As I posted earlier, I’m leaving the NBC Chicago sports department to pursue a new opportunity in TV news… and I do so with mixed feelings.
Obviously I’m tremendously excited about this new venture and honestly I can already see how this change will actually make me MORE of a sports fan. It’s been nice to [...]
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Goodbye to the Sporting Life
Posted in Personal, Sports, Work on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Scary Trip to Work
Posted in Personal, Work on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s just pouring like crazy here in Chicago… flash flood warnings, etc…
So on my way to work today, a car two lanes to my right caught water and spun out towards me. Fortunately I saw it happen and started getting on the breaks early enough to prevent me from just crushing the poor woman in [...]
Hey Look, We All Lost Our Jobs!
Posted in Work on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought about writing this earlier but it was pretty insider stuff… now that it’s kind of out in the papers and stuff, I guess I can talk about it.
Readers Digest version: Essentially everyone in the NBC newsroom has to apply for a new job. The jobs as we currently know them no longer exist [...]
My First Emmy!
Posted in Work, tagged Emmy on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(originally written Saturday, October 18, 2008)
Tonight was the 50th Chicago Regional Emmy Awards, coming to you LIVE from the Hyatt McCormick Place in lovely downtown Chicago, just a stone’s throw from Soldier Field and Lake Michigan!
I can’t imagine the night could’ve gotten off to a worse start for me personally. The event began with an [...]
Emmy Nominations, Gould-en conversation and more…
Posted in Work, tagged Robbie Gould, Sports Sunday on September 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
*Just got word from an NBC colleague that we picked up a pair of Emmy nominations tonight for a couple of projects the NBC-5 sports team has done over the last year. I don’t put a lot of importance in regional Emmys, I don’t think they’re necessarily a reflection of the “best” work done in a given [...]
Staying Put!
Posted in Work on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So for the last couple of weeks I’ve been completely stressed out.
We’ve got a big project on the horizon here at work… an October that looks like it could be an all-time ballbuster… not to mention all the usual stuff…
… and I haven’t been able to concentrate on any of it because I’ve been in [...]
Viewer Frustration
Posted in Work on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the frustrating parts of my job is having to deal with viewer email regarding the things they see… or perhaps more accurately, the things they perceive from what they see… on our air.
Part of the problem is that we virtually never hear from the people that are happy. We rarely get emails or calls from [...]
Watch the Olympics at work!!!
Posted in Sports, Work on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, Team USA looked like anything but a world powerhouse in women’s soccer today in Beijing, getting out-hustled and out-played in a 2-0 loss to Norway (Yes, I know, the Olympics don’t “start” until Friday, but women’s soccer is already off and running)…
But the good news is you really need to check out the NBCOlympics [...]
International Man of Mystery
Posted in Work on August 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just spoke with a sports journalist from Saudi Arabia…
Apparently there’s an international group of journalists touring several American cities… and their trip is closing with a week-long visit to Chicago.
Anyway, I sat down with this guy for about 5 minutes (I don’t even know his name) and it was just a bizarre conversation. He asked [...]
