera picks up every, single flyaway hair.  And, a lot of anchors prefer aerosol hairspray since it goes on more evenly.  I cringe to think of how many cans I’ve used over 20 years of anchoring and reporting.

Since I’m currently on a break from the biz, I’ve been using a lot less hairspray.  But now, I will try to keep it that way.   Actually, I tried to give it up before because of my daughter. After watching me use hairspray, she commented, “You’re killing me and the ozone layer!”

Cans by the case!

Cans by the case!

She’s also the one who pushed me to give up my luxury car for a hybrid which is so quiet, it reminds me of driving a golf cart.  So, we’ve nicknamed my car “Golfie”.  Once in awhile, as we’re driving along, my daughter will refer to Golfie and declare, “We’re saving the world!”

Indeed, less hairspray and CFC (chlorflorcarbon) in the air can only help, too.

This post was inspired by the Yahoo! Mother Board and this month’s focus on Earth Day.

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21

04 2010

My sendoff party: No inappropriate behavior!

Lifelong pals!

Lifelong pals!

It’s hard to leave all the people I’ve worked with over the past nine years.  So, I didn’t say goodbye to them.  We’ll all be in touch so it’s just, “So long.”  Please click here to check out the slideshow at my Chicago Now blog.

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18

04 2010

Last day of work, first day of unemployment

... with a real note, too!

...mmm.

I am counting and enjoying all the blessings in my life.  I have much more time for that now.  Here’s the link to this blog post over at my Chicago Now blog.

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04 2010